5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

Craving chocolate? Try this recipe--it's AWESOME and really easy to make. Next time, I'm trying applesauce instead of oil, but at least it's 2 servings and done. No extras hanging around! ;)

http://www.notquitenigella.com/2009/05/29/the-five-minute-chocolate-mug-cake/

Christmas Books

Here are a few of the MANY choices out there for our holiday book choice:

Santa Claus: A Biography by Gerry Bowler
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Santa-Claus/Gerry-Bowler/e/9780771016684/?itm=1

Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb (not released until 11-10-09)
http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061941009/Wishin_and_Hopin/index.aspx

The Worst Noel: Hellish Holiday Tales by Collected Authors
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Worst-Noel/Collected-Authors-Of-The-Worst-Noel/e/9780060838119/?itm=1&usri=1

A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (definitely a literary pick--look at sample chapter)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Childs-Christmas-in-Wales/Dylan-Thomas/e/9780811217316/?itm=2&usri=1

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
http://www.amazon.com/Adventure-Christmas-Pudding-Agatha-Christie/dp/0006168175

Obviously, tons of books about Christmas exist!! I found lots of "lite" mysteries if we wanted to go in that direction.

Please leave a comment with your suggestion/vote. :)

Change of Meeting Dates

Here's what we decided on last night, with a small change by me:

Thurs., Oct. 22--meet at Brenda's to discuss One Thousand White Women

Thurs., Dec. 3 (we had originally said the 1st)--meet at restaurant to discuss holiday book, exchange secret Santa gifts (?), celebrate the season :)

Let me know if there are conflicts!!

The Virgin of Small Plains

September is Mystery Month! We chose The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard for our book choice.
I read the whole book and I think I have found a good spot for you to read to so we can have fun guessing "who done it".

Chapter 40 is the chapter that explains "who done it" and where you will find out all the details. If you don't want to find out, stop before you get to this chapter! There are a lot of characters to keep track of so we'll have a good time guessing!

David Sedaris in G-Boro!

Anyone interested?

David Sedaris is coming to the Greensboro Coliseum on Thursday, October 8th. I can pre-order tickets before they go on sale Friday and was wondering who might want to go. Here's a link to 1) Ticketmaster and 2)to the event info.

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E0042CCA630785D?artistid=806078&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=51

http://www.greensborocoliseum.com/calendar_details.cfm?id=1414

We'll talk tonight...

New Date for August Meeting

Given the hoopla surrounding back to school open houses, the meeting date has been changed to Monday, August 17 at Elizabeth's house. We'll be discussing Same Kind of Different as Me. Hope you all can make it!

NEWSWEEK'S "50 Books for Our Times..."

Not your typical list, but one that makes you think--and add to your "to-read" queue. :)

Check out #37 (way to go, Tonya)...

http://www.newsweek.com/id/204300

Mystery Month is Soon Approaching...

Just a reminder to do some research into a mystery you'd like to read in Sept. Bring the info to our July meeting, or post it here. We'll vote on which book to read and who will read ahead to tell us where to stop. September will be a special "whodunit" meeting! :)

I had mentioned a choice I heard was good: The Virgin of Small Plains. Here's a link...

http://www.nancypickardmysteries.com/virgin/introduction.htm

Give Back...

https://www.ikat.org/three-cups-of-tea/

Above link will give % of money from book purchase to the Central Asia Institute...

Happy purchasing and reading!!

Great Book

Hi, guys! In between book club books, I've been reading a great novel--The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. It's actually a re-telling/new take on the Hamlet story, kind of like Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres is a re-telling of King Lear. Anyway, regardless of its roots, the story is really compelling. I know we have a lot of dog lovers in the club, and this is a book for you (and everyone else, really)! Check it out in your "free" time. :) Look forward to seeing you all on the 29th!