Dec. 19, 2019. 7pm

Our next meeting is at Barbara Gilday's house. We'll be sharing ideas about Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishirguro, also author of The Remains of the Day. 

Barbara's new address is 3315 Oregon Place.  Her new email is journeys333@comcast.net.

If members need a copy, check our kit box in the Workroom at BUF.

Book Group Thursday 11.21.19 @ Daria’s

Hi All,

This Thursday we will meet at 7 pm at Daria’s to discuss THE OTHER WES MOORE.

Book Discussion OUR TOWNS Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7 pm @ Heidi's

Hi BUF Readers,

This month's discussion of OUR TOWNS will be this Thursday, October 17, at 7 o'clock at Heidi's home:  3745 Beazer Rd.  Her email is heidiohana61@yahoo.com and phone number is 360.303.6903.

Return books by Thursday, August 15!!!

Hi folks,

Hope to see you all at Daria's on Thursday night.  The book kit is due the very next day, so please return the book either at the meeting or BEFORE the meeting on Thursday.

Thank you!!!

EDUCATED Discussion at Daria’s August 15 @ 7

We’ll be discussing EDUCATED by Tara Westover at Daria’s on Thursday August 15 at 7 p.m.  

She’s on Ridgewood. 

Missoula Discussion this Thursday at Lauralee’s

Hi Readers!

Hope you’re having a wonderful summer. We’ll meet at my house this Thursday, July 18, at 7 p.m.  Address is 2212 40th Street uphill off Samish Way, first driveway on the left. Street parking is best, but, as always, you can park up in the driveway if you have mobility challenges.

Looking forward to the discussion!

Lauralee

2019-2020 Book Group Selections

Hi Readers!

We met last night to choose the next selections (and enjoy a delicious potluck!)  Here they are, in no particular order, except to be sorted by those with and without kits. We'll reserve the titles with kits for some months, and you can browse used book stores for copies of those without kits or access individual copies from the library.  If we purchase 10 copies or collect $125, we can request the library purchase a kit of White Fragility.

Books with Kits:

The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7099273-the-other-wes-moore?ac=1&from_search=true

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6334.Never_Let_Me_Go?from_search=true

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me?ac=1&from_search=true

Educated by Tara Westover:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated?from_search=true

To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27917957-to-the-bright-edge-of-the-world?from_search=true  (2020 Whatcom Reads)

Our Towns by James and Deborah Fallows:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36741981-our-towns?from_search=true

Books without Kits:

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullogh:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42201377-the-pioneers?from_search=true

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3867.The_History_of_Love?ac=1&from_search=true

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43708708-white-fragility?ac=1&from_search=true

The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29.The_Mother_Tongue?ac=1&from_search=true

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40776644-the-moment-of-lift?from_search=true

Others Recommended, but not chosen this round:

Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25733923-lights-out?ac=1&from_search=true

Ishi, Last of His Tribe by Theodora Kroeber:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/907260.Ishi_Last_of_His_Tribe?ac=1&from_search=true

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35259724-behold-the-dreamers?ac=1&from_search=true

Arrival City: The Final Migration and Our Next World by Doug Saunders:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8861735-arrival-city?ac=1&from_search=true

The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever by Jamie Wright:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36519506-the-very-worst-missionary?ac=1&from_search=true

While Still There is Light: Writings from a Minister Facing Death by Nancy Shaffer:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17780877-while-still-there-is-light?ac=1&from_search=true

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27071490-homegoing?ac=1&from_search=true

Happy and Informed Reading,

Lauralee Carbone