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Book Clubs

Reading a great book and then not being able to discuss it is like winning the lottery and telling no one. Hence the creation of the book club; designed for individuals passionate about great literature or non-fiction and interested in pushing their typical reading boundaries. Book clubs are on the rise - there are 4 to 5 million clubs in existence in North America alone. Words Worth Books supports the ever-growing community of book clubs and we are happy to help you keep your group running smoothly. Below is information about our monthly book club pick and community book clubs. Our suggestions page gives ideas about running a book club along with great books for discussion.

Words Worth Monthly Book Club Pick - for July 2010

Stitches by David Small

With this stunning graphic memoir, David Small takes readers on an unforgettable journey into the dark heart of his tumultuous childhood in 1950s Detroit, in a coming-of-age tale like no other.
At the age of fourteen, David awoke from a supposedly harmless operation to discover his throat had been slashed and one of his vocal chords removed, leaving him a virtual mute. No one had told him that he had cancer and was expected to die. The resulting silence was in keeping with the atmosphere of secrecy and repressed frustration that pervaded the Small household and revealed itself in the slamming of cupboard doors, the thumping of a punching bag, the beating of a drum.
Believing that they were doing their best, David’s parents did just the reverse. David’s mother held the family emotionally hostage with her furious withdrawals, even as she kept her emotions hidden — including from herself. His father, rarely present, was a radiologist, and although David grew up looking at X-rays and drawing on X-ray paper, it would be years before he discovered the shocking consequences of his father’s faith in science.
A work of great bravery and humanity, Stitches is a gripping and ultimately redemptive story of a man’s struggle to understand the past and reclaim his voice.

Words Worth Discussing - Our Monthly-In-House Book Club

Words Worth

Book Club

Meet in the store 7pm Free

Stitches by David Small - July 27
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - August 24
Walking the Perfect Square by Reed Farrle Coleman - September 28

This book club marks a first in Words Worth history, as staff members read and respond to books alongside you, with potential for author participation and more. If you would like to sign up as a book club member, please e-mail Mandy to reserve a spot in our next discussion.

Dudes Only - Our Monthly Men's Book Club

Click HERE for more of David's recommended mysteries

Dudes Only Book Club

Meets at various pubs -

email David for location

 7pm Free

Last Child by John Hart & Among the Thugs by Bif Buford

- July 22

Redbreast by Jo Nesbo - Aug 26

If you've ever felt like you should make an effort to engage in some form of literary scholarship, but don't want to read something your wife's book club just finished or Oprah recommended then this is the group for you. We think it's time men read books that don't teach us how to build or repair something, invest in anything, or get in touch with anyone's emotions. Instead let's read books that feature beer, high speed car chases, defusing bombs and busting nasty villains. And then once a month gather with the guys to discuss it at our monthly meeting which takes place the fourth Thursday of the month at 7pm in the store.

If you would like to sign up as a book club member, please email David for more information or to reserve a spot in our next discussion.

We now have a Facebook page at Blomkvist Wannabees. Join us there!

 

July Pick - Last Child by John Hart

Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel

Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he’d been taught since birth to trust. No one else believes that Alyssa is still alive, but Johnny is certain that she is---confident in a way that he can never fully explain.
Determined to find his sister, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown. It is a desperate, terrifying search, but Johnny is not as alone as he might think. Detective Clyde Hunt has never stopped looking for Alyssa either, and he has a soft spot for Johnny. He watches over the boy and tries to keep him safe, but when Johnny uncovers a dangerous lead and vows to follow it, Hunt has no choice but to intervene.
Then a second child goes missing...
Undeterred by Hunt’s threats or his mother’s pleas, Johnny enlists the help of his last friend, and together they plunge into the wild, to a forgotten place with a history of violence that goes back more than a hundred years. There, they meet a giant of a man, an escaped convict on his own tragic quest. What they learn from him will shatter every notion Johnny had about the fate of his sister; it will lead them to another far place, to a truth that will test both boys to the limit.
Traveling the wilderness between innocence and hard wisdom, between hopelessness and faith, The Last Child leaves all categories behind and establishes John Hart as a writer of unique power.

Other Community Book Clubs

(If you offer a community book club, please email and we will add your club's information here!)

 Kava Bean Commons

Book Club meets one Saturday afternoon a month. Call and leave your name and email for more information 519-745-5282 - 24 Gaukel St. Kitchener

- St. Mary's Hospital

St. Mary's General Hospital  has a book club which is made up of hospital staff and “neighbours”.  The group meets in the Medical Library on the 10th floor of the hospital.  Contact Elaine Baldwin, the librarian at St. Mary's General Hospital

911 Queen's Blvd. Kitchener - 519 749-6549

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