BOOKS SELECTED FOR 2010 - 2011
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, October 10th.
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.
Leader: Naomi Patz
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, November 7th.
The Piano Teacher by Janice Lee.
Leader: Ada Szeto
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, December 5th.
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon Mcgregor
Leader: to be announced
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, January 13th.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Leader: Sue Klau
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, February 13th.
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
Leader: Norma Topp
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, March 13th.
City of Theives by David Benioff
Leader: Jimmy Klau
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, April 24th.
Indignation by Phillip Roth
Leader: Beth Waldorf
Sunday morning at 10:30 am, in May 2011.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by authors,
Mary Ann Schafer & Annie Barrows
Leader: Rabbi Frank Waldorf
Did you know that Temple Beth Shalom has a Book Club that has been meeting for more than fifteen years?
Each year around March, the book list is selected by club participants. Members suggest books that they have either read and enjoyed or have heard about and would like to read. Once an initial list is compiled, Bea gathers reviews on the books from the Internet, and the group votes on the ones they think they would like to read for the year. "Sometimes the blind picks are great and sometimes it's 'Why did we ever read that book?' All in all it's really democratic," she said. The club members initially concentrated on books by and/or about women. After a few years, they agreed they also would like to include a broader range of authors. Each book club member is asked to volunteer to lead the a discussiion of a particular month’s book. Leaders select the book they would like to lead the discussion on, prepare and distribute reading guide questions and information on the author. "After fifteen years, I still love the discussions and the people involved."
The Book Club meets on Sundays at 10:30 am, gathering as a group and encourage discussion in the Temple Social Hall.
For more information about the book club or to join the discussion, contact Bea Tobin via telephone at 787-763-3933 or via the Internet at bea_tobin@yahoo.com.
