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The Innocents

Good news and bad news for author Michael Crummey, author of this months read – The innocents. The good news is it’s been recently shortlisted for the 2019 Scotiabank Gillar Prize. Yay you! The bad news …

Bear Town

By Fredrick Backman People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching trees. But down by the lake stands an old ice rink, built generations ago by the working men who founded this town. And in that ice rink is the reason […]

No Longer Human

By Osamu Dazai “We all looked forward to this month’s book and book club more than usual – Kelly’s niece, Samantha, chose the book and described it to her aunt as one of her favourite. More than that, she would attend the book club night in person to tell us all why. Only those who […]

The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

By Mitch Albom “In Mitch Albom’s epic new novel, the voice of Music narrates the tale of Frankie Presto, a Spanish war orphan raised by a blind music teacher. At nine years old, Frankie is sent to America in the bottom of a boat, with an old guitar and six magical strings. But Frankie’s talent […]

A Prayer for Owen Meany

By John Irving | “I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother’s death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because […]

Ru

By Kim Thuy “A runaway bestseller in Quebec, with foreign rights sold to 15 countries around the world, Kim Thúy’s Governor General’s Literary Award-winning Ru is a lullaby for Vietnam and a love letter to a new homeland. Ru. In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a […]

Under the Hawthorne Tree

by Ai Mi – “Yichang municipality, Hubei province, China, early 1970s. High-school student Jingqiu is one of many educated urban youth sent to the countryside to be “re-educated” under a dictate from Chairman Mao.

The Curse of Flowervilla

by Anastasia English The Curse of Flowervilla is a tale of romance and faith, mystery and betrayal. As this captivating multi-generational family epic unwinds, readers will be treated to a glimpse of the highs and lows of Newfoundland society in the early 1900s”.

By the Rivers of Brooklyn

by Trudy J. Morgan-Cole “A story of love, loss, family, choices, consequences, and relationships of all kinds. A beautifully written story that spans over 80 years and 3 generations, it examines the experience of three family members who leave Newfoundland to find work and a better life in New York and those who stayed behind. […]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon “Narrated by a fifteen-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions.” Overview by Google Books

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne “Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.” Overview by IMDb A story of innocence existing […]

Sylvia

by Bryce Courtenay “I am Sylvia Honeyeater; I think myself born around 1196, and this is the story of my life.” From master storyteller Bryce Courtenay comes the colourful epic of Sylvia. Late twelfth-century Europe is torn by religious intolerance.” Overview by Google Books

We’ve read a little bit of everything over the years. Whether you’re a book club looking for some ideas about what to read or just want a good book to curl up in bed with this reading list should help!

107. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Fannie Flagg | Peggy’s Pick
106. The Innocents | Michael Crummey | Kelly’s Picks
105. The Alice Network | Kate Quinn | Kathy’s Pick
104. Green Grass Running Water | Thomas King | Liz’s Pick
103. Girl, Stop Apologizing | Rachel Hollis | Kelly’s Pick
102. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Gail Honeyman | Alison’s Pick
101. The Next Thing On My List | Jill Smolinski | Toddy’s Pick
100. River Thieves | Michael Crummey | Peggy’s Pick
99. Before We Were Yours | Lisa Wingate | Kathy’s Pick
98. Most Anything You Please | Trudy Morgan Cole | Cathy’s Pick
97. Into the Water | Paula Hawkins | Toddy’s Pick
96. Difficult Women | Grove Atlantic | Pam’s Pick
95. Neuromancer | William Gibson | Andrea’s Pick
94. Something Is Always On Fire | Measha Brueggergosman | Liz’s Pick
93. Rock Paper Sex | Kerri Cull | Peggy’s Pick
92. We’ll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night | Joel Thomas Hynes | Kathy’s Pick
91. Cutting for Stone | Abraham Verghese | Cathy’s Pick
90. Bear Town | Fredrik Backman | Kelly’s Pick
89. Caught | Lisa Moore | Alison’s Pick
88. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened | Jenny Lawson | Andrea’s Pick
87. Found Far and Wide | Kevin Major | Toddy’s Pick
86. The Sparrow | Author Mary Doria Russell | Pam’s Pick
85. Tomboy Survival Guide | Author Ivan Coyote | Liz’s Pick
84. Rush Oh! | Author Shirley Barrett | Kathy’s Pick
83. The Invention of Wings | Author Sue Monk Kidd | Toddy’s Pick
82. No Longer Human | Author Osamu Dazai | Kelly’s Pick
81. The Nest | Author Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney | Peggy’s Pick
80. I’m Thinking of Ending Things | Author Iain Reid | Alison’s Pick
79. A Man Called Ove | Author Fredrik Bachman | Toddy’s Pick
78. The Illegal | Author Lawrence Hill | Liz’s Pick
77. Ledger of the Open Hand | Author Leslie Vryenhoek | Pam’s Pick
76. The End of Your Life Book Club | Author Will Schwalbe | Peggy’s Pick
75. Magic Strings of Frankie Presto | Author Mitch Albom | Kelly’s Pick
74. The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Author Thornton Wilder | Kathy’s Pick
73. This Changes Everything | Author Naomi Klein | Lisa’s Pick
72. The Language of Flowers | Author Vanessa Diffenbaugh | Alison’s Pick
71. All the Light We Cannot See | Author Anthony Doerr | Toddy’s Pick
70. Lullabies for Little Criminals | Author Heather O’Neill | Peggy’s Pick
69. Ghost Boy | Author Martin Pistorious | Liz’s Pick
68. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal | Author Christopher Moore | Pam’s Pick
67. A Prayer for Owen Meaney | Author John Irving | Kelly’s Pick
66. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter | Author Carson McCullers | Kathy’s Pick
65. Remembering Babylon | Author David Malouf | Catherine’s Pick
64. Crimes Against My Brother | Author David Adams Richards | Lisa’s Pick
63. The Rosie Project | Author Graeme Simsion | Alison’s Pick
62. B as in Beauty | Author Alberto Ferreras | Toddy’s Pick
61. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian | Author Sherman Alexie | Peggy’s Pick
60. An Astronaut’s Guide to Life | Author Chris Hadfield | Liz’s Pick
59. The Bell Jar | Author Sylvia Plath | Pam’s Pick
58. The Son of a Certain Woman | Author Wayne Johnston | Kathy’s Pick
57. Ru | Author Kim They | Kelly’s Pick
56. Emancipation Day | Author Wayne Grady | Alison’s Pick
55. 419 | Author Will Ferguson | Jennifer’s Pick
54. Midwives | Author Chris Bohjalian | Toddy’s Pick
53. Far to Go | Author Alison Pick | Liz’s Pick
52. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland | Author Lewis Caroll | Pam’s Pick
51. February | Author Lisa Moore | Peggy’s Pick
50. Under The Hawthorne Tree | Author Ai Mi | Kelly’s Pick
49. Everybody Has Everything | Author Katrina Onstad | Alison’s Pick
48. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window & Disappeared | Author Jonas Jonasson | Kathy’s Pick
47. The High Road | Author Terry Fallis | Jennifer’s Pick
46. The Memory Palace | Author Mira Bartok | Toddy’s Pick
45. The Shack | Author William P. Young | Krista’s Pick
44. The Girls | Author Lori Lansens | Liz’s Pick
43. Lolita | Author Vladimir Nabokov | Pam’s Pick
42. Something Fierce | Author Carmen Aquirre | Peggy’s Pick
41. Bullets, Butterflies & Italy | Author John Meyer | Kathy’s Pick
40. The Curse of Flowervilla | Author Anastasia English | Kelly’s Pick
39. The Best Laid Plans | Author Terry Fallis | Alison’s Pick
38. The Mermaid Chair | Author Sue Monk Kidd | Liz’s Pick
37. Left Neglected | Author Lisa Genova | Toddy’s Pick
26. The Thirteenth Tale | Author Diane Setterfield | Penny’s Pick
35. A Thousand Splendid Suns | Author Khalid Hosseini | Jennifer’s Pick
34. The Help | Author Kathyrn Stockett | Pam’s Pick
33. Sarah’s Key | Author Tatiana DeRosnay | Peggy’s Pick
32. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Author Mark Twain | Kathy’s Pick
31. By the Rivers of Brooklyn | Author Trudy J. Morgan-Cole | Kelly’s Pick
30. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier | Author Ishmael Beah | Liz’s Pick
29. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life | Author Barbara Kingsolver | Allison’s Pick
28. Sweetness in the Belly | Author Camilla Gibb | Liz’s Pick
27. Kit’s Law | Author Donna Morrissey | Jennifer’s Pick
26. Mister Pip | Author Lloyd Jones | Penny’s Pick
25. The Sea Wolf | Author Jack London | Peggy’s Pick
24. The Gargoyle | Author Andrew Davidson | Toddy’s Pick
23. The Bishop’s Man | Author Linden MacIntyre | Kathy’s Pick
22. Three Cups of Tea | Author Greg Mortensen | Susan’s Pick
21. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Author Mark Haddon | Kelly’s Pick
20. The Book of Negroes | Author Lawrence Hill | Alison’s Pick
19. The Time Traveler’s Wife | Author Audrey Niffenegger | Penny’s Pick
18. Kiss of Midnight | Author Lara Adrian | Toddy’s Pick
17. House of Hate | Author Percy Janes | Kathy’s Pick
16. Sylvia | Author Bryce Courtenay | Kelly’s Pick
15. Pride and Predjudice | Author Jane Austen | Susan’s Pick
14. Vanishing Act | Author Jodi Picoult | Alison’s Pick
13. Water for Elephants | Author Sara Gruen | Penny’s Pick
12. Velocity | Author Dean Koontz | Toddy’s Pick
11. Lady Chatterly’s Lover | Author D.H. Lawrence | Kathy’s Pick
10. The Red Tent | Author Anita Diamont | Peggy’s Pick
9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Author John Boyne | Kelly’s Pick
8. This Much is True | Author Tina Chaulk | Paula’s Pick
7. Eat, Pray, Love | Author Elizabeth Gilbert | Alison’s Pick
6. 44 Dublin Made Me | Author Peter Sheridan | Penny’s Pick
5. The Nightingale’s Nest | Author Sarah Harrison | Toddy’s Pick
4. The Island | Author Victoria Hislop | Natalie’s Pick
3. Measure of a Man | Author Sydney Poiter | Kathy’s Pick
2. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter | Author Kim Edwards | Peggy’s Pick
1. The Kite Runner | Author Khalid Hosseini | Kelly’s Pick