The Current Readings Chapter reads seven books during the course of the year. At the end of last year, group members made suggestions for this year and then voted on their top choices. The reading list is the list of the top 7 books selected by the group. The group meets at 11:30am on the first Wednesday after the General Meeting. Dates for the 2018-2019 season are: 10/3, 11/7, 12/5, 1/9, 2/6, 3/6, 4/3, and 5/8 (see Calendar for more information).
Chairs: Barbara Marsh (Chair), Sally Musacchia (Co-Chair)
Reading List for 2018 to 2019
October 3 Before We were Yours, by Lisa Wingate
November 7 The History of Love: A Novel by Nicolaus Krauss
December 5 – Book and Party A Legacy of Spies: A Novel by John Le Carre
January 9 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
February 6 The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism by John U Bacon
March 6 Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour by Lynne Olson
April 3 In the Midst of Winter: A Novel by Isabel Allende
May 8- Trip
Bonus: One Book, One New York for 2018:
Manhattan Beach: A Novel by Jennifer Egan.
Reading List for 2017- 2018
September 28 Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
November 9 Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier
December 7 The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri and Christmas Party
January 11 Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb
February 8 My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Stout
March 8 The Little Red Chairs by Edna O’Brien
April 5 A Man called Ove by Fredrik Bachman
May 3 trip to Center for Book Arts and Ilili
Book List from 2016-2017 was as follows:
October 7, 2015 – Strapless – Deborah Davis
November 4, 2015 – The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
December 9, 2015 – We Are Not Ourselves – Matthew Thomas
January 7, 2016 – Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandal
February 3, 2016 – A Spool of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler
March 9, 2016 – The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace – Jeff Hobbs
April 6, 2016 – All the Lights You Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
May 4, 2016 – Current Readings Field Trip
Book list for 2014-2015 included:
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The House Girl by Tara Conklin
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Kinder than Solitude by Yi Yun Li
The Orphan Train by Christine Baker
Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
PLEASE NOTE:
The January 7, 2015 meeting involved having the Current Reading Chapter members bring and discuss one of their all-time favorite books (and it also had to be one that hadn’t been read by the Current Reading Chapter members in past seasons). Here below is their list:
WC Current Readings Chapter Member’s Favorite Books
Want to see what we read during the 2013-2014 season? WC Current Readings book list 2013-2014