Sommières Book and Serie Club

It was decided at our last meeting that we'd have a Christmas party just for the book club on December 13th, Sunday, at 17h00 at Isabelle's house in Beaulieu. We'll do a secret santa exchange, and names will be drawn for the game at our November meeting. (yay!) Even if you can't make the November meeting but do want to come to the December one, just send me that info via email and I'll make sure your name goes into the hat and that you get a name in return. And now we're soliciting suggestions for a book for the Christmas party! Please make sure it's holiday-themed and very SHORT, since most of us will be very busy during the season. So far we have 2 suggestions: Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" -- a classic British Christmas short story, and "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham (also quite short, but not as short as the other.) There are no lawyers or major crime in this one...but it's quite a fun read. Imagine...

Thanks to all of your votes, we have the next two books on our list. October (the number 2 pick but the shorter book, therefore an excellent choice when we only have 3 weeks to finish!) was Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson a Norwegian author. The hostess for this meeting is Noel and she lives in Saint-Series. I'll send a map before the meeting via email. Link: http://www.amazon.fr/Out-Stealing-Horses-Per-Petterson-ebook/dp/B003JTHFLG November (the number 1 pick by a vast majority, a book with over 8,500 reviews and a very high average star-rating) was The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion , an Australian author. Link: http://www.amazon.fr/Rosie-Project-Don-Tillman-ebook/dp/B00B2FLDRQ Remember, the October meeting is going to come upon us very quickly since we delayed our September meeting by a week. Order your book today! :)

Here's the link to the poll. It'll just take a minute! Rank the books from 1 to 5, with 1 being your favorite and 5 being your least favorite. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1e9eL-NppYmc-Ei0ghDo4rMS0PeRO_iZXs-6ddpGElhY/viewform?usp=send_form

Hello book buddies. We need suggestions for books for October and November. Please submit them to me tonight if possible so we can conduct a vote tomorrow! Remember, we only have 3 weeks before the next meeting, and many of us have to wait on Amazon to buy the books, so that leaves us even less time to get the book read. For that reason, please be sure to submit a SHORT book suggestion for October. :)

Due to conflicting schedules, the September book club meeting has been moved to the 27th. The book remains the same, and the host will be me (Leigh). Directions to follow via email. I hope you all can make it!

Hello Book Club members! The meeting on July 19th will be at Marielle's house. BRING YOUR SWIM SUIT! She has a nice, big pool and we can swim either before, during, or after the meeting. :) 25 Chemin de Clapiers 34730 Saint Vincent de Barbeyrargues

Here are the book selections through September. JUNE 21st : Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie JULY 19th :  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah August 23rd: The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty September 20th : Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg