My book club has been meeting monthly since October of 1999. We try to read a variety of books from different genres, some we have loved and others we have been lessed than thrilled with( there really are some pretty badly written books out there). We are 15 women who truly enjoy getting together every month--to discuss books an enjoy each other's company. We collect $10 per mont to go toward 2 yearly retreats---we like to go away for a weekend together in October and April. Naturally we try to find a book for those weekends that are "related" to the area we're visitig. In April we went to York, Maine and stayed at a house on the ocean. Our book selection that month was "A year by the Sea" by Joan Anderson....a short, sweet and wonderful book. Most recent books have included Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stow, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, Bodily Harm by Margaret Atwood and this month's selection is What looks like crazy on an ordinary day by Pearl Cleage.