SWCR Book Club

SWCR Book Club met on January 27, 2022, at 6pm at the Lazy Loon in Glencoe

Attendees: Dawn, Buffy, Pam, Laurie and Anne

Hostess: Dawn

Book: Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters by Emily Carpenter

Icebreaker: Do you keep some kind of book journal?

Laurie
Icebreaker: She keeps a list of books read, but no ratings

Books: How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G. A. Aiken
The 19th Christmas by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
20th Victim by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
21st Victim by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funky

Moonlight on the Magic Flute by Mary Pope Osborn

Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborn

Stick Cat by Tom Watson

Anne

Icebreaker: Has her books read in her Kindle
Books: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede
There Is No Long Distance Now by Naomi Shihab Nye

Dawn
Icebreaker: She started one 2 years ago but failed. She has now restarted it. Bullet Journaling.

Books: Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters by Emily Carpenter
              Witch Oracle in Westerham by Dionne Lister
              Witchbotched in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Witch Cursed in Westerham by Dionne Lister
              Witch Heist in Westerham by Dionne Lister
              Witch Burglar in Westerham by Dionne Lister
              Vampire Witch in Westerham by Dionne Lister
              Witch War in Westerham by Dionne Lister

Pam
Icebreaker: She uses Goodreads but also keeps a handwritten list with ratings

Books: The Christmas Promise by Richard Paul Evans
The Host Flash Club Strikes Again by Nancy Thayer
The Wish by Nicholas Sparks

Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters by Emily Carpenter
Three Sisters by Heather Morris
The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
Double Take: A Memoir by Kevin Michael Connolly

Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen

Buffy

Icebreaker: She was gifted a Reading Journal for Christmas and is using it for her 2022 books.

Books: Purgatory Ridge by William Kent Krueger
              The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
              Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger
              Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger
              Copper River by William Kent Krueger
              Reviving the Hawthorn Sisters by Emily Carpenter

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-1

4-1

5-1

12/3 = 4

Next meeting: Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 6pm at Lazy Loon Brewing, Glencoe

Hostess: Dawn

Book: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

QUESTION:

Jen is willing to host the SWCR Christmas Party at her home again in 2022. It would be a potluck where everyone would bring a dish to share. Would everyone be interested in having it on a Saturday in November again (moving time back to allow for the NYA Craft Fair) or return to December?

Please send Buffy a response and she'll update everyone in February.

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Important updates:
1. SWCR Christmas Party will be held on a Saturday in November at Jen's house. Do we want to read a book in November?

2. We will get together for book club in December but there will be no book to read. It'll just be time to get together and laugh and talk.

SWCR Book Club met on February 24, 2022, at 6pm at the Lazy Loon in Glencoe

Attendees: Dawn, Pam, Summer, Laurie, Buffy & Anne

Hostess: Dawn

Book: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Icebreaker: If you could snap your fingers and be anywhere right now, where would it be?

All six attendees at this month's meeting read the book. It's been a while since this has happened!!!

Summer
Icebreaker: Beach or Mountains

Books: The Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
Truly Madly Guilty by Lianne Moriarty
A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Anne

Icebreaker: Beach
Books: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Laurie
Icebreaker: Fiji

Books: Invitation Only by Kate Brian
Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
Super Fudge by Judy Blume
Stick Cat 2 by Tom Watson
A Goodnight for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborn
Leprechaun in Late Winter by Mary Pope Osborn
Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger

Desolation Mountain by William Kent Krueger

Sheila the Great by Judy Blume

Buffy
Icebreaker: Somewhere in Georgia on the Appalachian Trail

Books: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger

Pam
Icebreaker: Hawaii

Books: The Next Big Thing by Johanna Edwards

The Cowboy of Valentine by Emma Cane

Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang by William Queen

Return to Sender by Fern Michaels

Destination: Marriage: Trouble in Paradise/Biting the Apple/A Venetian Affair by Jill Marie Landis

Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island by Regina Calcaterra

Only the Sun Returns by Michael Kelley

Alcatraz by Michael Kelley

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

Dawn
Icebreaker: Fort Myers Beach

Books: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-0

4-2

5-4

28/6 = 4.666... (Round up to 4.7 rating)

Next meeting: Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 6pm at Northside Grille, NYA

Hostess: Buffy

Book: Immoral (Jonathan Stride #1) by Brian Freeman

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SWCR Book Club met on March 31, 2022, at 6pm at Northside Grill, NYA

Attendees: Buffy, Laurie, Pam, Dawn and Summer

Hostess: Buffy

Book: Immoral by Brian Freeman

Icebreaker: What did you think about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

Laurie

Books: Tricked by Jen Calonita

City of Dragons by Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong
Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradel
The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate
Immoral by Brian Freeman

Switched by Jen Calonita

Wished by Jen Calonita

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradel

Cursed by Jen Calonita

Dogsledding and Extreme Sporting by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce

Story Thieves by James Riley

Summer

Books: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Immoral by Brian Freeman

Dawn

Books: Westerham Witches and a Venetian Vendetta by Dionne Lister

Still reading Immoral by Brian Freeman

Pam

Books: Girl Unbroken by Regina Calcaterra

Beneath a Ruthless Sky by Gilbert King

Immoral by Brian Freeman

Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult

Good Enough by Kate Bowler

Second Glance by Jodi Picoult

My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult

The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate

Buffy

Books: Immoral by Brian Freeman

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell & Patrick Robinson

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-1 (actually 3.5)

4-2

5-1

16/4 = 4

Next meeting: Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 6pm at Agave Mexican Restaurant, Mayer

Hostess: Laurie

Book: The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate

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SWCR Book Club met on April 28, 2022, at 6pm at Agave in Mayer, MN

Attendees: Laurie, Pam, Anne and Buffy

Hostess: Laurie

Book: The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate

Icebreaker: Could you be a 911 Operator?

Pam

Icebreaker: No

Books: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

House Rules by Jodi Picoult

Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult

Buffy

Icebreaker: Yes

Books: The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate

Inside the Third Reich: Fists of Steel (Time Life books)

Anne

Icebreaker No

Books: The Sea Glass Sisters by Lisa Wingate

Killing Flour by Lee Child

Immoral by Brian Freeman

Laurie

Icebreaker No

Books: Tarot Academy by Sarah Piper

Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger

Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur

Little Pieces of Me by Allison Hammer

Not Rejected Just Unwanted by Haylee Louge

Book rating:

1-0

2-1

3-1

4-2

5-0

13/4 = 3.25

Next meeting: Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 6pm at Lazy Loon Brewing Company, Glencoe

Hostess: Pam

Book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Anne says the book is great!)

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SWCR Book Club met on May 26, 2022, at 6pm at Lazy Loon, Glencoe, MN

Attendees: Pam, Jen, Teri, Laurie, Summer, Buffy, Chloe, Jill, Anne and Dawn

Hostess: Pam

Book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Icebreaker: Share a joke

Summer

Books: Stripped by Brian Freeman

Stalked in the Dark by Brian Freeman

The Burying Place by Brian Freeman

The Cold Nowhere by Brian Freeman

Turn to Stone by Brian Freeman

Goodbye to the Dead by Brian Freeman

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover

Maybe Now by Colleen Hoover

The Return by Nicholas Sparks

Buffy

Books: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Chloe

Books: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Unforgettable by Loretta Ellsworth

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Anne

Books: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson book)

What Happened to You by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey

Laurie

Books: Unwanteds by Lisa McMann

Unwanteds: Island of Silence by Lisa McMann

Unwanteds: Island of Fire by Lisa McMann

Cured by Bethany Wiggins

Stung by Bethany Wiggins

Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

Teri

Books: Has read/listened to mostly ALOT of books! A few of us tossed out some numbers.

Jen

Books: Turn Your Fandom into Cash by Carol Pinchefsky

Jill

Books: Currently reading Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger. She is currently working through his books.

Dawn

Books: None. She is currently reading All the Light We Cannot See.

Pam

Books: Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

The Books of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate

Escape by Barbara Delinksy

The Sugarcreek Surprise by Wanda Brunstetter

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-0

4-1

5-3

19/4 = 4.75

Next meeting: Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 6pm at A-Town Tavern, Arlington

Hostess: Anne

Book: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

Confirmed date for Christmas party at Jen's house: Saturday, November 19th at 11:30am.

Confirmed Free For All book club date in December: Thursday, December 29th. Location: TBD.

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SWCR Book Club met on June 30, 2022, at 6pm at A-Town Tavern, Arlington

Attendees: Pam, Dawn, Laurie, Anne, Jen and Buffy

Hostess: Anne

Book: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

Icebreaker: Have you kept something that when you see it gives you bad memories?

Pam

Question: Yes

Books: My Wife is Missing by DJ Palmer

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

Watcher in the Woods by Robert Liparulo

Evercrossed by Elizabeth Chandler

Dawn

Question: No

Books: None

Laurie

Question: Yes

Books: Unwanteds: Island of Legends by Lisa McMann

Unwanteds: Island of Shipwrecks by Lisa McMann

Anne

Question: Yes

Books: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

Jen

Question: No

Books: None

Buffy

Question: Yes

Books: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

I am Jess: a memoir by Jessica Fahl

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-2

4-2

5-0

14/4 = 3.5

Next meeting: Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 6pm at A-Town Tavern, Arlington

Hostess: Teri

Book: Timeline by Michael Crichton

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SWCR Book Club met on July 28, 2022, at 5pm at A-Town Tavern, Arlington

Attendees: Teri, DJ (Teri's grandson), Pam and Buffy

Hostess: Teri

Book: Timeline by Michael Crichton

Icebreaker: Favorite movie or book on time travel or parallel universe travel

Some of the movies discussed:

Back to the Future

Terminator

Outlander

Highlander

Hot Tub Time Machine

Harry Potter

A Sound of Thunder

The Time Machine

The Butterfly Effect

Pam

Books: Timeline by Michael Crichton

The Stolen Hours by Allen Eskens

Hourglass by Myra McEntire

Buffy

Books: Timeline by Michael Crichton

Teri

Books: Her usual long list of books; too long to list here.

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-0

4-1

5-2

14/3 = 4.6

Next meeting: Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 6pm at Patron Mexican Restaurant, Chaska

Hostess: Buffy

Book: The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

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SWCR Book Club met on Aug 25, 2022, at 5:30pm at Patron's, Chaska

Attendees: Sandy, Buffy, Laurie, Beth, Pam, Sandra and Anne

Hostess: Buffy

Book: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Icebreaker: Which character did you relate to or emphasize with?

Laurie

Icebreaker: N/A - didn't read book

Books: Timeline by Michael Crichton

Witch Hunt by Cate Conte

Witch Trial by Cate Contie
Caught Dead Handed by Carol Perry

Beth (Welcome to club!)

Icebreaker: Charlie

Books: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Anne

Icebreaker: N/A - didn't read book

Books: None

Pam
Icebreaker: Didn't say?

Books: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Dangerous Personalities by Joe Navarro

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon
You're the Cake: The Guy's the Frosting: How loving yourself unconditionally will attract the love you deserve by Marcia Lite-Braus

What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage

Sandra
Icebreaker: N/A - didn't read book

Books: Has read many books but shared the following: Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Sandy

Icebreaker: N/A - didn't read book

Books: None

Buffy

Icebreaker: Charlie

Books: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

It was a mini reunion with Sandy and Sandra and a welcome to Beth, so we didn't discuss the book barely, but spent most of the evening catching up, introducing one another, and just being social.

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-0

4-1

5-2

14/3 = 4.6

Next meeting: Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 6pm at Schram Vineyards Winery & Brewery, Waconia

Hostess: Laurie

Book: Uncommon Types by Tom Hanks

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SWCR Book Club met on Sept 29, 2022, at 6pm at Schram's, Waconia

Attendees: Laurie, Beth, Pam, Summer, Jen, Buffy and Anne

Hostess: Laurie

Book: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

Icebreaker: If you wrote a book what would you write about?

Buffy

Icebreaker: Sci-fi or True Crime

Books: Have started 2 books but have not finished any books.

Halfway through Uncommon Type

Jen

Icebreaker: Historical event or biograpy/autobiography

Books: Our Rainbow Queen: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and Her Colorful Wardrobe by Sali Hughes

Anne

Icebreaker: Guide to trail hiking or state parks

Books: None

Summer
Icebreaker: Little kids book or memoir

Books: The Burying Place - Brian Freeman

Turn to Stone - Brian Freeman

The Cold Nowhere - Brian Freeman

Goodbye to the Dead - Brian Freeman.

Marathon - Brian Freeman

Alter Ego - Brian Freeman

Funeral for a Friend - Brian Freeman

Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover

Maybe now - Colleen Hoover

November 9 - Colleen Hoover

All Your Perfects - Colleen Hoover

Without Merit - Colleen Hoover

Confess - Colleen Hoover

This Tender Land - William Kent Krueger

Ordinary Grace - William Kent Krueger

Iron Lake - William Kent Krueger

Boundary Waters- William Kent Krueger

Purgatory Ridge- William Kent Krueger

Blood Hollow- William Kent Krueger

Mercy Falls- William Kent Krueger

Wish You Were Here - Jodi Picoult

Apples Never Fall - Liane Moriarty

One by One - Ruth Ware

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab

Pam
Icebreaker: A book like Gone Girl (mystery/thriller)

Books: Verity by Colleen Hoover

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Beth

Icebreaker: A personal story called My Journey Through Pain

Books: Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks (read most of it)

Laurie

Icebreaker: Young Adult or Sci-fi

Books: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

Tails You Lose by Carol J. Perry

Murders of a Witch by Daniele Garrett

Cat About Town by Cate Conte

Dragon Rider the Griffins Feather by Cornelia Funke

Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

Unwanted Island of Dragons by Lisa McMann

First Place Witch by Daniele Garrett

Book rating:

1-0

2-1

3-1

4-0

5-0

5/2 = 2.5

SWCR CHRISTMAS PARTY NEWS

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Time: 11:30am with lunch starting at noon (or whenever you arrive as this is the same day as the Craft Fair in NYA)

Location: Jen's house, 415 W Adams St, Arlington

There is a Facebook event so as the date draws nearer, please do your best to update your RSVP to assist with planning.

Food: Taco Bar Jen is putting together a sign-up genius. This will be sent out in October.

Bring Your Own Drinks

We will have games, crafts, gift exchange (more info coming) and book donations

Next meeting: Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 6pm at Curly's in New Auburn

Hostess: Pam

Book: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

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SWCR Book Club met on Oct 27, 2022, at 6pm at Curly's in New Auburn

Attendees: Pam, Buffy, Beth and Anne

Hostess: Pam

Book: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Icebreaker: What's the greatest thing you've ever won?

Annie

Icebreaker: Bottle of Rum

Books: Build a $1500 Greenhouse for $150

Beth

Icebreaker: Husband won at a Fork Truck Rodeo and got a new camera out of the deal in the end

Books: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger

Buffy

Icebreaker: Won a Don Henley album from WLOL for knowing Bono's real name.

Books: Over halfway through The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Pam
Icebreaker: Won $1000 from WLOL

Books: Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford

Book rating:

1-0

2-0

3-1

4-3

5-0

15/4 = 3.75

Upcoming Musicals at the Orpheum in Minneapolis: Upcoming Musicals at the Ordway in St Paul:

Beautiful: Carole King November 16-20, 2022 Six October 25-November 6, 2022

Les Miserables December 6-18, 2022 Beauty and the Beast November 30-December 31, 2022

Hairspray January 10-15, 2023 My Fair Lady March 21-25, 2023

To Kill A Mockingbird February 14-19, 2023

TINA (Tina Turner) March 1-12, 2023

Hamilton April 4-May 6, 2023

Tootsie June 20-25, 2023

Jagged Little Pill August 8-13, 2023

BeetleJuice September 19-24, 2023