Bibliograph

The Book group book, a thoughtful guide to forming and enjoying a stimulating book discussion group, [edited by] Ellen Slezak

Type

Label

The Book group book, a thoughtful guide to forming and enjoying a stimulating book discussion group, [edited by] Ellen Slezak

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Book group book

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

28293435

Responsibility statement

[edited by] Ellen Slezak

Sub title

a thoughtful guide to forming and enjoying a stimulating book discussion group

Summary

Contains essays written by book group members from around the country on their experiences and a reading list from each group

Table Of Contents

Introduction (p.v) -- Part I--Essays (p.1). Once begun, we are mighty / Carol Huber (p.3) -- How we got to be six--and why it feels like forty / Ann Christophersen (p.6) -- The modern literature club / Ellen Shipley and Kim Harington (p.13) -- LOL's disease / Dorothy M. Wilson (p.18) -- Beers and drum beating in the kitchen / Rodd Zolkos (p.22) -- So many books, such a long time : reading together for eighteen years / Paula Zurowski, Sarah Booth, Ceinwen Carney, Roz Hardy, Merry Selk, Karen Davison, Peggy Aulisio, Susan Powning, Dore Brown, Judith McKibben, Sheila Levine (p.26) -- The poets are coming / Peggy Heinrich (p.37) -- The sisterhood / Mary E. Toole (p.43) -- Claremont Park Book Club / JoEllen Brean (p.46)Contents (cont.): If I read enough books, will I someday have been everywhere? / Cindra Halm (p.50) -- Writers on reading, Saratoga style / F.R. Lewis (p.53) -- Someone has to care about Kierkegaard / Stephanie Patterson (p.59) -- Exploring ourselves in surprising ways / Martha Sloan (p.66) -- Every woman has a story / Janet Tripp (p.70) -- Thursday evenings / Susan Knoppow (p.74) -- Policies for ladies who read / Marilyn Monaco-Han (p.77) -- Initiation rites / Susanna Tull (p.82) -- Why only books by women? / Barbara Kerr Davis (p.87) -- The rad reading zappers / Molly Blake Leckie (p.90) -- Talking as quilting / Ellie Becker (p.94) -- There are better things in life to stomp out on / Emily Tennyson (p.98) -- Feminist book discussion group / Henrietta Bensussen with Sandra Miller (p.101)Contents (cont.): Meeting Bill / Katheryn Krotzer Laborde (p.105) -- Women reading together / Suzanne Heggie Werner (p.110) -- Eleven years and 133 books later / Mary Nell Bryant (p.114) -- Serious commitments / Curt Matthews (p.118) -- The arts club / Dorothy Winslow Wright (p.122) -- From Molloy to Madame Bovary--from billiards to blood oranges / Debby Mayer (p.126) -- Digesting the book / Lisa Goff (p.132) -- One good book deserves another / Lenore Baeli Wang (p.137) -- Part II--Book lists (p.141)

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