Book Group 3 (St Michael
Meeting dates/time: the 3rd Monday of the month at 2:00pm till 4pm. If by ZOOM then meeting starts at 4pm.
Normal Meeting Venue: The small hall at St Michael's but see programme details below for any variation including ZOOM.
Outline: The book group held its inaugural meeting on Monday 17th February 2020; the intention being to meet monthly and review one book per month.
Principles agreed relating to the book group:
• Where practical to adopt rotating genres/themes for book choice, eg Crime and mystery for 3 months, Historical/Epic/Saga for 3 months etc to engender and widen interest and to facilitate comparison between one author and another if appropriate.
• When members can’t attend (e.g. for a variety of reasons, including such as holidays, illness etc.) we try to encourage the submission of a review by email or other means such as voicemail; the review will be read out or played on their behalf at the meeting.
• Arrangements have been made with Library Services to provide up to 10 books of a particular agreed title. The provision of a pack of 10 books via Library Services gives access to an acceptably large range of titles of various genres.
• The provision of a pack of up to 10 books means that the current group is being restricted to a maximum of 10 members. This facilitates a good level of review and discussion at meetings. The group currently has a membership of 10.
• Short List - Members are invited to join the shortlist for places by emailing the Group Co-ordinator (see contact details below).
PROGRAMME: Books for review are normally handed out at the previous month’s meeting.
CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR : BOOKS REVIEWED IN PREVIOUS YEARS
| . | NEW YEAR 2024 | AUTHOR AND TITLE OF BOOKS TO BE REVIEWED on dates noted | Days to read | . |
| Monday | 15 January 2024 | Kristin Hannah - The Great Alone | 28 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 19 February 2024 | J. G. Ballard - Empire of the Sun | 35 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 18 March 2024 | Jamie Ford - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (441) | 28 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 15 April 2024 | Rosamund Lupton - Three Hours | 28 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 20 May 2024 | Frederick Forsyth - The Day of the Jackal (412) | 35 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 17 June 2024 | Anita Diamont - The Red Tent | 28 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 15 July 2024 | Pat Barker - Toby’s Room | 28 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 19 August 2024 | Jojo Moyes - Me Before You (481) BY ZOOM at 4pm | 35 | ZOOM at 4pm |
| Monday | 16 September 2024 | Anthony Horowitz - The House of Silk (405) | 28 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 21 October 2024 | Susanna Clarke - Piranesi | 35 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 18 November 2024 | Peter James - Absolute Truth - MEMBERS TO ACQUIRE (662 pages) | 28 | 2pm St Michael's |
| Monday | 16 December 2024 | Pending - Choice pending - BY ZOOM at 4pm | 28 | ZOOM at 4pm |
| Monday | 20 January 2025 | Pending - Choice pending | 35 | 2pm St Michael's |
CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE: PLANNED BOOK CHOICES FOR FUTURE MONTHS
These could vary if there are any last minute adjustments by Library Services
Group Contacts:
• Existing Members refer to ALNWICK u3a WELCOME PACK (or any ‘update’ given via Newsletter/or Monthly Meeting)
• Potential New Members can contact the Group Leader directly by clicking on the Bluebird link top left on this page (bottom of the page if you are using a smart phone)
• The overall coordinator of ALL groups can be contacted via the following link: THE GROUPS CO-ORDINATOR
For various other links - see the right-hand sidebar of this page (or the page bottom on a phone).