Imagine: A small kinship of readers who celebrate the excitement of books, and the way that passion grows when it is shared. This is, in essence, what a reading group offers, and one of the reasons why more and more people are giving themselves license to revel, once again, in a book.
- author Chris Bohjalian on why he supports book clubs
We're celebrating the one-year anniversary of KPL's book discussion group. Since last summer, we've discussed fiction and nonfiction, adult and teen titles, at our comfortable meeting place: The Stoelting House. All books have sparked interesting conversations, although some have been more popular than others.
This month we're discussing Chris Bohjalian's Before You Know Kindness, hailed by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as "extraordinary." It's a very appropriate book discussion title, since the author is a huge fan of such groups. (Read his explanation here) And August is the perfect time to discuss this particular one, as it takes place at an end-of-summer annual gathering at a family cabin on a lake. The Seattle Times calls the book a "dark pyschological dance of family estrangements, lies and self-righteousness."
Bohjalian is the author of several successful novels, including Midwives, The Law of Similars and The Buffalo Soldier. He also hosts a terrific website.
Please join us as we discuss Before You Know Kindness in Kiel, Wisconsin. We'll meet on Monday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Stoelting House. Several copies of the book are still available. Just ask at the KPL front desk. For more information, or to suggest titles for future meetings, call Nanette at 894-7122.
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