December - April Info

December's novel, The Christmas Wish by Richard Siddoway, is no longer in print. Therefore, I can't take orders for new novels for you. :-( You may, however, purchase used copies VERY inexpensively from Amazon or eBay. The Council Bluffs Public Library also owns one copy.

I will be taking orders starting December 30th for the four spring novels. Remember that when you order through Salem, you are receiving a special discount at Barnes & Noble even better than your own personal discount, if you have a B&N discount card. If they have the books in stock, you'll get them as soon as I get them. If they need to be ordered, it usually takes 5-7 business days, so there isn't much turn around time.

Here are the spring novels and our meeting dates:

• Daughter of Silk by Linda Lee Chaikin - Jan 30th ($11.12)
  
• The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease - Feb 27th ($11.94)
  
• A Skeleton in God's Closet by Paul L. Maier - Mar 26th ($6.84 or $12.84)
  
• The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin - Apr 30th ($6.84 or $12.84)

The last two novels have two prices listed since they are available in paperback as well as in the smaller and less expensive reprint paperback sizes.

Keeping Faith - November 28th

Join us as we discuss novelist Jodi Picoult's novel Keeping Faith. If you've never read any of her novels before, Picoult is a secular novelist who challenges what you think and what you believe about many contemporary issues. I know that her novels always leave me in shock at the end ... I just never see the end happening that way, or I'm left with more questions! They're just great because they are so compelling and controversial.

As a side note, Ms. Picoult will be a featured author of the Council Bluff's Public Library's Bluffs Author Series in January.

Here are some discussion questions to think about as you read. Feel free to bring discussion questions of your own with you!

We will most likely be meeting in the senior high room, since there is no longer a table for discussion in the library/sacristy. Please read the sign upon entering Salem to find out exactly where the meeting will be held.