In the coming year, Marilyn Herbert and Bookclub-in-a-Box will be conducting discussions on the following novels and films. If you are interested in arranging for Marilyn to come to your group or class, please
contact her. (this is available only in Toronto and vicinity).
If you are interested in a printed presentation of any of these novels, please contact
Bookclub-in-a-Box. They will be available
in PDF form as Novel Notes and will be published in the order that they
are presented through the year.
2009-2010 General Discussion List
Novel Discussions:
| Adamson, Gil | The Outlander |
| Adiga, Aravind | White Tiger |
| Barbery, Muriel | The Elegance of the Hedgehog (translation) |
| Bennett, Alan | The Uncommon Reader |
| Boyden, Joseph | Through Black Spruce |
| Byatt, A.S. | The Children’s Book |
| Carroll, Lewis | The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland |
| Fallada, Hans | Every Man Dies Alone (translation) |
| Galloway, Steven | The Cellist of Sarajevo |
| Hill, Lawrence | The Book of Negroes (Canadian Title)
Someone Knows My Name (American Title) |
| Huston, Nancy | Fault Lines |
| Ishiguro, Kazuo | Nocturnes (book of short stories) |
| Kraus, Nicole | The History of Love |
| Michaels, Anne | The Winter Vault |
| Roth, Philip | Indignation |
Shaffer, Mary Ann
and Annie Barrows | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society |
| Toews, Miriam | The Flying Troutmans |
| Umrigar, Thrity | The Space Between Us |
| Zusak, Markus | The Book Thief |
Film Discussions:
| The Counterfeiters | Stefan Ruzowitzky (Director) |
| The Soloist | Joe Wright (Director) |
| Defiance | Edward Zwick (Director) |
| Slum Dog Millionaire | Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tanden (Directors) |
| Gran Torino | Clint Eastwood (Director) |
| Victoria Day | David Bezmozgis (Director) |
| Fugitive pieces | Jeremy Podeswa (Director) |
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"A home without books is like a body without a soul."
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-Cicero
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