The Avid Reader Book Club

The Avid Reader Book Club meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 pm at The Avid Reader.

Monthly book picks are 20% off for anyone interested.

Book for the month of September (2008):
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

There is no fee to join and no list to sign up on, so feel free to come in to see what it's like.

For up-to-date information, please visit the new Meetup.com page for the Avid Reader Book Club.

Past books include:

January 2008: The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneggar
February 2008: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
March 2008: Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow
April 2008: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
May 2008: The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford
June: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
July 2008: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
August 2008: House of Mondavi by Julia Flynn Siler
September 2008: Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
October 2008: Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
November 2008: The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
December 2008 - No book club meeting
January 2009: Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
February 2009: Gertrude Bell by Georgina Howell
March 2009: Abstinence Teacher Tom Perrotta
April 2009: Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
May 2009: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
June 2009: Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
July 2009: Book of Salt by Monique Troung
August 2009: Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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2008-03-26 02:26:50 where does one suggest books for the book of the month club? Do you guys ever read local authors? —StevenDaubert

Well, you can suggest it to me and I could pass it along to the group when they meet, or you can just attend the book club and suggest a title yourself. Generally, the books are planned every 6 months (June and December) to decide the following 6 months of books. This coming June meeting will decide the rest of the years books. —SunjeetBaadkar

2008-06-07 16:56:23 Can anyone just show up? I've been looking for a book club to join for some time now. —CurlyGirl26

2008-06-07 17:24:08 Yeah, just show up and be ready to talk (or listen, if you haven't read the book). There is also a private (more serious) book club that will be meeting starting later this month. Message me if you're interested in that one. —SunjeetBaadkar

2008-07-31 15:16:52 Do you have any more information about the book selections for the club? I have been looking for a book club to join and this is the only one that I can find in town. —ScottWeintraub

The books are picked six at a time, every June and December. The next picks are Five Quarters of the Orange, Under the Banner of Heaven, The Red Tent, and Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight. The bookclub varies in quantity and quality, so the more you bring to it, the better it gets. If you have any questions feel free to message me about it. Btw, are you related to Daniel? I hosted his event at our Sacramento store back in April. —SunjeetBaadkar

No relation to the lawyer or journalists with the same last name. My people come from the Bay Area. I'm not interested in the book this month, but the rest of them sound good. Thanks for the info. How can I message you? —ScottWeintraub

2008-08-04 15:09:37 if anyone is interested, Sweet Briar has used copies of the September book, "Five Quarters of the Orange" by Joanne Harris. —Mychal

2008-08-30 21:01:34 actually Sweetbriar has used copies of all the books mentioned above, if you want to get used. —Mychal

I highly recommend checking out Sweet Briar for their used selection. —[Users/SunjeetBaadkar]

2009-06-06 10:00:06 The list above is a bit outdated. Can anyone tell me if the book club still happening? If so, what are the books for the next few months? I've been looking for a book club to join! —everdrw

I would contact the Avid Reader... but if you do, please please come back here and update the information for the next person who comes looking for it! —Evan 'JabberWokky' Edwards

Oops, sorry about that. I have completely forgot that I was doing this list. I will update it now. Also, the book club has been deciding the books two at a time now since the leadership has changed. I welcome anyone to join as it is open to all. —["Users/Sunjeet Baadkar]