Friday’s RMRT book discussion (July 24, 2020) asked members to book talk a recent read (didn’t have to be new title) and books that offer comfort in the stressful reality of COVID-19.
My apologies for misspelled names, etc.
Here are our choices:
Kendi Keely: Recent: A Bookshop in Berlin by Francoise Frenkel; Comfort: Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Cornelia Otis Skinner, Emily Kimbrough, et al.
Judi Repman: Recent: The Spice Necklace by Ann Vanderhoof; Comfort: The Right Sort of Man (a Sparks & Bainbridge mystery) by Allison Montclair.
Naomi Angier: Recent: Say Nothing: a true story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe. Comfort: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Nancy Bolton: Recent: In the Room Where It Happened by John Bolton; Comfort: the Harry Potter books and movies.
Shelley Lauer: Recent: Chesapeake Requiem by Earl Swift; Comfort: the William Monk mysteries by Anne Perry.
Pat Hofmann: Recent: Island of Sea Women by Lisa See; Comfort: Lisa Scottoline’s essays.
Ann Marie Pipkin: Recent: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich; Comfort: author Octavia E. Butler books and generally science fiction and fantasy.
Louise Sherby (or Sherley): Recent: The Last Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata; Comfort: a cozy mystery series by Miranda Jones, Cheryl Holland and others.
Kay Cassell: Recent: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles; Comfort: the Atlas Catesby mystery series by D. M. Quincey, et al.
Ginny Palmer: Recent: Hell and Other Destinations by Madeleine Albright; Comfort: In this House of Brede by Rumer Godden.
Ma’lis Wendt: Recent: Jazz by Toni Morrison and Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips; Comfort: mysteries by Martin Walker (Bruno, Chief of Police series).
Judith Parham: Recent: The Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler and Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout; Comfort: Mary Oliver’s poems.
Joan Atkinson: Recent: Wild by Cheryl Strayed; Comfort: Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien and the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear.
Dianne Olson: Recent: Lassoing the Sun: a year in America’s National Parks by Mark Woods; Comfort and wit: American Royals by Katherine McGee.
Nann Blaine Hillyard: Recent: The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah and The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer. Comfort: Stillmeadow Road and other Stillmeadow books by Gladys Taber.
The group enjoyed this second book-sharing meeting by Zoom so much that another session will be scheduled, perhaps next month. Watch for specific plans circulated by Nann Hillyard in ALA Connect, RMRT.
Submitted by Joan Atkinson