Novel Ideas Book Group

We had a great discussion of Haven in September. When we meet October 20th, we will be discussing The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple. DB 104366 This book is not on Bookshare but is on Audible for those who have Audible accounts. The annotation from BARD is below. The five wishes […]

Novel Ideas will be taking the summer off. We hope everyone has a great time whether you’re attending conventions, taking a vacation, or just enjoying a staycation at home. When we meet in September, we will be discussing the book Haven by Sherry Gomes. DBC 00693. This book is currently not available on Bookshare but

The synopsis from bookshare is below. Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice. It seems like any other day. You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds your fate inside: the answer to the

Novel Ideas will be taking a break from reading fiction for the month of April. We will be reading Being Heumann: An unrepentant Memoir by Judith Heumann. DB 100399 The synopsis from Bookshare is below. One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right

The Synopsis from Bookshare is below. One of Newsweek’s 20 New Books to Cozy Up With this FallDefending Britta Stein is a story of bravery, betrayal, and redemption—from Ronald H. Balson, the winner of the National Jewish Book AwardChicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular restauranteur, is set to be honored by the Danish/American Association for

We had a good discussion of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post in January. In February we’ll be discussing Sawbones by Melissa Linhardt. DB 88004 The synopsis from Bookshare is below. Note from Alan: Those present at the 1/20/23 meeting be aware that the incorrect DB number for Sawbones was given at the meeting. Outlander

Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Growing up in the modest farmlands of Battle Creek, Michigan, Marjorie was inspired by a few simple rules: always think for yourself, never

Novel Ideas meets with an open forum to discuss a Christmas book, movie, or other Christmas topic of your choice.

The synopsis from Bookshare is below. Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family’s past. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and

The synopsis from Bookshare is below. ‘I can tell we’re going to be the best of friends…’ When Louisa Sullivan takes her little boy to his first playdate at a new friend’s house she doesn’t realise life is about to change for her family. Because she’s about to meet Darcy Lane. Darcy is a woman

Our first Friday free for all went well in June. We hope to repeat it again at a future meeting. Novel Ideas will be taking July and August off. We hope everyone has a wonderful summer. When we meet in September, we will be discussing The Secrets of us. DB 105447 by Lucinda Berry. This

Novel Ideas will be trying something different in June. If all goes well, we hope to repeat this event periodically. Have you read a good book you’d like to share? Come join our first Friday Free-forAll on June 17th and tell us about it! Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind. Novel Ideas