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Get Talking: Great Books for Book Club Discussions
The following titles are sure to culitivate lively book group discussions. They have been
recommended for book clubs by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Novelist and the
librarians at the Monroe County Public Library. All titles are available at MCPL and some are
available as "It?s In the Bag" book club kits.
Compiled by:
Luann
American Heiress: the Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
Jeffrey Toobin
322.42092 Too
This book examines the life of Patty Hearst who suffered unimaginable trauma and then made
the stunning decision to join her captor?s crusade. Or did she?
The Huntress : the Adventures, Escapades, and Triumphs of Alicia Patterson : Aviatrix,
Sportswoman, Journalist, Publisher
Alice Arlen
070.92 Arlen Arl
Alicia Patterson, 1906-1963, did it all. This biography traces her life from being the middle child
of complicated parents, to a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and publisher.
I Almost Forgot About You
Terry McMillan
McMilla
Georgia is a bored 54 year old optometrist with two failed marriages. She sells her house, quits
her job and takes off on an adventure.
The Lightkeepers
Abby Geni
Geni
Miranda, a nature photographer, travels to the Farallon Islands off the coast of California. The
island is populated by scientists and birds. A murder occurs or an accident, which is it? Available
as an It's in the Bag book club kit.
Miller?s Valley
Anna Quindlen
Quindle
Beginning in the 1960?s, Mimi Miller comes of age over and over again. As the years go by,
Mimi and her family face her heartbreak of growing up and falling in love with the wrong man.
The Stargazer's Sister
Carrie Brown
Brown
A novelization of the life of Lina Herschel, the sister of astronomer, William Herschel. Lina is
happy being the mistress of her brother?s home, until he announces he is to be married. It?s in
the Bag Book Club Kit available.
Terrible Virtue
Ellen Feldman
Feldman
A fictional portrait of Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood. Trained as a nurse,
she eventually channeled her energy to one cause: the legalization of contraception.
Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
Whitehe
Cora is a slave in Georgia. A recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground
Railroad and helps her escape. Like Gulliver, Cora encounters different worlds as she journeys
through time as well as space. An Oprah book club selection.
Vinegar Girl: the Taming of the Shrew
Anne Tyler
Tyler
The Taming of the Shrew, as retold by Anne Tyler. Kate is a sharp-tongued preschool assistant
living with her scientist father. When his handsome, brilliant lab assistant is threatened with
deportation, he turns to Kate for a marriage solution.
We Are All Made of Stars
Rowan Coleman
Coleman
Nurse Stella works the night shift at a local hospice. Two patients, a young woman with cystic
fibrosis and Hugh, a historian who has no interest in living in the present, lives are changed by
her care. Coleman uses several voices and perspectives to turn a potentially dark story into one
filled with light. Recommended for fans of Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.
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