We do not read a book as a group in December. Instead we have our bi-annual joint meeting to socialize and just have fun. All three groups will meet December 19 at 1:00 p.m. to enjoy a host of “good- ies” baked by various members and engage in various activities that will include a blind book exchange. That activity always gets very interesting as … [Read more...]

Book of the Month For November, the members of Page Turners will be reading Fourteen Days edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston. The Guardian writes, “… this is not the work of a single creator but of 36 writers marshalled by editors Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston, who include John Grisham, Meg Wolitzer, Dave Eggers and Celeste Ng, … [Read more...]

PAGE TURNERS This month the members of Page Turners will be reading The Fellowship of Puzzle Makers by Samuel Burr. The Guardian reviews the novel as follows: “Veni, vidi, solvi … is the motto of the society at the heart of this beguiling debut. Its protagonist, Clayton Stumper, was abandoned as a newborn on the steps of the Bedfordshire commune … [Read more...]

This month all three groups of Page Turners resume their discussion meetings of the books chosen by all members. One group meets the fourth Monday after- noon of the month and the other two groups meet, separately, on the fourth Thursday afternoon of the month. For information on the Monday group, you can contact me at fozimec@cox.net and for the … [Read more...]

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This month, members of Page Turners Book Club are reading The Only Woman in the Room, a fictionalized biography of Hedy Lamarr, written by Marie Benedict. This New York Times and USA Today best-seller illuminates a historical figure whose talents and achievements have largely been overlooked. Hedy Lamarr, a strikingly beautiful young actress in … [Read more...]

Page Turners Book Club will be reading this month the non-fiction Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson. As one reviewer explains: “In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: the international campaign to save a dozen ancient Egyptian temples from drowning in the floodwaters of the gigantic new Aswan High Dam. … [Read more...]

Our selection this month is Ann Napolitano’s novel Dear Edward. I read this book when it first came out in 2020 and was the Barnes and Noble Book Club selection. In order to contribute to our book club discussion this month, I felt that I needed to read it again and am so glad that I did. This is the story of a young man who is the sole survivor … [Read more...]

This month, Page Turners Book Club members are reading author Geraldine Brooks’ latest novel Horse. A review from the Boston Globe follows: “Geraldine Brooks is one of our most gifted historical novelists ... Her pellucid prose, quiet yet compelling style, and facility with both nuanced historical detail and vibrant characterization have brought … [Read more...]

February finds Page Turners reading and discussing the very popular novel Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. To quote one reviewer, “... (it) is that rare beast; a polished, funny, thought-provoking story, wearing its research lightly but confidently and with sentences so stylishly turned it’s hard to believe it’s a debut.” Elizabeth (the … [Read more...]