October Book Club

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009

Time: 7 pm

Place: Christy's condo, located at 1111 W. Cornelia Ave., Unit 202, Chicago

Book: "White Noise," by Don Delillo, published in 1985

I'm excited to be the host for our October book club meeting, and look forward to seeing you all soon!

Best, Christy

September's Book Club

Hello Ladies! Here are the dets :)

Book: The Lovely Bones
Author: Alice Sebold

Date: September 10, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Address: 660 W. Wrightwood, Apt. 206
Phone: 703.568.9165

Food and drinks will be provided :)

The street is not permit restricted, however it can sometimes be a challenge. Give yourself plenty of time. I am in between the Fullerton and Diversey stops on the CTA, so either of those will work as well.

June Book Club Update

New Plan for June:

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Andrea's House
625 Clarence Ave.
Oak Park, IL 60304

See you there!

June Bookclub at Andrea's

Hello, all. I'm sorry for being a bit delinquent in my book choice. For June, I have chosen Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. It's a lovely story about a traditional Chinese girl and her lifelong friendship with her laotong.

Assuming we close at the end of May, this meeting will be the first social event held in our new house! So, here's the info:

Who: Us, of course.
What: Book Club, with dinner and drinks.
Where: 625 Clarence Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois
When: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Why: Because it's fun.

Love,
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July Book Club at Aimee's

Book: The Colfax Massacre, by LeeAnna Keith

Date: July 9th at 7:00 p.m.

Where: 745 N Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park IL, 60302

Directions: If you'd like to take the train, use the green line and get off at Ridgeland. The house is .8 mile from the stop, so call and I'll come get you. If driving, our house is 2 blocks north of Chicago on the southwest corner of Ridgeland and Thomas.

Phone: (713) 825-6776

Details: Some type of dinner :)

Question RE June book club

Do we know who is up next after Clarkie's May bookculb? I wasn't sure if we want to go back to Andrea & Aimee and give Laura and Danielle a break, or if Laura and Danielle want to tack onto the end of our rotation and take June and July. I'd love for us to get the schedule set and get choose the upcoming books.

March: Christy
April: Carly
May: Rachel
June: Andrea
July: Aimee
August: Laura ??
September: Danielle??
October: Christy
November: Carly
December: Rachel

May Book Club at Clarkie's

Book: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Where: 526A W Surf St. Apt. 3N, Chicago
Phone: 773-266-0984

When: 7 p.m., Thursday, May 14, 2009

Lots of yummy goodness and wine (get your Oliver orders in early) will be provided.

Reminder: Parking is a challenge around here, so allow extra time if you plan to drive.