ALL IOWA READS

This year's selection is DIGGING TO AMERICA by Anne Tyler.

Make sure you check it out at your Hawarden Public Library and read it.

It will be the March selection for our book club.

Did you know that our book club is celebrating its tenth year of existence.

JOIN US IN APRIL FOR A READING CLUB CELEBRATION!

THE BOOK THIEF

I am so glad that everyone enjoyed this last book. Hope you are well into our next book, Russell Bank's "Sweet Hereafter". We will meet to discuss this one on February 27 at 10 a.m. at the library.

See you then,

If you have a book to recommend, just post to this blog. I know that some of you are huge readers.

Recent Additions

You can find the new books we add to the collection by clicking on this link:
Hawarden Library's LibraryThing

October's Book Discussion

We hope to see many of you on Wednesday, October 24 at 10 a.m. when we meet to discuss THREE CUPS OF TEA. Remember the new ALL IOWA READS has also been chosen.
The book is DIGGING TO AMERICA by Anne Tyler. We will discuss that in April so now you know the book for that month. The title was announced by this year's Iowa Library Conference in Coralville.

Hope that everyone is enjoying this month's book. Another book that you might want to read is HOW STARBUCKS CHANGED MY LIFE. I found this an excellent choice.

July Musings

Hopefully, everyone has been so busy reading that they have forgotten to post to the site.
I am just beginning a Louise Erdrich novel--"The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse."

Have been reading lots of short mysteries--just for fun--you know they are so "cozy".

Many of you have been entering our drawings--our last winner for the beautiful Fourth of July basket was Tom Tilgner.

New Books

There are lots of new books at the Hawarden Public Library. Make sure you come and check them out. I am reading "In His Feathers" right now. This is a remarkable journal of a woman who had ovarian cancer. This was recommended by one of our book club members.

An Interesting Read

If you like contemporary biographies, try this one-- "Paula Deen--a Memoir--It Ain't All About the Cookin'". Paula Deen, of the Food Network, has lived an interesting and eventful life. She is very candid about her life. I found the book relaxing, humorous, and enjoyable. It is a fast read.
I read it in an evening. If you like Paula's tv show, you will like the book. Paula's life has been one of up's and down's and right now it is definitely on the upswing.