If you’ve read any of my previous articles on W3 Book Club, then you already know that we celebrate milestone birthdays for our members in a major way! And what better way to do that than with Jacqueline Susann’s scorching novel “Valley of the Dolls” featuring drugs, sex, the allure of the theater and Hollywood! Our birthday girl, Stacy, really wanted a 1960’s vibe ala the designer Pucci, and we made sure she got what she wanted.
Read MoreTo celebrate our first “in person” book club in-doors since before the pandemic began, the ladies of W3 Book Club enjoyed a movie night screening of “Mank,” a depiction of the writing of the epic movie “Citizen Kane” as told from the perspective of one of its writers, Herman J. Mankiewicz.
Read MoreBook clubs love guest speakers. And something that’s easy to do virtually is host a book club featuring a guest author. For one of our most recent book clubs writer Monica F. Anderson-affectionately called Dr. mOe (yes, she does spell it this way)-W3 Book Club entertained, and was entertained by, Dr. Anderson when she spoke to us about “Never Close Your Heart.”
Read MoreSometimes a book’s message is so important, it’s worth re-visiting ten years after you read it the first time. I felt “Baking Cakes in Kigali”—a novel written by Gaile Parkin—fit into that category for me, so I featured it in my January book club this year.
Read MoreTeri Popp and Laura Chin’s W3 Bookclub celebrated a friend’s special birthday with an off the chart party plan. They dressed, breathed, scavenger hunted, sang around the piano and of course, they were as always eating and drinking while creating every stitch of decor and dress from The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry.
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