52 books update

Counted the books I have read so far this year- 27- so it looks like I am on track to easily read 52 by the end of the year (unless I select a REALLY long book or one that takes a lot of time to get into and finish!). My book group met last night to discuss Loving Frank. First off I was really impressed with the book bag provided by the library near the office of my friend. Ten copies of the book, laminated pages with questions and an author biography. My friend said there is a shelf at the library with bags of book selections- maybe 20 or so….So if you can't decide what to pick for book group you can just scan the shelf and maybe something will catch your eye. Great idea which I am going to present to my library. The discussion was pretty good- people had taken the time to research Frank Lloyd Wright after reading the book to learn more about his life and work. All in all a good meeting and I was glad the book was picked as I probably would not have read it otherwise. I had picked it up and put it down many times while in the library and BN…..it didn't interest me but I am glad I read it. Our next book My Notorious Life which looks very interesting. I just requested it from the library. The dynamics of our book group will be changing come September. One of my friends, and the one who helped me start our group,

is moving to DC. Her husband has gotten a job and so they are off. Sad to see them go but they have not been happy here for sometime. One son lives in DC, the other in Providence, so it is not really surprising…. but still sad for the rest of us. It will be interesting to see how the group changes without her input. Sigh.