It’s been CHILLY in the South lately!!! We’ve even had a blizzard (well….. maybe a l/2 inch of snow-ish type covering — but still!). Thanks for hosting Diane!!!! We had a good turnout – thanks for everyone who continues to add so much to our book club! Great discussion on a very complicated topic. I… Continue reading Jan 2022 – American Dirt by Jeanine Crummins
Another year coming to an end. The end of year book club meeting is part book club, gift exchange and this year — caroling around the piano — thank you Steve!!!! How fun! Your home is always a delight – the tree was magnificent! For those who could not attend you were greatly missed. Our… Continue reading Dec 2021 – The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
From our homes to yours — we hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving – and that your upcoming holidays are magical. Our November book was a bit of an unusual read – yes it had a Thanksgiving meal shared by the characters – but a mystery and a twist involved. Without giving too much away… Continue reading Nov 2021 – Strangers at the Feast by Jennifer Vanderbes
THANK YOU Author Hank Early (and wife Becky) for joining our very rainy evening of Birmingham Literary Society’s meeting. Thank you Diane Masters for being the most delightful hostess and opening your home to us! There’s a humorous saying going around the internet ‘Roses are wet, violets are wet, everything is wet. Please stop raining.’ … Continue reading Feb 2020 – Echoes of the Fall by Hank Early – Author present!
Wonderful evening ladies! Thanks for hosting as always Leslie. I don’t know about you…… but when the day of book club arrives pending on what my schedule is for the day….. I find myself about an hour before meeting time I am sitting down…. and reflecting on the book at hand. I may pour a… Continue reading May 2019 – Grace & Grit – The Lilly Ledbetter Story – by author Lanier Isom
Doesn’t book club just rock. Seriously. What a great meeting everyone! We had three new members – welcome. Hopefully we did not scare you off. ::he he he:::: Thanks Scarlette (Jeff & Teka) for hosting. Always love being in your warm and inviting home. From 6:30 to 7pm we catch up, grab vino, nibbles then… Continue reading Jan 2019 – Educated by Tara Westover
Thank you Terry for hosting our end of year meeting! Another year, 12 books under our belt and a white elephant gift swap makes for a great meeting. Terry your tree is lovely ! First Frost was our December book by Sarah Addison Allen. For author bio click HERE I found an interesting video of… Continue reading Dec 2018 -First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
**Make sure you follow our book club gals so that you don’t miss a book! Thank you Debbie for hosting our Nov meeting! Always a treat to be at your lovely home! And to see Michael and Max the wonder weenie dog!!! Our November book was Courting Disaster by Julie Edelson. For author bio click… Continue reading Nov 2018 – Courting Disaster by Julie Edelson
October we try to have a more macabre theme for our book selection. I think we completely came up with that with Sarah Schmidt’s first novel See What I Have Done which tries to fill in the cracks of the Lizzie Borden murders. We’ve all pretty much heard of Lizzie Borden I would assume. Maybe… Continue reading Oct 2018 – See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt
What a book! The remarkable journey of Pino Lella during WWII was fascinating. We don’t usually think of Italy and WWII of course they are linked but not many stories that I’ve seen come from the path of people as Pino Lella. This is based on a true story that Mark Sullivan penned. For author… Continue reading Sept 2018 – Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
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