2009 Book Discussion Group Reading List


  • January 12, 2009, A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah
  • February 9 (second Monday), The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz (at FSU Feb.16)
  • March 16, Dreams from my Father, by Barack Obama
  • April 20, Vivaldi’s Virgins, by Barbara Quick
  • May 18, Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan
  • June 15, A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini July 20, Three Cups of Tea:  One Man’s Mission. . ., by Greg Mortenson and D.A. Relin
  • August 17, The Best Stories of Anton Chekhov, by Anton Chekhov (ed. John Kulka)
  • (August. . . . we may also continue with an added event, such as the FSU Film School presentations, or a movie)
  • September 21, Palestine:  Peace, Not Apartheid, by Jimmy Carter
  • October 19, The House on Boulevard Street, by David Kirby (We are pleased he has agreed to lead the discussion!)
  • November 16, The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga
  • December 7, pot luck and book selection for 2010
  • January 11, 2010 (second Monday), The Fall, by Albert Camus