We started off the New Year with several new readers - all from Colorado. We were happy to hear from Michael after several months. And we said a final goodbye to our friend Rodney, who passed away just three days before our group met. Beth joined us again. She likes...
We had a large group this month although some were joining us via Zoom. We had a new reader, Beth, joining us from Colorado. She recently retired and is looking for more things to do. Rodney needed to leave early, so he started us off with The Man Who Was Thursday: A...
Everyone made it to our house despite the road closure. Yea! First, we will catch up with Christine, Michael, and Brad, whose reports I missed last month. Christine had read The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius by Gail Saltz, M.D. The author...
We had a split meeting this month. Brad hosted the Zoom version from his current location in South Carolina. We had the in-person version at our house. Perhaps next month we will be able to all be together! Rodney started us off with Lincoln, The Fire of Genius by...
At September’s Book Lovers meeting a lively discussion happened, as is usual. Many interesting books to share. Rodney had to leave early, so he went first. He had read Maus by Art Spiegelman. This is a graphic novel about a survivor of the Holocaust and his...
We gathered in the cool house to converse about books. Peggy was not here, so Cynthia did the honors and rang the bell to start our discussion of books. Cynthia started us off with I Am America (So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert. She said it was very crazy and fun. Her...
Another lively discussion of books occurred on Sunday afternoon. We had a new reader, Cat. She had attempted to join us last month via Zoom but encountered technical difficulties. We enjoyed meeting her in person and look forward to seeing her again. Peggy was back...
Booklovers has continued to meet despite my lack of reporting! My apologies. I’m certain some of you are on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what we have been reading. Here are our books for April, May, and June. Peggy usually starts us off with a variety of...
The big news is that Coleen told us that the Paper Plains Literary Festival is April 8 and 9 in Lawrence. Keynote author talks, which can be viewed in-person at Liberty Hall, or virtually, feature Angeline Boulley (The Firekeeper’s Daughter), Sarah Smarsh (She Come by...
Susan is feeling better, but still a little tired and was unable to attend. Hopefully we will see her in March. Michael continues to join us via Zoom from Nevada, MO. It was nice to see Sharon after an absence of several months. Also in attendance were Coleen and...
