The Book Club Archive!
Thanks to Kirsten we have an archive of 20 years of books read, enjoyed, torn apart or just discussed!
2025
The Glass Pearls by Emerich Pressburger – Penny’s suggestion – 226 pages – January – virtual
Ask The Fellows Who Cut The Hay by George Ewart Evans – Graham’s suggestion – 260 pages – February
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver – Ros’s suggestion – 560 pages – March – virtual
Kafka – Julia’s suggestion is “The Trial” 255 pages – but this could alternatively be an “author” evening in which people bring different works from or about the author –April
1984 by George Orwell/Julia by Sandra Newman – 1984 – Ted’s suggestion- 328 pages, Julia – Jay’s suggestion – 400 pages – May – virtual
2024
Puffball – Fay Weldon – January
Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Kimmerer – February – Virtual meeting
The Dalkey Archive – Flann O’Brien- March
The Years – Annie Ernaux – April- Virtual meeting
We Begin at the End – May – Chris Whitaker
Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov – My suggestion – 296 pages –June- virtual?
Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell – Agris – 352 pages –July- virtual?
August
Sourdough by Robin Sloan – Barrie’s suggestion – 256 pages – October
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury – Kirsten’s suggestion – November
The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller – Carol’s suggestion – 368 pages – December
Suggestions for the next few months
2022 – 23
Untraceable. Sergei Lebedev May
Kleptopia Tom Burgess June
Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart. July
The Book of Trespass Nick Hayes. September.
The Last Word Hanif Kureishi October
Preludes and Nocturnes Neil Gaiman – November
The Last Runaway by Tracey Chevalier OR The Underground Railroad Coulson Whitehead – January
1000 Years of joys and Sorrows. – Ai Wei Wei – February
I Give it to you – Valerie Martin – May
Islands of Abandonment – Cal Flyn – June
The Weight of Ink – Rachel Kadish – July
Getting Better – Michael Rosen – September– Virtual meeting
The Things that we Lost – Jyoti Patel – October
Pandora’s Jar – Natalie Haynes – November– Virtual meeting