August

Hey all!
We had a small group last night to discuss Epitaph of a Small Winner- hope everyone enjoyed it!

Next month (August) we'll be reading The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Walls.

We still don't have a host picked- anyone in the mood to volunteer? If not, we can try to book Symposium again, and everyone can bring questions- what are your thoughts? Without a host we'll need some input on what date at the end of August works the best. Let me know what you're thinking so we can plan and I'll follow up in a week or so with something more concrete. Thanks in advance for your input!

Happy Reading!

Reminder- meeting Sunday!

Hey all- just a quick reminder-
we are meeting Sunday at 8pm at Symposium in Tigard to discuss Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis.

Please let us know in comments, email, or text if you'll be there.

Also, feel free to email me your favorites list!

Happy Reading!

Kirsten Johnson's Favs

Hey all! I'm going to kick off the "My Favs" thing- send me yours too, and I'll try to post one "profile" a week.

Seriously, send me yours. Don't make this weird.

Email me your list, and anything else at kirstendana@gmail.com

My Favs: 

Favorite Genre: Right now, I'd say YA, with a little bit of fantasy. 

Favorite Author: (Living): Neil Gaiman and John Green are tied.

                            (Dead): Ray Bradbury

My Favorite Books "In Order" (this is subject to change at any time):

     1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

     2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

     3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

     4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

     5. The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett

     6. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

     7. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

     8. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

     9. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

     10. The Help by Kathryn Stockett 

There are a million more favorites, but this is my list as of right now. Harry Potter, Divergent, and The Hunger Games aren't listed because I love the series more than one specific book in the series. 

I included the picture partially because it's funny and partially because if you look in green on my right shoulder, one of my students wrote "book buddy", which makes me smile. 

Anyways- Happy Reading!

July!

Hey all! Meeting time is set for July, so here is it goes:

Sunday, July 28th @8 pm
Symposium Coffee- 12345 Main St Tigard, 97223
hosted by Kiersten Krajcar to discuss Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis.


Some small housekeeping things:
1. I'm trying to update our past books list- can you take a look and email me ( kirstendana@gmail.com) if you remember any of the titles not listed? This is woefully out of date.

2. If you can host a month, even if you don't have time/date/venue decided yet, could you please let me know? I'd like to update our master list.

3. We discussed the possibility of making this more interactive online, so I'm going to start a "favorite books" posting thing- I'll do posts where we write our top 10 or 5 or 3 favorite books. This can be as intricate or as simple as you'd like- please please PLEASE email me your favorites. I'll start with mine (hopefully later today) so you can either use mine as a format or do the exact opposite. Thanks!

4. If you're purchasing copies of the book, could you comment on the original posts or wherever we discuss the book? This would help connect people that are purchasing and want to lend or want to borrow. I have Epitaph and Barbara will be borrowing it before her vaca, so get in touch with her if you want to borrow after.

Thanks for being the best.

Happy reading!