Wednesday night book club - the Clockhouse at 7.30 to 8.00

[Chick]

Dear Book group,

I have had an invite from the BBC to go on radio 4?s bookclub on the 28th January, are you interested?

Dear Chick

Following on from our emails a few weeks ago, I wonder if you and your group would like to come to our next recording. It's WILBUR SMITH talking about When the Lion Feeds, his very first novel. It's on Weds 28 January at 5.40pm at BBC Broadcasting House, Portland Place London W1A 1AA. You'd be free at 7.30pm.

Here's a link to the book's page at Waterstone's http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/wilbur+smith/when+the+lion+feeds/6423115/ You may remember we do need everyone who comes to read the book and ask one question. don't worry if it's not for you, but let me know. very best Dymphna

[Chick]

Just a reminder that our meal is tonight, 8.00pm in Lux Thai, formaly Sema Thai.

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

A big thanks to everyone who came to our end of year meal and commiserations to those of you who were ill.

The next meeting is on Wednesday 7th January at the Clockhouse in the Blake room.

The book is still God Bless you Mr Rosewater. See you then.

[Spooks12]

Thank you for organising. A good night.

[Chick]

Book clubbers,

The list for the BBC radio 4 book club in January has closed. There will be other opportunities next year and I will keep you informed. Just to remind you the next meeting is at the Clockhouse in the Blake room at 8.00pm on the 7th January. The book is still God Bless you Mr Rosewater but we can still discuss The Other Side of the Bridge.

Have a good crimbo & New Year and thanks for your participation in the group. I have certainly read some great books that I otherwise would never have heard of.

Cheers

Chick.

[Chick]

Dear Book clubbers,

I am organising a trip to the Tate Modern to visit http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/conflict-time-photography

Date 10th of January, Are you interested in coming.

Please let me know ASAP.

Have a happy crimbo and a good new year,

Chick

[soyamocha3]

I will not have time to read either The Other Side of the Bridge and/or God Bless You Mr Rosewater between now and your meeting next week. If I found out what book you were reading next, would it be possible for me to attend the February meeting? I can gather the information of the book/meeting date from this thread but I just wanted to check that you were not a "closed book" club as it were !!! thanks Janet

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

Just to remind you our meeting is this Wednesday at 8.00pm in the Blake room at the Clockhouse.

Also those of you coming to the Tate Modern next Saturday, I suggest we meet at Southwark tube station (Jubilee line) at 1.00pm. We can see the exhibition then have a beer and some food.

Please can you confirm if you are coming to the Tate?

Thanks,

Chick.

[Chick]

See you all tomorrow and have a think about the Tate this weekend.

[Chick]

Greetings and thanks to everyone who came to the last very good meeting and commiserations to those of you who were ill.

The next meeting is 11th February and our chosen book is ?A man without a country? by Kurt Vonnegut.

Some quotes from KV:

http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1119459-a-man-without-a-country

And a brief synopsis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_Without_a_Country

For those of coming to Tate tomorrow: meet at Southwark tube station at 1.00pm, then the Tate followed by Borough Mkt for food followed by beer.

Those of you who wanted to order from Rye books they are in Monday.

Claire (the geologist) can you confirm reception of this email pls?

Best wishes

Chick

[BigJoe]

any good clubs near Dulwich. What would u recomend people?

[Chick]

To those of you coming to R4 this Wednesday can you please send me sample questions that you intend to ask. Two would be good so that you have a backup should someone else steals your thunder!

Ideally I need them today please.

[Chick]

Our next meeting is Wednesday 11th February at the Clockhouse upstairs in the Blake room. The book is A Man without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Man_Without_a_Country

[Chick]

Greetings book worms,

Some one is trying to start a book exchange at the Gowlett so if you have any old books you would like to donate please bring to the next meeting and I will drop them off.

Look forward to seeing you next week.

Hoots & haggis.

[Chick]

Just a reminder of our meeting next Wednesday 8.00pm in the Clockhouse upstairs in the Blake room.

[Chick]

Greetings,

Thanks to every one who came to our last meeting which was lively & varied. Our next meeting is 11th March in the Clockhouse at 8.00pm.

Our next book is Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Song

See you there.

[Chick]

Greetings book people,

R4 have done a dramatisation of Sunset Song but there are only two days left to listen.

Its very good and the book is still worth reading.

Good listening and please send me some feed back.

Cheers

Chick.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j2j2g

[Chick]

Some of our books:

Mar 2015 Sunset Song Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Feb 2015 A Man Without A Country Kurt Vonnegut

Jan 2015 God Bless You Mr Rosewater Kurt Vonnegut

Nov 2014 The Other Side of the Bridge Mary Lawson

Oct 2014 Before I Go To Sleep S J Watson.

Sep 2014 Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil John Berendt

Aug 2014 Woman on the Edge of Time Marge Piercy

Jul 2014 Under the Skin Michel Faber

Jun 2014 The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins-Gilman.

God?s Own Country Ross Raisin

May 2014 Who Will Run the Frog Hospital Lorrie Moore

Apr 2014 A Gate at the Stairs Lorrie Moore

Mar 2014 Rosie Project Graham Simsion

Feb 2014 Waterline Ross Raisin

Jan 2014 The Slap Christos Tsiolakias

Dec 2013 Slaughterhouse 5 Kurt Vonnegut

Nov 2013 The Universe Versus Alex Woods Gavin Extence

Oct 2013 The Code of the Woosters P G Wodehouse

Sep 2013 NW Zadie Smith

Aug 2013 A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole

Jul 2013 The Wasp Factory Iain Banks

Jun 2013 Tender is the Night F Scott Fitzgerald

May 2013 Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides

Apr 2013 We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver

Mar 2013 The Road to Wigan Pier George Orwell

Feb 2013 New York Trilogy Paul Auster

Jan 2013 The Life of Pi Yann Martel

Dec 2012 Gulliver?s Travels Johnathon Swift

Oct/Nov 2012 Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy

Sep 2012 Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson

Aug 2012 Love in the Time of Cholera Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Jul 2012 No Great Mischief Alistair MacLeod

Jun 2012 The Shipping News Annie Proulx

May 2012 The Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad

Apr 2012 The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver

Mar 2012 The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale

Feb 2012 The Secret River Kate Grenville

Jan 2012 Birdsong Sebastian Faulks

Previous books include:

Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain

After The Fire Evie Wyld

Remarkable Creatures Tracey Chevalier

Child 44 Tom Rob Smith

The Butcher Boy Patrick McCabe

Round Ireland With A Fridge Tony Hawks

The Finkler Question Howard Jacobson

Agent Zigzag Ben McIntyre

Human Croquet Kate Atkinson

Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe

Cloud Atlas David Mitchell

Discovering Beautiful: A Story for Every Dreamer Rory Miller

The Crucible Arthur Miller

Kandahar Cockney James Ferguson

The White Tiger Aravind Adiga

Brooklyn Colm Toibin

The Little Stranger Sarah Waters

The Road Cormack McCarthy

[Chick]

Dear book group,

Just to remind you that the Bookclub recording you attended with Wilbur Smith is being broadcast this Sunday 1 March at 4pm, repeated next Thursday 5 March at 3.30pm.

It will also be available on the listen again via Radio 4?s home page and on our webpage ? and as a permanent audio download.

As you know we recorded lots of material so I am sorry if your contribution didn?t make the final cut, but we do appreciate your coming and taking part.

You may be interested to know that every Bookclub programme going back to 1998 is now available on listen again on our archive:

www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/book-club/archives/

With best wishes

BBC

[Chick]

For anyone who missed the broadcast you can listen here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b053zwq8#auto

[Chick]

I am also organising a trip to Stapleford air strip in May to let some people do 20 minutes of aerobatics. The cost is ?109.00. It sounds a lot but is worth every penny for an experience you will never forget. You will get to do loops cork screw turns and vertical flip.

http://www.flysfc.com/

The aircraft is a FireFly. It?s made of carbon fibre and is half the weight of an estate car and twice the power making it very fast.

So if you are interested let me know and I will make the booking.

Cheers,

Chick

[Chick]

Greetings once again,

Thanks to everyone who came along last week. Our next book is ?The Secret Life of Bees? by Sue Monk Kidd. A synopsis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Bees

I have also received this from the BBC:

http://bbcsignups.external.bbc.co.uk/inxmail4/html_mail.jsp?params=2855292+charles.mckain%40arqiva.com+0+00mf57q000cn400000000cmj2k2dodyf

Not sure it?s my cup of tea but I am sure it will be interesting. If you would like to go please email me asap.

And a big welcome to Harriet & Charlie.

Our next meeting is Wednesday 15th April.

See you then.

Cheers

Chick

[Chick]

Dear Book worms!

No takers for the flying.

I am planning on going along to this tour:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/daytime-events/talks-and-tours/spirit-collection-tours/

Harriet is prepared to go in early one Saturday so we can get on the extended tour. Thanks.

So please let me know if you are interested and we can finalise dates at our next meeting.

Chick

[Chick]

Just a reminder that our next meeting is 15th April in the snug area at the Clockhouse from 8.00pm.

[Annie5]

Hi, would like to join your Book Club. Will look for you in the Clockhouse this eve.

Annie