The Tuesday Book group has been meeting at the Romeo District Library for over 10 years. The members choose books 2 or 3 times a year and have read titles that range over a wide variety of topics,styles and age groups. New members are always welcome to join the lively discussions. This group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 1:30 PM at the Graubner Library.
Past Selections
1997
Kingsolver, Barbara-Pigs in Heaven
Willis, Connie-Doomsday Book
Hamilton, Jane-The Book of Ruth
Letts, Billie-Where the Heart Is
Folsom, Alan-The Day After Tomorrow
Morrison, Toni-Beloved
Abraham, Pearl-The Romance Reader
Norman, Howard-The Bird Artist
Shields, Carol-The Stone Diaries
Wharton, Edith-Ethan Frome
Allende, Isabel-Paula
1998
Ondaatje, Michael-The English Patient
Fitzgerald, Penelope-The Bookshop
Sasson, Jean-Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Oates, Joyce Carol-We Were the Mulvaneys
Smith, Betty-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Karon, Jan-At Home in Mitford
Trollope, Joanna-The Choir
Holden, Craig-The River Sorrow
Irving, John-A Prayer for Owen Meaney
Starhawk-The Fifth Sacred Thing
Gilman, Dorothy-A New Kind of Country
Balducci, David-The Winner
1999
Wells, Rebecca-The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
West, Dorothy-The Wedding
Finney, Jack-Time and Again
Trevor, William-Felicia’s Journey
Sparks, Nicholas-The Notebook
Skibell, Joseph-A Blessing on the Moon
Michener, James-The Source
Robinson, Roxana-This is My Daughter
Johnson, Anne-Return to the Sea: Reflections on Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s Gift From the Sea
Nordstrom, Ursula-Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom
Reynolds, Sheri-A Gracious Plenty
2000
Patchett, Ann-The Magician’s Assistant
Dunmore, Helen-Talking to the Dead
Gilchrist, Ellen-Sarah Conley
Gibbons, Kaye-Ellen Foster
Wolfe, Swain-Lake Dreams the Sky
Golden, Arthur-Memoirs of a Geisha
Lamb, Wally-I Know This Much is True
Pym, Barbara-Quartet in Autumn
Roy, Arundhati-The God of Small Things
Curtis, Christopher Paul-Bud, Not Buddy
Konigsburg, E. L.-The View From Saturday
Mayes, Frances-Under the Tuscan Sun
2001
Shields, Carol-Larry’s Party
Metalious, Grace-Peyton Place
Driscoll, Jack-Lucky Man, Lucky Woman
Haruf, Kent-Plainsong
Mattison, Alice-The Book Borrower
O’Brien, Tim-In the Lake of the Woods
MacNeil, Robert-Burden of Desire
2002
Diament, Anita-The Red Tent
Wells, Rebecca-Little Altars Everywhere
Tyler, Anne-Patchwork Planet
Goldberg, Myla-The Bee Season
Landvik, Lorna-Your Oasis on Flame Lake
Vreeland, Susan-Girl in Hyacinth Blue
Belfer, Lauren-City of Light
Gibbons, Kaye-Charms for the Easy Life
Brooks, Geraldine-Year of Wonders
2003
Simmons, Dan-Darwin’s Blade
Baxter, Charles-Feast of Love
Stegner, Wallace-Crossing to Safety
Allende, Isabel-Daughter of Fortune
Bohjalian, Chris-Midwives
Tyler, Anne-Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Schwarz, Christina-Drowning Ruth
Tan, Amy-Kitchen God’s Wife
2004
Kidd, Sue Monk-Secret Life of Bees
Mason, Daniel-The Piano Tuner
Smolens, John-Cold
Yann, Martel-Life of Pi
Guterson, David-East of the Mountains
Woolf, Virginia-Mrs. Dalloway
Zimmerman, David-Secondhand
Russell, Mary Doria Russell-Sparrow
Burns, Olive Ann-Cold Sassy Tree
Isaacson, Walter-Benjamin Franklin
2005
Nafisi, Azar-Reading Lolita in Tehran
Sijie, Dai-Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Niffeneger, Audrey-The Time Traveler’s Wife
Schmidt, Gary-Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Hoffman, Alice-Probable Future
Bellow, Saul-More Die of Heartbreak
Steinbeck, John-East of Eden
Ellis, David-Line of Vision
Provoost, Ann-In the Shadow of the Ark
Rand, Ayn-The Fountainhead
2006
Bryson, Bill-In A Sunburned Country
Laskin, David-The Children’s Blizzard
Greenblatt, Stephen-Will in the World
Foer, Jonathan-Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Gibbons, Kaye-Divining Women
Didon, Joan-The Year of Magical Thinking
Harris, Joanne-Blackberry Wine
Eco, Umberto-Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
Robinson, Marilyn-Housekeeping
Diamante, Anita-Last Days of Dogtown
Austen, Jane-Pride and Prejudoce
2007
Pratchett, Ann-Bel Canto
Kingslover, Barbara-Prodigal Summer
Walls, Jeanette-The Glass Castle
Allende, Isabel-Portrait in Sepia
Larson, Erik-Devil in the White City
2008
Zukas, Marus-The Book Thief
Amick, Steve-The Lake, The River, and The Other Lake
Braestrup, Kate-Here If You Need Me
Hemingway, Ernest-Nick Adams Stories
Mortenson, Greg-Three Cups pf Tea
Gilbert, Elizabeth-Eat, Pray, Love
Dunn, Mark-Ella Minnow Pea
Kingslover, Barbara-Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Hamilton, Steve-Cold Day in Paradise
Gruen, Sara-Water for Elephants
Gregory, Philippa-The Other Boleyn Girl
Banks, Russell-The Reserve
2009
Bennett, Alan-The Uncommon Reader
Goodwin, Doris Kearns-Team of Rivals
Lahiri, Jhumpa-Interpeter of Maladies
Hustvedt, Siri-What I Love
Dean, Debra-The Madonna’s of Leningrad
Tyler, Anne-Digging to America
Zadoorian, Michael-The Leisure Seeker
Harrison, Jim-The English Major
Allen, Sarah Addison-The Sugar Queen
Grann, David-The Lost City of Z
Setterfield, Diane-Thirteenth Tale
Schwartz, Robin-Night Swimming
2010
Shaffer, Mary Ann-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Stockett, Kathryn-The Help
Rushdie, Salman-The Enchantress of Florence
Allen, Sarah Addison-Garden Spells
Wrobleski, David-The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Moore, Lorrie-The Gate at the Stairs
Niffenegger, Audrey-Her Fearful Symmetry
Collins, Suzanne-Hunger Games
Crawford, Matthew-Shopclass as Soulcraft
Rowland, Laura Joh-The Cloud Pavilion
Graham, Katherine-Personal History
Robertson, Michael-The Baker Street Letters
2011
Barbery, Margery-The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Alexander, Robert-Rasputin’s Daughter
Noble, Elizabeth-Things I Want My Daughters to Know
Cleave, Chris-Little Bee
Franzen, Jonathan-The Corrections
Miller, Sarah-Miss Spitfire
Dickens, Charles-Great Expectations
James, P.D.-The Lighthouse
Simonson, Helen-Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand
Edwards, Selden-Little Book
Allen, Sarah Addison-The Girl Who Chased the Moon
Alexander, Tasha-Elizabeth: The Golden Age, And Only to Deceive, A Poisoned Season, A Fatal Waltz, Tears of Pearl, Dangerous to Know, A Crimson Warning
Dionne, Karen-Freezing Point, Boiling Point
Grant, Andrew-Even, Twice
Hellmann, Libby Fischer-An Eye for Murder, A Picture of Guilt, An Image of Death, A Shot to Die For, Easy Innocence, Double Back, Set the Night on Fire
Johnson, D.E.-The Detroit Electric Scheme
Terry, Mark-The Devil’s Pitchfork, Serpent’s Kiss, The Fallen, Valley of the Shadows, Dirty Deeds
2012
Nobel, Elizabeth-The Reading Group
Skloot, Rebecca-The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks