Feliz Navidad!

100 Notable Books of 2010

Hi Ladies!

Thought this might be a useful and interesting reference for us. The New York Times posted 100 Notable Books of 2010.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/books/review/100-notable-books-2010.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=homepage

Looking forward to our meeting in January!

xoxo

Lana

A visit to a Candy store...sorry I meant a bookstore

Yesterday I went with my sister Maria Elena and my mother to a bookstore near the house. I was so tempted by all the authors to buy every book..but just the thought of how much money I will have to pay for extra pounds to the airline made me re-think my purchases. The writers were frowning but I was strong! The only comfort I had was that both my sister and mami bought each a book. Maria Elena bought a book by Japanese author Haruki Murakami named Sputnik Sweetheart. I will read it as soon as I finished the Glass Castle...almost done eating it! My mother bought the latest from Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature this year. The book is El Sueno del Celta / The Dream of the Celt. I might have to buy this one in Spanish as a way to keep up with the language. Airport purchase probably...

A must share this bit just because of the eloquence and beauty of the statement: This is what the Nobel Prize organization said about the award to Vargas Llosa:
"The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 was awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat".

XO

Traveling makes the best time for reading.

Hello fellow book readers,

As suggested by some of you, I am reading the Glass Castle...I cannot put it down! It is going to be interesting to see how Jeannette Walls new book " Half Broke Horses" stacks up to this one.

Looking forward to our first meeting in January.

What are you reading?

XO

First meeting off to a great start!

Two aspirins and 4 cups of coffee later, I feel I can finally put some sentences together. Our group consists of five phenomenal women! The four wine selections were perfect, the shrimp wraps, and spinach dip did the trick. It only took us a few minutes to warm up and then we went on a talking rampage. We did select our first book to dissect: "Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel" by Jeannette Walls. Some of us will read the Glass Castle in addition to the selection.  

By the time I got home, my better half asked me if we had read War and Peace! I busted out laughing...it was funny. That is how phenomenal our meeting was!

On another note: Please read this morning Commercial Appeal column by Richard Allen if you have not already. It is related to book clubs. Here is the link in case you missed the printed edition. See what you think.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/oct/28/you-mean-theres-no-day-care-at-book-club/

XO phenomenal women

Kick-off day for the read+sip+chat ...and munch! book club

Finally, I will belong to a book club! I have been wanting to do this for a long time and it seams there was always something getting in the way...mostly me.

Ann is cooking something delicious for sure and the rest gets to bring the wine. I am trying a new red  R | Collection Lot No & Field Blend. California 2008. We will see if it is any good.

So, today we are getting our reading list together and the other minutia that are necessary to have a book club.

Can't wait!