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Book Discussions at Somerset County Libraries |
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Popular Fiction Book Discussion
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RESCHEDULED! Note that this is a Monday
Monday, February 24th at 7:00pm
Location: Bridgewater Library, Room AA week in winterby Maeve BinchyA final novel by the late best-selling author of Tara Road follows the efforts of a woman who against the opinions of local detractors turns a coastal Ireland mansion into a holiday resort and receives an assortment of first guests who throughout the course of a week share laughter and the heartache of respective challenges. 200,000 first printing.
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Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00pm
Location: Bridgewater Library, Room CThis dark road to mercy : a novelby Wiley CashAfter their mother dies unexpectedly, 12-year-old Easter and her 6-year-old sister Ruby are kidnapped by their errant father Wade, an ex-minor league baseball player whom they haven't seen in years, while their court appointed guardian races against time to find them before a vengeful killer does.
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Pop Culture Book Discussion
Tuesdays with Murray! These discussions are led by Reference Librarian Chris Murray.
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Tuesday, April 1st at 7:00pm
Location: Bridgewater Library, Room CAsterios Polypby David MazzucchelliAsterios Polyp, its arrogant, prickly protagonist, is an award-winning architect who's never built an actual building, and a pedant in the midst of a spiritual crisis. After the structure of his own life falls apart, he runs away to try to rebuild it into something new
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Mysterious Mornings
Love a good mystery? Always looking for a new book because you've read EVERYTHING by your favorite author? Or do you just really enjoy reading mysteries? come and join our Mysterious Morning discussions!
Every other month we'll discuss a different sub-genre of mysteries. Pick a book from an author you haven't read already and tell the group all about it. There's only one big rule -- don't tell us how it ends!
A list of suggested authors and titles are available at the Bridgewater Library and books will be on display about a month prior to the discussion. (If you're a voracious mystery reader you can read more than one.)
March's Mystery Type:
Humorous Mysteries
Tuesday, March 11th
9:30am - 11:30am
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Thursday, February 27th at 7:00pmThe book thiefby Markus ZusakLiving with a foster family in Germany during World War II, a young girl struggles to survive her day-to-day trials through stealing anything she can get her hands on, but when she discovers the beauty of literature, she realizes that she has been blessed with a gift that must be shared with others, including the Jewish man hiding in the basement.
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Thursday, April 24th at 3:30pmThe art of racing in the rain : a novelby Garth SteinEvaluating his life on the eve of his death, atypical canine Enzo considers the sacrifices his master, Denny Swift, has made in his pursuit of becoming a professional race car driver; the painful custody battle between Denny and his in-laws, and the dog's own efforts to preserve the Swift family.
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Downton Abbey Book Discussion Group
This book discussion group was established in 2013, meets bi-monthly, and has become quite popular with readers and followers of Downton Abbey. We have explored the program's companion books and nonfiction about the Edwardian Age. Come join the fun to discuss the following books as well as the upcoming events in Season Four. Tea will be served!
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Thursday, March 13th at 3:00pmThe buccaneers : a novelby Edith WhartonA classic work left unfinished by Edith Wharton has been brought to a successful completion using Wharton's own synopsis, as it chronicles the fortunes of five rich New York girls who travel to England in search of titled husbands.
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Thursday, May 8th at 3:00pmBehind the scenes at Downton Abbeyby Emma RowleyFeaturing a vast array of never-before-seen images, this official companion to Season 4 of the award-wining television series explores the inspiration behind every aspect of the show, providing devoted Downton Abbey fans with behind-the-scenes access.
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Parenting Book Discussion Group
Join us for our newly formed Parenting Book Discussion Group to be held bi-monthly through 2014. If you are seeking new ideas on how to be the best parent you can be then this group is for you!
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Tuesday, March 11th at 10:00amLoving Frank : a novelby Nancy HoranFact and fiction blend in a historical novel that chronicles the relationship between seminal architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, from their meeting in Oak Park, Illinois, when they were each married to another, to the clandestine affair that shocked Chicago society.
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Tuesday, March 25th at 7:30pmToo much happiness : storiesby Alice MunroNine new short works by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Love of a Good Woman include the stories of a grieving mother who is aided by a surprising source, a woman's response to a humiliating seduction and a 19th-century Russian émigré's winter journey to the Riviera.
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Perspectives Book Discussion Group
Join us for our new monthly book discussion group where we will be focusing on biographies, memoirs, and other works of nonfiction that illuminate the human experience.
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Thursday, February 27th at 7:00pmWild : from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trailby Cheryl StrayedA personal account by the Pushcart Prize-winning author of Torch traces the personal crisis she endured after the death of her mother and a painful divorce, which prompted her ambition to undertake a dangerous 1,100-mile solo hike that both drove her to rock bottom and helped her to heal.
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Thursday, March 27th at 7:00pmMao's last dancerby Cunxin LiIn a compelling memori of life in Maoist China, the acclaimed dancer describes how he was swept from his poverty-stricken family in rural China to study ballet with the Peking Dance Academy, his rise to success in the world of Chinese ballet, his dramatic defection at age eighteen in the United States, and his new life in the West.
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A Good Yarn
Bring yarn and needles and join us to discuss a book while knitting!
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Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00pmWings : a novel of World War II flygirlsby Karl FriedrichBased on the true World War II stories of America's first female military pilots, this historic novel follows the story of a young woman from a dirt-poor farm family
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Thursday, March 13th at 1:00pmPractice to deceiveby Ann RuleThe best-selling author of Dead by Sunset traces the murder case of Whidbey Island resident Russ Douglas, who after spending Christmas with his estranged wife and children in 2003 was found murdered in his car and whose death implicated a long list of suspects, including an aging beauty queen and her boyfriend.
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Thursday, March 20th at 7:15pmFlight behavior : a novelby Barbara KingsolverTired of living on a failing farm and suffering oppressive poverty, bored housewife Dellarobia Turnbow, on the way to meet a potential lover, is detoured by a miraculous event on the Appalachian mountainside that ignites a media and religious firestorm that changes her life forever.
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Peapack-Gladstone Library
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Tuesday, February 18th at 7:30pmThis is how you lose herby Junot DíazThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao presents a lyrical collection of stories that explores the heartbreak and radiance of love as it is shaped by passion, betrayal and the echoes of intimacy. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.)
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Thursday, February 25th at 7:15pmCaleb's crossingby Geraldine BrooksForging a deep friendship with a Wampanoag chieftain's son on the Great Harbor settlement where her minister father is working to convert the tribe, Bethia follows his subsequent ivy league education and efforts to bridge cultures among the colonial elite.
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Thursday, March 13th at 1:30pmThe light between oceans : a novelby M. L. StedmanMoving his young bride to an isolated lighthouse home on Australia's Janus Rock where the couple suffers miscarriages and a stillbirth, Tom allows his wife to claim an infant who has washed up on the shore only to witness a rift in their marriage that is further complicated by a search by the baby's desperate mother.
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Wednesday March 26th at 7:15pmThe Maltese falconby Dashiell HammettA murder investigation requires private detective Sam Spade--a man of few words who displays little emotion--to become involved in a dangerous search for a valuable statue.
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Tasty Bites and Books
Bring a bag lunch and share your thoughts on the books you've read.
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Monday, February 24th at NoonGoing clear : Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of beliefby Lawrence WrightExamines the Church of Scientology; discusses the esoteric cosmology, the auditing process for determining an inductee's state of being, and the Bridge for Total Freedom; and details how the church pursues celebrities
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Monday, March 17th at NoonNWby Zadie SmithGrowing up in the same 1970s urban planning development in Northwest London, four young people pursue independent and reasonably successful lives until one of them is abruptly drawn out of her isolation by a stranger who is seeking her help.
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Monday, February 24th at 11:00am - RESCHEDULED!The thirteenth tale : a novelby Diane SetterfieldHaving spent sixty years creating a series of alternate identities for herself, enigmatic Vida Winter pens a painful letter to young Margaret Lea when the latter begs her to disclose the truth about her secretive birth.
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Monday, March 10th at 11:00amBring up the bodies : a novelby Hilary MantelA sequel to the Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall depicts the downfall of Anne Boleyn at the hands of Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell.
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Thursday, February 13th at 7:00pmWorld War Z : an oral history of the zombie warby Max BrooksAn account of the decade-long conflict between humankind and hordes of the predatory undead is told from the perspective of dozens of survivors--soldiers, politicians, civilians, and others--who describe in their own words the epic human battle for survival.
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Thursday, March 13th at 7:00pmThe three musketeersby Alexandre DumasD'Artagnan, an impetuous young man determined to join the King's Musketeers, finds himself in an alliance with three of the group's finest swordsmen--Athos, Porthos, and Aramis--as they try to foil a plot by the scheming Cardinal Richelieu and his agent, the wicked Lady de Winter.
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Social Action Book Club
Books may be borrowed from the library by contacting Anne Mellen by email (amellen@hotmail.com) or going to the library main desk.
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