past reads
6th Year
| Date | Title & Author | Potluck Theme |
| 10/25/05 |
Shop Girl by Steve Martin The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin |
Spooky |
5th Year
| Date | Title & Author | Potluck Theme |
| 09/22/05 | Unless by Carol Sheilds | Chef's choice | 08/25/05 | Out by Natsuo Kirino | Japanese |
| 07/19/05 | Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher ph.D. | Chef's choice |
| 06/30/05 | The Magician's Assitant by Ann Patchett | Nebraskan or Magical |
| 05/23/05 | Rosa: A Novel by Jonathan Rabb | German |
| 04/21/05 | The Way to Paradise : A Novel by Mario Vargas Llosa | French or Peruvian |
| 03/31/05 | Killer Angels by Michael Shaara | Southern or Civil War Era |
| 02/17/05 | Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides | Greek |
| 01/13/05 | The Shipping News by Annie Proulx | Newfoundland or Cold Weather Comfort |
| 11/11/04 | The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer | Chef's choice |
4th Year
| Date | Title & Author | Potluck Theme |
| 09/23/04 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress : A Novel
by Dai Sijie |
Chinese |
| 08/16/04 | The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory |
Fit for a King or British Invasion |
| 07/15/04 | The
Annunciation of Francesca Dunn : A Novel by Janis Hallowell |
Inspirational |
| 06/17/04 | The
Namesake: A Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri |
Indian |
| 05/16/04 | A
Curious Incident with the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon |
Red-but not yellow or brown food |
| 04/06/04 | Bee
Season: A Novel by Myla Goldberg |
Jewish |
| 03/09/04 | The
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd |
Deep Southish |
| 02/05/04 | The
Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom |
~ |
| 01/08/04 | Mystic
River by Dennis Lehane |
NY Deli |
| 12/04/03 | Dinner
at the Homesick Restaurant : A Novel by Anne Tyler |
Holiday Spirit |
| 10/23/03 | Life
of Pi by Yann Martel |
Indian |
3rd Year
| Date | Title & Author | Potluck Theme |
| 09/27/03 | The
Eyre Affair by by Jasper Fforde |
End of summer homage |
| 08/09/03 |
The Poet and the Murderer: A True Crime Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery by Simon Worrall |
New England |
| 07/31/03 | The Red Tent by Anita Diamant |
Biblical Banquet: Middle Eastern |
| 07/01/03 | The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown |
Italian |
| 06/06/03 | A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel |
60's & 70's |
| 05/02/03 | Empire Falls by Richard Russo |
Coffee Shop |
| 04/04/03 | I Don't Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson |
~ |
| 03/07/03 | Widow For One Year by John Irving |
~ |
| 02/07/03 | The Human Stain : A Novel by Philip Roth |
~ |
| 01/10/03 | Persian Brides: A Novel by Dorit Rabinyan, Dori Rabinyan (Translator), Yael Lotan |
Persian or Jewish |
| 12/13/02 | The Hours: A Novel by Michael Cunningham |
Winter Holiday |
| 11/01/02 | A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch |
~ |
| 10/00/02 |
2nd Year
| Date | Title & Author | Potluck Theme |
| 09/00/02 | ||
| 08/22/02 | The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold |
~ |
| 07/24/02 | The Nanny Diaries: A Novel by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus |
Child Friendly |
| 06/22/02 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: A Novel by Rebecca Wells |
Southern |
| 05/09/02 | The Clothes They Stood Up in by Alan Bennett |
~ |
| 04/13/02 | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (part 2) |
~ |
| 03/23/02 | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (part 1) |
Brooklyn Nosh |
| 02/23/02 | The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolve |
Junglish |
| 01/12/02 | The Edge Of Heaven by Marita Golden |
Heavenly |
| 12/03/01 | A Year In Van Nuys by Sandra Tsing Loh |
~ |
| 11/15/01 | Venus Envy by Rita Mae Brown |
~ |
| 10/04/01 | A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving |
Owen Meanyish |
1st Year
| Date | Title and Author | Potluck Theme |
| 09/05/01 | Confessions
Of A Failed Southern Lady by Florence King |
Southernish |
| 08/07/01 | The
Mists Of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (part 2) |
Food fit for a Goddess |
| 07/11/01 | The
Mists Of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (part 1) |
Food fit for a Goddess |
| 06/06/01 | Latin | |
| 05/04/01 | Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding | Feild Trip: Dinner & the movie |
| 04/04/01 | Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris | Southern or French |
| 02/28/01 | Janet, My Mother, and Me by William Murray | ~ |
| 01/24/01 | House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III | Middle Easternish |
| 12/13/00 | Moo by Jane Smile | ~ |
| 11/10/00 | The
Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank |
Camping |
| 10/10/00 | Wicked by Gregory Maguire | Spooky |
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