My Invented Country in October

My Invented Country: a Nostalgic Journey through Chile by Isabel Allende is our next book. The date set for the meeting is 30th October at Marjorie's.

Toni Morrison's Beloved is our next book

Beverly has chosen Toni Morrison's Beloved, as the Book Club's next book. We meet on September 18th. There is a lot on the Web, but you could start at the official Toni Morrison Society website.

Water for Elephants in July

Our next book, chosen by Maree for the July 24th meeting, is Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen.

The Allen & Unwin website has some reading group guides.

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2008 Shortlist

The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2008 shortlist was announced this week. The five novels are

Landscape of Farewell, Alex Miller, Allen & Unwin
Love Without Hope, Rodney Hall, Picador Australia
Sorry, Gail Jones, Vintage Australia
The Fern Tattoo, David Brooks, UQ Press
The Time We Have Taken, Steven Carroll, Fourth Estate

Return of the Native in June

Marguerite has chosen a classic for our next book group meeting on June 5th. The book is Thomas Hardy's Return of the Native.

Orpheus Lost in April

Our next meeting is on April 10th at Pat's. The book is Janette Turner Hospital's Orpheus Lost. On the night the votes for this book were an impressive 7.1. Well done Janette.

March was What is the What

Julia's choice for the March meeting was Dave Eggers story of a refugee "lost boy" of Sudan, Valentino Achak Deng. Title of the book is: "What is the What". The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation continues to support the lost boys and help rebuild Valentino's village in Southern Sudan. Rating of this book by the group was 5.5