The next 2 books we will be discussing are Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter and Family Pictures by Sue Miller. Please join us on August 2nd at noon in room 209 in the Gleeson library. The library does not have copies of Beautiful Ruins so please request it through Link+ or from the SF Public Library. … Continue reading USF Book Club – August & September Selections
The next book the Book Club will be discussing is: “The Plague of Doves,” by Louise Erdrich. We will meet on June 14th at noon in room 209 (if room unavailable, other location tbd) of the Gleeson Library. If you are unable to obtain a copy from the Gleeson Library, you may request it from … Continue reading USF Book Club June Selection
The next book the Book Club will be discussing is: “A Covert Affair: Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS ,” by Jennet Conant. We will meet on May 10th at noon in room 209 (if room unavailable, other location tbd) of the Gleeson Library. Since there are no copies in the Gleeson Library, … Continue reading USF Book Club May Selection
The next two books the Book Club will be discussing are: “Whatever Makes You Happy: A Novel,” by William Sutcliffe. We will meet on March 1st at noon in room 209 of the Gleeson Library. Since there are no copies in the Gleeson Library, you may request it from Link+ or get it at SFPL. … Continue reading USF Book Club March and April Selections
The Book club selected, “Pigs in Heaven,” by Barbara Kingsolver for our February meeting. We will meet on February 1st at noon in room 209 in the Gleeson Library. If you are unable to get a copy from Gleeson Library, you may request it from Link+ or get it at SFPL. When six-year-old Turtle … Continue reading USF Book Club February Selection
Book Club is breaking out of our habit of reading books about boys/kids who have lost their fathers! April 13, 2012 (Fri), 12-1 pm: A Private Life by Jane Smiley. Room 209 of Gleeson Library. Gleeson library doesn’t have a paper copy of this one (yet?), so you’ll have to request it through Link+ (comes … Continue reading USF Book Club: April and May Selections
Hello! USF Book Club continues its procession of books about kids who have lost their fathers with The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. We will meet on March 16, 2012 from 12-1 pm in room 314 of Gleeson Library (note the different room — up on the third floor). How to get the … Continue reading USF Book Club: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Howdy! The USF Book Club picked its next two selections: Friday, February 17, 2012 (12-1 pm): Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer How to get the book: Request it through Link+ (it’s in high demand right now, so you might need to get creative with how you request it — large print, … Continue reading USF Book Club: February and March Selections
Do you read? Do you like discussing what you read in a casual environment? Then come to a USF Book Club monthly meeting! The next book we will discuss is The History of Love by Nicole Krauss and we’ll meet on January 13th (Friday the 13th!) from 12 noon – 1 pm in the Seminar … Continue reading USF Book Club: The History of Love
Howdy everyone! The Book Club will read and discuss Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay for December. We will meet on December 9, 2011 in Room 139 of Gleeson Library from 12-1 pm. Gleeson has a copy of Savage Beauty that you can request, but it will probably go fast so your alternatives are requesting … Continue reading USF Book Club: Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay