Anything Goes Book Club

General Information

This is a monthly club for women who enjoy reading both fiction and non-fiction books. The books are chosen by the group, after soliciting, receiving, and discussing recommendations from members. Every member steps up to be the discussion leader for one of the books recommended by either themselves or another member. 



Our meetings begin with the book discussion and end with a check-in from each member. This way we get to the meat of the meeting first, but we also make time to get to know and support each other. We invite you to join us every first Thursday of the month at 10:00 AM.



New members, new ideas and new opinions are always welcome. And remember, you can come for just one meeting if you are particularly interested in the book of the day. 

If you are interested in participating or want to be on our contact list, 1) login and add yourself to the contact group or 2) Contact Eleni Skevas, if you need the zoom link, using the Member Directory. If not a member, please contact us.

 

Event Information

9 women got together in person at the Shoreview library on April 3. Some members recalled that we were together in this room each month prior to the pandemic. That seemed like a long time ago. The room worked out well and we plan to continue in this location unless we decide to meet outside in the summer.

We discussed The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni. Most of the members had enjoyed the book and found it to be a pretty easy read. We would recommend to others. We all really like Sam's parents. There was some discussion about women's own experiences with Catholic schools, racial situations during our school years, and bullying. Some women didn't think the spiritual pilgrimage late in the book seemed very plausible.

Our next meeting is Thursday, May 1 from 10:15-11:45 a.m. at the Shoreview Library in the Book Club Room. We will discuss The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore.

Below are books for future months. We only added one at our April meeting. Some of these titles are on 'best of' lists, so it may be worth requesting your copy soon. 

June: The Boys of Riverside, by Thomas Fuller-Terri E
July: All Fours, Miranda July-Terri E
August: A Fever in the Heartland - Timothy Egan

Curious what books this group has read in the past? Check out the list here.

The book club is open to all members (and non-members are welcome to join us a couple times before becoming a member of our organization). It’s helpful if you’ve read the book, of course, but if you just want to listen in and test the waters without reading the book, don’t hesitate to do so. Please add yourself to the group using the instructions above on this webpage.