SWCR Book club met on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas
It was Christmas Party month, but sadly, we only had 4 attendees: myself, Dawn, Laurie & Jen.
We made the most of it, though we missed seeing all you lovely ladies, and look forward to seeing everyone in Jan 2018!
1. We played the dice game using our theme bags:
Movie: Sleepless in Seattle (Dawn)
Movie: Mary Poppins (Jen)
Movie: Hawaii 5-0 (Laurie)
Song: Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet (Buffy)
2. Laurie brought us 2 crafts to do: picture holders and bath salts. Thanks for Laurie & Jen for bringing the essential oils.
3. I handed out the book club matching game. For those of you not in attendance in December, I will be handing these out at the January meeting as well.
BOOK VOTE
Watch your email on Jan 1st for a SurveyMonkey for January book vote. Deadline to submit your book vote will be Jan 12, 2018. The list is attached to this email in case you missed it the first time.
2018
January 25 - Book Club 7pm
January 28 - Buffy's Birthday
BOOKS
January - Buffy - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
February - Carol - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
If you know of author events or book sales, please email or text me with the information to include in book club emails, FB page and website. Thanks!
Safe travels to those traveling, hope those who have been not been feeling well get better quickly, and wishing everyone a safe and happy New Years. See everyone in 2018!!! Congrats to Dawn as well. 
Thank you,
Buffy Schwalbe Knopik, RHIA
SWCR Book club met on Thursday, Nov 30, 2017 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Jill
Book to read: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Icebreaker: ?
Jill
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Laurie
Sweep by Cate Tiernan
Dark Magick by Cate Tiernan
Awakening by Cate Tiernan
Seeker by Cate Tiernan
Origins by Cate Tiernan
Eclipse by Cate Tiernan
Immortal Beloved by Cate Tiernan
Darkness Falls by Cate Tiernan
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Anne
The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
Dawn
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Carol
The Same Sweet Girls by Cassandra King
Making friends with your mind by Pema Chodron
The Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh
Quiet Power by Susan Cain
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Sandy
No books
Next meeting: December 28 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Ermas
No book to read. It's Christmas Party time!!!
If you know of author events or book sales, please email or text me with the information to include in book club emails, FB page and website. Thanks!
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, Oct 26, 2017 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas
Book Club sang happy birthday to Sarah (bday is Oct 30th).
Happy belated birthday to Anne (Oct 14th). We missed you tonight!
Hostess: Sarah
Book to read: Being a Dad is Weird by Ben Falcone
Icebreaker: As a parent or during your childhood can you think of a time when parenting was weird?
Sarah
1) Being a Dad is Weird by Ben Falcone
Buffy
1) Being a Dad is Weird by Ben Falcone
Sandy
1) The Lifeguard by James Patterson
Jen
Carol
1) What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan
2) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
3) Buddha Standard Time by Lama Surya Das
4) Being a Dad is Weird by Ben Falcone
5) The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
Laurie
1) Beekeepers Apprentice by Laurie King
2) The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up by Marie Kondo
3) The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
4) Sweep: Book of Shadows by Cate Tierran
4) Sweep: The Coven by Cate Tierran
5) Sweep: Blood Witch by Cate Tierran
Summer
Dawn
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-4
5-0
18/4 = 4.5
Next meeting: November 30 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Jill Read: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, Oct 29th @ 1pm
Sean Bloomfield & Colton Witte, authors of Adventure North
Arlington Library
Monday, Nov 6th @ 6:30pm
Allen Eskens
Chanhassen Library
Dawn proposed a group trip to bookstore Once Upon a Crime located in Minneapolis. Let Dawn know if interested.
If you know of author events or book sales, please email or text me with the information to include in book club emails, FB page and website. Thanks!
CHRISTMAS PARTY - Dec 28th 7pm @ Gert & Erma's
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We will play the dice game using our theme baskets/bags (see below).
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We will have a book exchange/donation.
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Laurie will have a craft table.
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Buffy will put together a Book Club matching game.
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Please bring a basket/bag themed with items representing a song, book or movie title. Place which genre (song, book, movie) on outside of basket/bag. We will have to try to guess the title based on the items in the basket/bag. Spending limit is $20.
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, Sept 28, 2017 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Dawn Book to read: True Colors by Kristin Hannah Icebreaker: If you were to move and start over, where would you go?
Pam
1) True Colors by Kristin Hannah
2) My Life Reflections by Bonnie Trebesch
Laurie
1) True Colors by Kristin Hannah
2) Unforgiven by Lauren Kate
3) Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida
4) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
5) World War Z by Max Brooks
Buffy
1) True Colors by Kristin Hannah
2) The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Sarah
Summer
1) After You by JoJo Moyes
2) The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Jen
1) The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Jill
Small gas engine, vet tech and woodworking textbooks
Sandy
Carol
1) Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield
2) The Last Child by John Hart
3) True Colors by Kristin Hannah
4) What She Knew by Gilly MacMillan
Anne
Dawn
1) The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
2) True Colors by Kristin Hannah
Book rating:
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-3
5-0
18/5=3.6
Next meeting: October 26 @ 7 pm @ Gert & Ermas
Hostess: Sarah Read: Being a Dad is Weird by Ben Falcon
Bring ideas for Christmas party to the October meeting.
SWCR Book Club met on Thursday August 31, 2017 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas.
Hostess: Anne. Book to read: Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield. Icebreaker - name, books read and "What was the best adventure you've ever had".
Laurie
1) Pros and Cons by Janet Evanovich 2) The Chase by Janet Evanovich 3) The Shell Game by Janet Evanovich 4) The Job by Janet Evanovich 5) The Heist by Janet Evanovich 6) One Less Thing to Worry About by Jerilyn Ross
Kim
1) Unf*ck Your Habitat by Rachel Hoffman 2) A Dog's Purpose by Bruce Cameron 3) Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich 4) Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 5) Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich 6) Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich 7) Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich 8) Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich 9) Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich 10) Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
Patty
1) Disappearance at Devils Rock by Paul Tremblay 2) X-Files: The Truth Is Out there by Jonathan Mayberry 3) X-Files: Secret Agendas by Andy Mangels 4) The Good Girl by Mary Kubica 5) Accidental Sire by Molly Harper 6) Private by James Patterson
Summer
1) Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield
Jen
1) Together in The Dream by Suzanne Ogren
Sandy
1) Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield
Carol
1) The Three Commitments by Pema Chodron 2) All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda 3) Falling Into Grace by Adyashanti 4) Spontaneous Awakening by Adyashanti
Pam
1) One Plus One by Jo Jo Moyes 2) Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield 3) The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 4) All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
Dawn
1) Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield 2) Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
Sarah
1) Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield
Anne
1) Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield
Book Ratings:
1-0
2-0
3-1
3.5 - 1
4 - 4
5-0
Total 22.5/6 = 3.75
Next meeting Thursday, September 28 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas. Dawn is the hostess. "True Colors" by Kristin Hannah is the book to read.
SWCR book club met on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 7 pm at Gert & Ermas.
Pam was the hostess. Book to read was "The Summerhouse" by Jude Deveraux. Icebreaker was name, books read and if you could go back in time, would you change anything.
Buffy
1) The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
Kristin
Summer
1) The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
Laurie
1) The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
Carol
1) Love, Service, Devotion and the Ultimate Surrender by Ram Dass
2) The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
3) Polishing the Mirror; How to Live From Your Spiritual Heart by Ram Dass
4) The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
Dawn
1) Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
2) The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
Anne
Pam
1) The Best of Oprah's What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
2) A Dogs Purpose by W Bruce Cameron
3) Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
4) Flying Funny by Dudley Riggs
5) The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
We talked about "The Summerhouse".
Ratings:
1-0
2-0
3-3
3.5 -1
4-1
5-1
21.5/6 = 3.583
Summer suggested watching 11.22.63 on Hulu.
There was also discussion on podcast "Criminal"
Next Meeting: August 31. Anne is hostess. Book to read: Adventure North by Sean Bloomfield
SWCR book club met on Thursday, June 29 at Gert & Ermas.
Mindy Mejia, author came at 6:30 pm for an author talk on her book "Everything You Want Me to Be". We had 1 guest and the Glencoe Chronicle had a representative come to interview Mindy and took a picture of our book club.
Book club met following the author talk. Icebreaker was your name, books read and what your feelings were about euthanasia.
Anne:
1) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
2) Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
Sandy
1) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
2) The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
Buffy
1) Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir
Summer
1) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
Jen
1) Secret Stories of Disneyland by Jim Korkis
2) Sunrise at Sundown by Marty Seifert
3) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
Carol
1) One Plus One by JoJo Moyes
2) Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson
3) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
Dawn
1) Omerta by Connie Claire Szarke
2) Stone Wall by Connie Claire Szarke
3) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
Pam
1) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
2) Be Honest - You're Not That Into Him Either by Ian Kerner
3) The Broken Road by RIchard Paul Evans
4) Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Laurie
1) Suddenly Royal by Nichole Chase
2) Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
3) 16th Seduction by James Patterson
4) Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
5) Cross the Line by James Patterson
6) The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
We rated the book
1-0
2-0
3-0
3.5 - 1
4-4
4.5 - 1
5 - 1
29/7 = 4.14
There was discussion on a field trip to Spring Valley, Wykoff area - things to do - Caves, Amish, Laura Ingalls Wilder, etc.
Next book club - July 27 at 7 pm - Pam Hostess. Book to read: Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
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SWCR Book club had author Connie Claire Szarke do an author talk from 6:30-7:30. We had 12 in attendance. (10 book club + 2 guests)
SWCR Book club met at 7:30 pm on 5/25/17 at Gert & Ermas.
Name & Books Read
Carol
1) American War by Omar El Akkad
2) Good Graces by Lesley Kagen
3) Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh
4) Sundown at Sunrise by Marty Seifert
5) Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow
6) The Last Nude by Ellis Avery
7) Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Buffy
Reading The Last Nude by Ellis Avery and World War Z by Max Brooks
Laurie
1) Lord of the Flies by William Golding
2) Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
3) In A Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis
4) The Fire Eternal by Chris d'Lacey
5) Last Nude by Ellis Avery
6) Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
Anne
Summer
Mostly listening to podcasts - enjoying The Handmaid's Tale on HULU
Jill
1) Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
2) Ghost of Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
Sarah
Reading Entertainment Weekly & Internet
Jen
1)Walt's Words: Quotations of Walt Disney by Jim Korkis
Dawn
1) Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik
Pam
1) The Last Nude by Ellis Avery
2) Dandelions in a Jelly Jar by Traci DePree
3) Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
4) The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
5) Aprons on A Clothesline by Traci DePree
Nicole
1) The Last Nude by Ellis Avery
2) Poetry of Zelda Fitzgerald
Book Ratings
1-3
2-1
3-0
4-0
5-0
5/4=1.25
Next meeting: Thursday, June 29 - Mindy Mejia will do an author talk at 6:30. Book club will begin approximately 7:30. Laurie is hostess. Book to read: The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
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SWCR book club met on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's.
Buffy was the hostess. Icebreaker: name, books read and who did you relate more to from the book: Jack and his group or Ralph and his group?
Laurie
1) Bridget Jones's Baby by Helen Fielding
2) Ice Fire by Chris d'Lacey
3) Fire Star by Chris d'Lacey
4) The Real Boy by Anne Ursu
5) Bread Crumbs by Anne Ursu
Carol
1) Just What Kind of Mother are You? by Paul Daly
2) A Dog's Purpose by Bruce Cameron
3) Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
Pam
1) Hearth Song by Lois Greiman
2) A Can of Peas by Traci Depree
3) Lord of the Flies by William Golding
4) The Sender by Kevin Elko & Bill Beausay
Dawn
1) Sundown at Sunrise by Marty Seifert
Jen
Buffy
1) Sundown at Sunrise by Marty Seifert
2) Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
3) Lord of the Flies by William Golding
We discussed Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Rating:
1-1
2-0
3-0
4-1
5-0
5/2=2.5
Next meeting: May 25 - Nicole is hostess. Book to read: The Last Nude by Ellis Avery
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, March 30.
Author talk with Marty Seifert on the book "Sundown at Sunrise" at 6:30 p.m. Around 25 people attended the author talk.
Book club met following author talk.
Carol was out sick, so Laurie graciously offered to host. Icebreaker was name, books read and "If you wrote a book what would it be?"
Dawn
1) Unzipped by Lois Greiman
2) Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
3) Yesternight by Cat Winters
4) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
--Historical Fiction
Sarah
1) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
-- Textbook
Jen
1) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
2) The Pigman by Paul Zindel
3) Beauty and the Beast
4) 101 Disneyland Tips by Cam Bowman
5) Tale as Old as Time by Charles Solomon
--Alex's story
Summer
1) Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
--Memoir
Kim
1) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
2) Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
--Murder mystery or poetry
Anne
1) Sundown at Sunrise by Marty Seifert
2) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
3) Keeping Katherine by Susan Zimmermann
--Memoir/Autobiography
Kristin
--one page of mumbo jumbo; autobiography; biography of grandparents
Jill
1) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
--Historical fiction
Pam
1) The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman
2) Hearth Stone by Lois Greiman
3) Lion by Saroo Brierley
4) Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
5) Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala
6) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
7) Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
8) Delicate Armor by Connie Claire Szarke
--Historical Fiction - Crazy Annie
Laurie
1) The Problem with Forever by Jennifer Armentrout
2) The Fire Within by Chris D'Lacey
3) The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
We discussed the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
Rating:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-7
5-2
38/9=4.222
Next meeting is Thursday, April 20 at 7 pm. Buffy is hostess and book to read is "The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Jen mentioned asking Traci DePree from LeSueur about doing an author talk, but she declined as she is not doing any appearances.
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SWCR Book club met on Thursday, February 23 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's.
Hostess was Sarah. Icebreaker - name, books you read and what books make you think of something from your past.
Kimberly
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Sandy
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Pam
These is My Words by Nancy E Turner
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Holidays on ice by David Sedaris
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Dawn
After You by JoJo Moyes
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Doc Holliday by Jack Fiske
Big Nose Kate by Jack Fiske
Laurie
The Murder House by James Patterson and David Ellis
Filthy Rich by James Patterson & John Connolly
Woman of God by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Carol
The Wild Truth by Carine McCandless
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Breaking the Code by Pat Matter
Sarah
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Buffy
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C O'Brien
The Night Eternal by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Chloe
Anne
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Cheating on Myself by Erin Downing
Girl in the Woods by Aspen Matis
We discussed the book "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.
1-0
2-0
3-2
4-5
4.5-1
5-0
Total 30.5 / 8 = 3.8125
Upcoming:
Feb 28 - MN Gold Author Patrick Mader at Gaylord Library 7 pm
March 6 - Author Yaa Gyasi at Eden Prairie 6 pm
March 11 - Laurie's wine bus tour
March 25 - AGI Women of Today scrap/craft day
SWCR book club met on Thursday, Jan 26 at 7 pm at Gert & Erma's.
Jill was the hostess. Book to read was "The Silent Sister" by Diane Chamberlain. Icebreaker was name, books read and your favorite Christmas gift.
Jill
1) Threads of the Past: Stories of Pioneer Women and Their Quilts by Lanie Tiffenbach
2) The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
3) Sundown at Sunrise by Marty Seifert
4) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
5) The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens
Mason
1) Wings of Fire - book #9 Talons of Power
2) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
Nicole
1) Anthem by Ayn Rand
2) Angular 2
3) MVC6
Jen
1) The Walt Disney World that Never Was by Christopher Smith
2) Mousejunkies: More Tips, Tales, and Tricks for a Disney World Fix by Bill Burke
Chloe
1) Bad Kitty
2) Tabby in the Tub
3) The Rats of Nimh
Buffy
1) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
2) Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker
Jamison
1) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
2) Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek
Sandy
1) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
2) Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline
Laurie
1) The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
2) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
3) Bullseye by James Patterson
4) Missing: A Private Novel by James Patterson
5) Ms Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
6) Confessions: The Murder of an Angel by James Patterson
7) Cross Kill by James Patterson
8) The Confession by Olen Steinhauer
Carol
1) Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
2) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
Dawn
1) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
Pam
1) The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
2) Sundown at Sunrise by Marty Seifert
3) The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
4) The Woman Who Wasn't There by Robin Gaby Fisher
5) The Other Twin by Katherine Stone
6) The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie O'Martian
7) Wild Grace by Max Lucado
8) The Body Book by Cameron Diaz
9) Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
10) Help, Thanks, Wow-The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott
11) Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Book Vote:
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-5
5-4
40/9=4.444
Next meeting: February 23. Sarah is hostess. Book to read: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes