Book Lovers SIG: Book Talks

Book Talk – March 12th, 2023

We have another new reader this month -- Lloyd from Denver. Only four folks on Zoom, six in person, and two who reported on their readings but couldn’t join us. Lloyd was in the military and has a background in aviation and law. At one time he was stationed at Fort...

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Book Talk – February 12th, 2023

We have another new reader this month -- Ben from Omaha. Only three folks on Zoom and five in person. Super Bowl or beautiful weather? Ben enjoys reading horror and graphic novels and science fiction. He had read Cycle of the Werewolf and Different Seasons by Stephen...

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Book Talk – January 8th, 2023

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...

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Book Talk – December 11th, 2022

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...

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Book Talk – November 13th, 2022

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...

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Book Talk – October 9th, 2022

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...

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Book Talk – September 11th, 2022

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...

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Book Talk – August 14th, 2022

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...

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Book Talk – July 10th, 2022

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...

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Book Talk – June 12th, 2022

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...

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MAM Wins Emerald Award!!

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