Books for December, January, and February! And Christmas party stuff...

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We had a great meeting in November. Thanks to all who were able to make it for the great conversation! We managed to choose our next 3 books, too, so it was also a very productive meeting.

December book: Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
January book: The Circle by Dave Eggers
February book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

For the December meeting, PLEASE RSVP as soon as possible to let me know if you'll be making it so I can set up the gift exchange. Just shoot me an email. cowdenL@gmail.com

December book selection
January book selection
February book selection




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