The Jamestown Book Club is a casual group that meets to discuss various types of literature.
New members and new ideas are always welcome.
When & Where
The Jamestown Book Club meets the last Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Jamestown library. Meetings held in May and December are exceptions to the regular schedule.
For additional information, contact the Jamestown Community Library at (937) 352-4005.
Upcoming Discussions
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The Hot Flash Club
by Nancy Thayer
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From the bestselling author of Between Husbands and Friends and An Act of Love comes a wise, wonderful, and delightfully witty "coming of age" novel about four intrepid women who discover themselves as they were truly meant to be: passionate, alive, and ready to face the best years of their lives. Read More... |
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August 31, 2009 1:00 p.m. |
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Wedding Belles
by Haywood Smith
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hat Club fearlessly takes on mothers and daughters, wedding madness, and midlife passion in this frank, funny, and fabulous new novel. Read More... |
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September 28, 2009 1:00 p.m. |
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Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
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When Vivi and Siddalee Walker, an unforgettable mother-daughter team, get into a savage fight over a New York Times article that refers to Vivi as a "tap-dancing child abuser", the fallout is felt from Louisiana to New York to Seattle. Siddalee, a successful theater director with a huge hit on her hands, panics and postpones her upcoming wedding to her lover and friend, Connor McGill. Vivi's intrepid gang of lifelong girlfriends, the Ya-Yas, sashay in and conspire to bring everyone back together. Read More... |
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October 26, 2009 1:00 p.m. |
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While My Sister Sleeps
by Barbara Delinsky
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Following the success of The Secret Between Us, a book the Boston Globe hailed as one of her best, Delinsky returns with another moving and deeply satisfying novel, this one about the unique and emotionally complex world of siblings. Read More... |
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November 30, 2009 1:00 p.m. |
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
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The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner tells a sweeping story of family, love, and friendship against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, bringing to mind the large canvases of the Russian writers of the nineteenth century. But just as it is old-fashioned in its narration, it is contemporary in its subject-the devastating history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years. Read More... |
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December 14, 2009 1:00 p.m. |
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Readers Choice - All participants will talk about a book that they have recently read and enjoyed. |
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Great Reads