Book Club
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Book Club!
The Book Club was established to provide an activity for members to read and discuss books of Spanish history, culture and related topics. The club meets the third Wednesday of the month from October through April at members’ homes as well as Zoom meetings. Discussion questions are normally provided in advance to guide the discussions. Books are selected by the members annually. All books are read and discussed in English. No knowledge of Spanish is needed. We welcome and are open to Spanish Club members and their accompanied guests. Information about previous Book Club selections and discussion guides (when available) are accessible as indicated below.
The Book Club will be continuing in-person as well as Zoom meetings for the 2024-2025 year. We have scheduled the meetings and identified those who have volunteered to host the meetings and the book they have chosen to read for the meeting. All members are welcome to attend the meetings. Contact Paul Voorhees if you would like to host a meeting in the future. The meetings usually begin at 2:00 PM on the third Wednesday of every month except December, and the current schedule is displayed below.
As discussion questions for each book become available, they can be accessed by clicking on each book title.
If you would like to join the group, or have questions contact
Jo Keitges at zookeeper543@yahoo.com
Paul Voorhees at ropavo@gmail.com
October 16, 2024 The Queen of the Valley by Lorena Hughes. Kensington: NY, 2023, 352 p.
Host: Paul Voorhees
November 20, 2024 A Murder of No Consequence (An Inspector Ruiz Mystery Book) by James Garcia Woods. Robert Hale: London, 1999. 266 pages. Review and Host Jerry Johnson
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Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European County by Michael Reid. Yale University Press. 2023. 336 p. Review by Miriam Williams
December No meeting
January 15, 2025 Zapata and Villa: a History of the Mexican Revolution by Frank McLynn. Carroll and Graf : New York. 2021. 492 p.
Host: Diane Heisner
February 19, 2025 The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende and translated from the Spanish by Frances Riddle. New York: Random House. 2023. 288 p.
Host: Judy Buys
March 19, 2025 The Squatter and the Don by Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton, Rosaura Sanchez, et al. 1997. 364 p. (First published in 1885 and also available at https://www.gutenberg.org.)
Host: Nina Brown
The Mission of the Spanish Club is to learn the language and appreciate the Hispanic Culture through classes, cultural events, fiestas, and travel.
Updated:April 21, 2024