Book Discussion Group

An adult Book Discussion Group was organized in March 2002 to reinforce our commitment to books. The goal is to connect readers with books and authors. The group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Parish Library. Everyone is welcome to join the group on a regular basis or as time allows.

Each month's selection is announced in the weekly bulletin and in the monthly Epistle. Group members take turns making selections and leading the discussion.

Month Title Author
Books Discussed in Previous Years
2002
February The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan
March The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
April Plain Truth Picautt
May The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath
June The Shipping News E. Annie Proulx
July To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
October Pilot's Wife Ann Shreve
November The House of Sand and Fog Andre Dubus
2003
January One True Thing Anna Quindlen
February Middlesex Jeffrey Euginides
March At Home in Mitford Jan Karon
April Gift from the Sea Anne Morrow Lindbergh
May A Light in the Window Jan Karon
September Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
October Cold Mountain Charles Frazier
November Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
2004
January Back Roads Tawni O'Dell
February Seabiscuit Laura Hillenbrand
March The English Patient Michael Ondaatje
April They Died Crawling & Other Tales of Cleveland Woes  
May Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton
September One Thousand Acres Jane Smiley
October Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
November The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd
2005
January The DaVinci Code Dan Brown
February Their Eyes Were Watching God Zola Neale Hurston
March Having Our Say, The First 100 Years the Delaney sisters
April Washington Square Henry James
May The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom
September Kite Runner Khaled Hosseine
October A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway
November Bombay Time Thrity N. Umrigar
2006
February Palace Walk Naquib Mahfouz
March    
May Big Russ & Me Tim Russert
October Songs in Ordinary Time Mary McGarry Norris
November Can't Wait to Get to Heaven Fannie Flagg