Just Books is availablefor daytime Book Club meetings – call Katie Krauss at 203-869-5023 to make arrangements.
Just Books staffers are happy to meet with your book club to talk about potential selections, brainstorm ideas or help with general book club details. If you’d like to schedule time to meet, please call Jenny at either store.
Classics Book Club (please call for subscription details)
Meets at 11:30 a.m. for the first date and 7 p.m. for the second date; all meetings at Just Books in Greenwich.
May 11 and 20– The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
July 13 and 15 – The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
September 14 and 16 – A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams
November 9 and 18 – The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin
Just Books Book Club meetings are on the second Thursday evening of the month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Just Books, Too. The books, through May, are:
May 13 – Dancing With Einstein, Kate Wenner (Scriber, $24)
June 10 – Regeneration, Pat Barkin (Plume, $14)
July 8 – Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi (Random House, $13.95 )
August 12 – The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler (Knopf, $24.95)
September 9 – Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller (Random House, $13.95)
Jenny’s Reading Group
Thursday, April 29 we will be discussing several new books and literary trends. No need to read in advance (but it never hurts …) – we will talk about The Gilded Chamber, The Birth of Venus and the advent of Sarahas well as DaVinci Code, Codex and the upcoming The Rule of Four. Join in the discussion! All welcome. 7 PM at Just Books, Too.
We will meet in June to talk about Monica Ali’s Brick Lane (Scribner, $14). Don’t miss a chance to hear the author speak on May 25 – then join our group discussion on Wednesday, June 30. All welcome, at 7 PM, Just Books, Too.
Stephen King Reading Group
Come to the Stephen King Reading Group! The more, the merrier (not sure I’d call these “merrier” books!). ALL AGES welcome. Be prepared to read the series and talk about the books. We meet the FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH at 7 P.M. at Just Books, Too. E-mail jlawton@justbooks.org or call 203-869-5023 for more details.