The Torrington Library
12 Daycoeton Place
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone:  (860) 489-6684
info@torringtonlibrary.org

Book Discussions

2012 Titles


 

FEBRUARY 25TH AT 10:30AM
The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli
 

MARCH 31ST AT 10:30AM
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
 

APRIL 28TH AT 10:30AM
Winder Garden by Kristin Hannah
 

MAY 19th at 10:30AM
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
 

JUNE 23RD AT 10:30AM
The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
 

JULY 20th at 1:00PM
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
 

AUGUST 24TH AT 1:00PM
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
 

SEPTEMBER 22ND AT 10:30AM
The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian
 

OCTOBER 13TH AT 10:30AM
A Secret Gift by Ted Gup
 

NOVEMBER 3RD AT 10:30AM
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
 

DECEMBER 1ST AT 10:30AM
From Time to Time by Jack Finney


 

Classic Book Club

 

For those who enjoy the classic and would like to discover,

or rediscover, literatures greatest works.

 

Animal Farm
by George Orwell
February 25th at 1:00pm
 

The Power and the Glory
by Graham Greene
April 28th at 1:00pm
 

Waiting for Godot
by Samuel Beckett
June 23rd at 1:00pm
 

O Pioneers
by Willa Cather
August 10th at 1:00pm
 

The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy Sayers
October 13th at 1:00pm
 

I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
December 1st at 1:00pm

 

 

2012 Bookworms' Reading Circle 

                      2012 Information                


Books being discussed in 2012
Reading Group Guides
Questions?  Ask a staff member

 

                      Reading Group Guides        

 

Different sites that have great guides for book groups...
Reading Group Guides
Random House Book Guides
Henry Holt and Company
W.W. Norton and Company
The Books
St. Martin's Press
Book Club Reader

                      Online Book Clubs           

 

Oprah's Book Club- The very popular book club started by Oprah.
Today Show Book Club- The NBC hit show book club.
Amazon's Book Club- The online book store book club.
Barnes and Noble Book ClubWonderful book store's book club.
Book Club by InterestGreat site that lists tons of online book clubs are categorized by subject interest.

 

 

 

 

                        How To Start Your Own Book Group

 

Bookspot- a great website for resources to start your own club.
How to start a book club- tips to making your club a success.
E-How- steps to help you get your book club up and running.
Seeds of knowledge- tips to start your own Book Club Tea Group.
Book Clubs Resource- a web guide to book clubs and reading groups.

 

                      Looking For a Book?         

 

Good Books- recommended books
Book Muse- what to read next? find the answer here!
First Chapters- read first chapters from a variety of books, brought to you by the New  York Times.
First Chapters (II)- read first chapters from a variety of books, brought to you by USA Today.
First Chapters (III)- read first chapters from a variety of books, brought to you by the LA Times.
 

First Chapters (IV)- read first chapters from a variety of books, brought to you by the Washington Post.
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Book excerpts- read excerpts from a variety of books, brought to you by
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