Glimpsing a nourishing life; with a baked treat and a good book
The book selection for our book club this time was a bit different. Instead of a set book being chosen for discussion, it was all about a challenge…pick a book by its cover. This means that inevitably we will have all read different books. I am looking forward to seeing what you chose, and adding […] Read more…
This month, we are going to try something new for our book club! Instead of setting a book, I want to set a challenge. This means we will all inevitably read different books, which makes it exciting and different! This then will bring us together to discuss the book we read, which we chose to fit […] Read more…
Let’s discuss our book club book, Station Eleven, throughout August! As this book was our May/June book, and I finished it in July, it may be an indication of the effect this book had on me. I struggled to get completely hooked by it, which was disappointing because I did have high hopes for it. I […] Read more…
Dean Mayes’s first book, ‘The Hambledown Dream” is our next book for the online Glimpsing Gembles Book Club. This is a very special book by a great, Australian author. The author is giving readers the chance to own a FREE digital copy of this story. All you need to do is comment on the announcement […] Read more…
Over in the Glimpsing Gembles Book Club section of the blog, there are new posts up. We are currently discussing a book by Bryce Courtenay called “Smoky Joe’s Café.” There is also the announcement post for November/December’s book choice. Pop over to join in the online book club! Everyone welcome. http://glimpsinggemblesbookclub.blogspot.com.au/ Read more…
Apologies for the late announcement of the next book for our book club. I have really been unwell lately, and even writing a blog post is hard work! I realise we are meant to start the book tomorrow, so I thought I better jump on and choose one! This is a fairly a short story, […] Read more…
Today is the day for the announcement of our next book for our book club! Drumroll please!! The book to begin reading on July 1st is… “The Bees” by Laline Paull. For a summary of this book, visit the Glimpsing Gembles Book club page… http://glimpsinggemblesbookclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/julyaugust-book-announcement.html Find a copy to read or download the audiobook, and start […] Read more…
I am excited to say that today marks the start of our online book club discussion of “Gone Girl.” Click the book club tab above, or the link below, and join in chatting about this book over the next two weeks. I look forward to hearing your ideas and thoughts! http://glimpsinggemblesbookclub.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/discussion-gone-girl.html Read more…
The next book for our book club will be……”Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn. We will start reading from May 1st, so you now have a couple of weeks to find a copy. We will start discussion June 15th. Happy book hunting and gathering, my bookworms! Blurb: On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is […] Read more…
The time has come! Our first book club online discussion is here :-). We have the next two weeks to discuss, and then we will start reading our next book on May 1st (the next book will be named on the blog today also!). Winter’s Tale is a book which was published in 1983, written by Mark Helprin. It […] Read more…