The Next Year's Picks (and other recommendations) Summer 2013- Spring 2014

Okay- here it is- the next year's picks and their months, with links to the books so you can check out additional info.
A brief explanation- we tried to pick a variety if genres and space them out as best as possible. Because we tried to get a variety, some books were not picked because they overlapped with things we've already read or other choices- but take a look at the other recommendations at the bottom, because the suggestions were great!
I'll add blog posts to remind of upcoming dates- each choice is intended to meet at the end of that month. (Ex: We're meeting for The Orchardist, June's pick, on  June 30th). If you would like to volunteer to host one or more of these, please let me know! Unless I change the listing on this page, please consider the host space needed. Also- still working on the new format. As y'all continue to visit this page, it will end up on the left hand side under "most viewed posts", which should make it easily accessible.


June- The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin          (host: Stacy Leatherman)
July- Epitaph of a Small Winner by Machado de Assis           (host: Kiersten Krajcar)
August- The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeanette Walls
September- City of Thieves by David Benioff          (host: Karyn Vorhees)
October- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern          (host: Kirsten Johnson)
November- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
December/January- Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron
February- The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
March- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
April- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
May- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Foer


Other Recommendations from fellow Cuckoo's Nest-ers, in no particular order:
(I'm adding the name of the chooser if I know it so you can ask them about the book if you're interested. Comment to claim your choices if you want!)

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese     (chosen by Kirsten)
Lust for Life by Irving Stone
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts       (chosen by Tracy [I think])
Brain Surgeon: A Doctor's Inspiring Encounters with Mortality and Miracles by Keith Black, MD
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
66 Days Adrift: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Open Sea by William Butler
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
Carry On, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse     (chosen by Kiersten)
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder
Yaeger: An Autobiography by Chuck Yaeger
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan     (chosen by Kiersten)
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse     (chosen by Kiersten)
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver



There you go! Comment, get reading, and enjoy! Sharing books and tips with others is part of what makes our group great- thanks for putting thoughts on the blog so we make sure everyone gets the info.  Keep saving up other ideas- if this goes well, we'll try to compile this list yearly.

Happy Reading!