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Afternoon Contemporary Literature Group
1:30 pm, 1st Wednesday of each month
Meets at Eagle’s Trace
Co-Coordinators: Linda Morgan amorgan352@sbcglobal.net 281.989.6499
Cheryl Smith ccherylsmile@gmail.com 402-651-2445
- 9/6/23 Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Leader: Linda Fosseen (held at Eagle’s Trace) - 10/4/23 Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Leader: Claudia Silbert - 11/1/23 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Leader: Susan Dunten - 12/6/23 The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Leader: Fran Podell - 1/3/24 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby VanPelt
Leader: Mary Dodson - 2/7/24 Train to Moscow by Elena Gorokhova Leader:
Sharon Jorgeson - 3/6/24 Out of Texas by J.C. Townsend & A.H. Preus
Leader: Gail Katz - 4/3/24 All the Broken Places by John Boyne
Leader: Karla Dunn - 5/1/24 Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
Leader: Cheryl Smith - 6/5/24 Selection of Books
- 7/3/24 In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
Leader: Linda Morgan - 8/7/24 West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Leader: Fran Macy
Contemporary Readers Group
1:00 p.m., 1st Wednesday of the month
Meets at MDUMC West Campus, 13186 Memorial Drive
Co-Coordinators: Sharon Pope spope576@gmail.com 713.376.0940
Cathy Urquhart curquhart80@gmail.com 832.454.5017
- 07/05/23 Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Leader: Sharon Pope - 08/02/23 The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
Leader: Jan Kerekgyarto - 09/06/23 West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Leader: Patty Cordrey - 10/04/23 The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Leader: Cathy Urquhart - 11/01/23 Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Leader: Georgia Kimmel - 12/06/23 Horse by Geraldine Brooks
Leader/Location Jan Kerekgyarto/Home of Sue Phipps - 01/03/24 All the Broken Places by John Boyne
Leader: Margaret Carlson - 02/07/24 The Last Dance on the Starlight Pier by Sarah Bird
Leader: Sue Phipps - 03/06/24 The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear
Leader: Barbara Butler - 04/03/24 Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls
Leader: Shari Mauthner - 05/01/24 The Trackers by Charles Frazier
Leader: Pamela Ossorio - 06/05/24 Book Selection Luncheon: Restaurant
- 07/03/24 French Braid by Anne Tyler
Leader: Margaret Gruss - 08/07/24 Book: Lessons in Chemistry
Leader: Sharon Pope
Enjoying History Book Group
1:30 p.m., 2nd Monday of the month
Meets at Tracy Gee Community Center Library or by Zoom
Co-coordinators: Nancy Guilloud, nanguilloud@aol.com 832.372.3773
Nancy Gusler ntgusler@gmail.com 713.464.5932
- Sept. 11, 2023 The White Ship by Charles Spencer
Leader: Mary Andersen - Oct. 9, 2023 Columbus Day Imperfect Union by Steve Inskeep
Leader: Pat Pease - Nov. 13, 2023 Land, How the Hunger…by Simon Winchester
Leader: Nancy Gusler - Dec. 11, 2023 Astoria by Peter Stark
Leader: Pat Dach - Jan. 8, 2024 The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
Leader: Cindy Hickok - Feb. 12, 2024 The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch
Leader: Julia Dombrowski - Mar. 11, 2024 River of The Gods: Genius, Courage … by Candice Millard
Leader: Nancy Guilloud - Apr. 8, 2024 Last Call at Hotel Imperial…by Deborah Cohen
Leader: Carolyn Morris - May 13, 2024 Saving Freedom, Truman by J. Scarborough
Leader: Brenda Moss - June 10, 2024 Planning Luncheon for 2024-25 season TBA
Members may recommend 2-3 books they have read
Evening Contemporary Literature Group
5p.m., 1st Monday of the month (unless holiday warrants change)
Meets at Los Tios Mexican Restaurant, Memorial Drive at Kirkwood
Coordinator: Jo Glidewell wcglide@gmail.com 936.327.2085
- 10/02/2023 The Latecomer by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Leader: Linda Marlin - 11/06/2023 Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Boylan
Leader: Pat Farnell - 12/04/2023 West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
Leader: Diane Stratham - 01/08/2024 We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
Leader: Jo Glidewell - 02/05/2024 The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
Leader: Rose Ennis - 03/04/2024 Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Leader: Sharon Jorgenson - 04/01/2024 The Gravity of Birds by Tracy Guzeman
Leader: Carole Ballew - 05/06/2024 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Leader: Marietta Hostak - 06/03/2024 Book Selection for 2024 – 2025 Meeting
- 07/01/2024 The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Leader: Sheila Jaynes - 08/05/2024 The Spy Who Was Left Behind by Michael Pullara
Leader: Diana Guarniere
Mystery Book Group
1:30 p.m., 3rd Tuesday of the month,
Meets at Tracy Gee Library or ZOOM
Co-Coordinators: Kris Bybee-Finley brazitku@gmail.com 304.610.8708
Pat Pease popease@aol.com 713.824.1681
- 9/19/2023 Villa Triste by Lucretia Grindle
Leader: Pat Pease - 10/17/2023 Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto
Leader: Helen Maher - 11/21/2023 The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Leader: Marilyn Arendt - 12/19/2023 The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Leader: Nancy Guilloud - 01/16/2024 The Cellist by Daniel Silva
Leader: Frances Mayberry - 02/20/2024 No Shred of Evidence by Charles Todd
Leader: Peggy Edwards - 03/19/2024 Cat’s Paw by Roger Scarlett
Leader: Melba Armstrong - 04/16/2024 The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
Leader: Linda Griffin - 05/21/2024 The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz
Leader: Pat Dach - 06/18/2024 Book Selection (at noon instead of 1:30 PM)
Outstanding Literature Group
9:30 a.m. 2nd Tuesdays, September through June
Meets at La Madeleine, Carillion, in “The Wine Cave”
10001 Westheimer Road
Co-Coordinators: Leigh Rappole leighrap@aol.com 281.596.0161
Barbara Butler barbarabutler2021@gmail.com 713.305.0570
ZOOM Eclectic Book Group
2:30 – 4p.m., 4th Thursday of the month
All meetings occur on ZOOM. Members are welcome to join us for one or all of the books. Please contact Carolyn Morris carolynmorris16@gmail.com to receive a link.
Co-Coordinators: Carolyn Morris carolynmorris16@gmail.com 713.560.1889
Pat Thomsen patthom2@sbcglobal.net 713.302.8899