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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 March 2010

M.J. Hyland's This Is How

M. J. Hyland is the multi-award-winning and Man Booker-shortlisted author of Carry Me Down. Her third novel, This Is How, is a psychologically probing and deeply moving account of a perpetual outsider longing to find his niche. When Patrick Oxtoby's fiancée breaks off their engagement, he leaves home and moves to a remote seaside village. In spite of his hopes for a new and better life, Patrick struggles to fit in and make the right impression. Certain that his new friends are conspiring against him, and with his already fragile personality further fractured, he takes a course of action that permanently alters his life.

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

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Words Worth

Book Club

Meet in the store 7pm Free

This is How by MJ Hyland - March 23
Birdman by Mo Hayder - April 27
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett - May 25
Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel - June 29
Stitches by David Small - July 27
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - August 24
Walking the Perfect Square by Reed Farrle Coleman - September 28

The club has a blog so we can keep in touch about the books we’re reading. 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

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Dudes Only

Book Club

Meets at various pubs - email David for location

 7pm Free

Birdman by Mo Hayder - March 25
A Test of Wills by Charles Todd - April 29

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!

 

March Pick - Birdman by Mo Hayder

Greenwich , south-east London . The Met's crack murder squad, AMIP, is called out by nervous CID detectives to a grim discovery. Five bodies, all young women, all ritualistically murdered and dumped on wasteland near the Millenium Dome.

When a post-mortem examination reveals a singular, horrific signature linking the victims, officers realize that they are on the trail of the most dangerous offender known to the force: a sexual serial killer.

Detective Inspector Jack Caffery, young, driven, unshockable, finds himself facing both hostility within the force and echoes of his past in this, his first case with AMIP. He is tortured by the knowledge of a death long ago that he might have prevented. Now, as he employs every weapon that forensic science has to offer, he knows he has only limited time before the chaotic, sadistic killer strikes again. (
From Mo Hayder's Website)

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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