7-18-10: Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving was awarded the Bookworms Anonymous Stamp of Approval. Our list is growing!

6-20-10: A historical (hysterical?) event: for the first time, we discussed a book that hasn't yet been brought to a meeting. The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been read by Jean and a few of us are familiar with the story line, but Jean borrowed a copy elsewhere or loaned hers out elsewhere so it's not going around the circle just yet. We spent at least five minutes discussing this book. Hopefully it'll make the rounds soon.

6-20-10: Only one new book was introduced: Little Bee, by Chris Cleave, brought by Angie. She said she's been seeing it everywhere since she bought it and sure enough, I checked the Bookworms Anonymous page on Amazon.com and it's partnered with my book!

6-20-10 Menu: Roasted Vegetable Lasagna, tossed green salad, cheese and crackers, munchies and lemon bars for dessert.

4-18-10 Menu: Crab Cakes, tossed green salad and Rice/Veggie Pilaf, followed by ice cream and frozen wild blueberries picked last season. Delicious! We also tried a new white wine called Sekt, a bit bubbly but approved by all.

4-18-10: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver received the Bookworms Anonymous Stamp of Approval.

4-18-10: There were a total of 35 books on the table at this meeting; I had read zero books for the first time since our group's inception. One of the books was mine, however, as I brought my new Anna Quindlen Every Last One as an offering in case others are book poor.

4-18-10: Janelle and Christine both had reading crises this past month and were both forced to declare a state of emergency and purchase books of questionable value to give their eyes something to peruse. These emergency books were termed tourniquets--used to stop the bleeding, but unfortunately also cut off the blood supply to the brain.

4-18-10: Angie read a book which I shall not name here (I didn't even write down the title or author) and she said she read 100 pages but couldn't stand it any longer. It's a mystery/suspense style book she swears she took from our previous meeting, but none of us have seen it before (or are willing to admit we've seen it). It goes without saying no one took this toothache of a book.

4-18-10: Angie read 10 books over the month and, lugging them all to the Bookworm meeting, the zipper broke on her book bag. Yet another form of collateral damage.

3-12-10 Menu: Italian Bean Soup, followed by tossed salad, then a pasta and asparagus casserole sprinkled with toasted nuts, finishing with date cake and ice cream. Fabulous!

3-12-10: Angie brought the book Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, but it didn't make circulation after she admitted it was well-written but hard to read, dealing with WWII and the concentration camps. The highest praise she gave this book was summed up in her comment, "I was never tempted to quit." Janelle pronounced it "obtusely written".

3-12-10: "Oh, that was a woof," said Jean, regarding Anita Diamant's Good Harbor, which circulated through the club a year or two ago.

3-12-10: The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates received the Bookworms Anonymous Stamp of Approval (we have stickers now, so it actually received a real stamp on the cover! First book to receive a visible Stamp of Approval).