The Avid Reader Book Club

The Avid Reader Book Club meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 pm at The Avid Reader book store at 617 Second Street, downtown Davis.

This group of avid readers has been meeting for several years now. Join us for some great reads and lively discussion. We read everything from fiction to non-fiction and are always looking for interesting books on and off the bestseller lists. The Avid Reader bookstore in Davis will be providing the month's book club picks at 20% off for anyone interested whether you are a member or not.

Note: Book selections subject to change. Be sure to check periodically in case a book gets moved to another month.

Organizers

Karen Baker & Veronika Monell

Contact: avid.reader95616@yahoo.com

Membership

NO FEE TO JOIN

NO LIST TO SIGN UP

Just show up, we're always happy to welcome new members! COME AND CHECK IT OUT!

February 27th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

March 26th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie*
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis
* 2011-2012 UC Davis Campus Community Book Project -[ http://occr.ucdavis.edu/ccbp2011/index.html]

April 23rd 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

May 28th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: TBD
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

June 25th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: The Tiger's Wife by Tea Ochrent
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

July 23rd 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

August 27th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

September 24th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

October 22nd 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

November 26th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: El Narco: The Trade Driving Mexico's Drug War by Ioan Grillo
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

December 10th 2012 at 7:30pm
Book Selection: The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch by Thomas Thwaites
Location: The Avid Reader book store, 617 Second Street, Davis

• Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul
  

• The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
  

• Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk
  

• To the End of the Land by David Grossman
  

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
  

• Vagrants by Yiyun Li
  

• Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh
  

• The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty
  

• Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
  

• Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy
  

• Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine
  

• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
  

• Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
  

• The Legend of Colton H. Bryant by Alexandra Fuller
  

• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
  

• The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism by Ron Suskind
  

• The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
  

• Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit

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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]
  

2011-10-17 13:17:31   Last meeting we discussed The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It was a great book selection even for me as a non-scientist. I love reading these types of selections since they force me to read books I may have otherwise not picked up. I have to say that I liked this selection so much that I have given this book as a gift to a few friends already. Looking forward to the next great read. —VeronikaMonell

2011-11-09 10:58:03   Hi, I am interested in joining your bookclub. Would I just show up at your next meeting on 11/28/11? I will purchase the book and have it read by meeting time. I've never read anything by Orhan Pamuk before so it should be exciting and new. —AlisaTell

2011-12-11 16:01:01   Alisa - I'm glad you came out. Sorry we were late on a response but there's no need to sign up or anything before new members come. Anyone is welcome anytime. See you next time! —RachelW