The Bluestocking Society: A Novel Group: 2010

12/17/10

2010

01/22-24/10 - retreat - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
02/16/10 - cc - Eve: A Novel of the First Woman by Elissa Elliott

03/16/10 - mc - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

04/20/10 - as - Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
05/13/10 - kb - Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
06/17/10 - jc - Serena by Ron Rash
07/15/10 - aw - The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
08/19/10 - pb - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
09/16/10 - cc - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
10/28/10 - mc - Misery by Stephen King
11/18/10 - as - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
12/16/10 - aw - A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg

12/5/10

A Bluestocking Shower

Kate and Jay are going to have the most beautifully decorated home next Christmas, thanks to the Bluestockings! How do you express gratitude to people who shower your daughter with this much love? Seriously? Impossible.

11/18/10

Her Fearful Symmetry: The Meeting

Thanks to Ann for hosting another evening of wonderful food and entertaining discussion for the Bluestockings. If anyone wants to know the meaning of the letter floating above the table or the significance of the white cat, Her Fearful Symmetry is a must read!

11/8/10

Her Fearful Symmetry (food for thought)

Here are a few online discussions....

http://www.shelfari.com/groups/23394/discussions/163666/Her-Fearful-Symmetry-Spoiler-

http://www.thebookladysblog.com/2009/08/03/your-questions-answered-her-fearful-symmetry/

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=68080996784&topic=22757

...and two sets of discussion questions:

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/bookclubquestions/a/her_fearful_symmetry_q.htm

http://books.simonandschuster.com/Her-Fearful-Symmetry/Audrey-Niffenegger/9781439165393/reading_group_guide

10/28/10

Misery

Thanks to Mary Ann, Misery was fun! Amazing decor (notice Lucy at the piano), delicious meal, and great discussion made for a wonderful evening for the Bluestockings.

10/3/10

Video of The Help filming in Jackson

A movie clip about the Jackson folks'reaction to filming of The Help...

JNC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsfuhjtxQ3Y

7/27/10

The Help

The Help is our book for August; thought you'd like to visit the author's website and check out the discussion questions (although I have a feeling that our discussion will go WAY beyond the suggested questions!).

6/17/10

The Lace Reader

Here is the website for our July selection, The Lace Reader. From that page, you can navigate to her blog, or learn how to read lace.

Click here for a video trailer with the author. For discussion questions, go here.

If you're interested in the Salem of the 17th Century, you might like to read about my twelfth great-grandmother on our tribal page or on wikipedia.

6/10/10

Serena by Ron Rash

I know you all have some burning questions about Serena...make sure you are ready with them on the 17th...you will get answers!

*updated*

Thanks, Jean, for arranging the teleconference with Ron Rash! So great to hear about the book from the author's perspective...and to get answers to some of our burning questions!