The Nix

i mostly read fiction - currently Ann Patchet's new book Commonwealth, Just finished Jhumpa Lahari Unaccustomed Earth. On deck Nutshell: A Novel by ian McEwan.
I also Love Eric Larson who does a great job with History. Looling forward to new Book group selection - written by a frfiend of mine :)

A great breakthrough for the Gotham Book Club having the author participate in person. Congratulations!

Personally I prefer a book - for instance nothing like see what other people are reading. I enjoy this especially on the subway....recently I have noticed more people are reading physical books rather then on an e-reader....last week I noticed a person reading:

NEVER SAY NO TO A ROCK STAR - Gotham's Book Club's next selection!

But according to the NY Times Audiobooks are on the rise:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/business/media/audiobooks-turn-more-readers-into-listeners-as-e-books-slip.html?_r=1

But this way of reading is not for me!!!

It was an amazing experience. Lauren was a gracious guest.

What a special epilogue to the book ~ lunching with the author at a Gotham Book Club meeting!

I only experience one audio book and sometimes I need to replay chapters. With a printed book, or ebook I can go back to a passage and study it.

oh, and happy anniversary...

I would like to commend Julie for all she did to make it happen

This is Joanne Klein: this was the best ever, as the author was present and so articulate.

So......I'm in a book club . 7 men including myself . Once a month we rotate homes . Upscale hors d'oeuvres you know . Stuff like smoked salmon and caviar and the finest California reds and whites chilled to perfection from grapes sometimes grown on the same property . Everybody is either a psychiatrist or a surgeon . Except me . Go figure . As a rich retired airline captain ( I jest ) I happened to choose a place to live in Northern California years ago surrounded by Docs and athletes and musicians . What did I know . I paid $ 23 thousand dollars for my first home in Atherton California in 1973 . My close friend who I lost this year was the Chief of Psychiatry at Stanford University . Hence the book club . I ramble . So we have the chief of surgery at Stanford hospital and some intense shrinks in the club as well as Steve Wosniack co founder of Apple . Can you imagine how intimidating ? Thing is ....Nobody reads the book . We all get drunk and talk about plane crashes and the 49ers. Dogs are allowed . Leashes forbidden . Where was I ? Jesus ! So ....my mother taught me to savor and prize a good read . I've collected books forever . Hard cover , snotty good looking volumes that I swore I would read some day. Well now is that someday ! WOW ! I'm in a Herman Wouk groove right now . The Caine Mutiny , Winds of War and War and Remembrance . I prefer to learn world history in novel form . BUT in a recent digression I read a new biography of Billy Martin the former Yankee fiery player and manager ! Books are the best ! Both Diane and I read voraciously ! But we have the time . Not sure how you working people get through a good book without falling asleep.Oh yeah P.S I'm even starting to write one right Fred ?

Hollander sends

I have to read the Sinatra book...

Being with the author added a new dimension to the discussion. Kudos to John and Julie. Also it is always great to be with Gotham's "First Lady".

I love to read. But, always fiction. For some reason nonfiction doesn't interest me. But, of course, Julie's selections are always great. I call her Gotham's Oprah.

The Wonder Garden and The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a %^&*. Very funny & insightful!