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Book Club 2010-2011

The Book Club of Chicago, Illinois Branch, Inc., of the American Association of University Women is free and open to the public.

We meet on the fourth Monday of the month (except December) from
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Conrad Sulzer Regional Library (4455 North Lincoln Avenue).

For further information, contact us at ChicagoAAUW@hotmail.com.

Date Title Author
August 23, 2010 Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office Jen Lancaster
September 27 Brooklyn: A Novel
Colin Toibin
October 25 The Book Thief

Makus Zusak
November 22 The Spellman Files: A Novel  Lisa Lutz
January 24, 2011 Loving Frank: A Novel
Nancy Horan
February 28 The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
Helene Cooper
March 28 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
April 25 Sarah’s Key
Tatiana de Rosnay
May 23 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
June 27 (6:30pm)
Days of Awe
Achy Obejas
July 25 The Help
Kathryn Stockett
August 22 The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott
Kelly O’Connor McNees

Click here for a pdf version of the 2010-2011 Reading List.
Click here for directions to the Conrad Sulzer Regional Library.

Barnes and Noble Partnership

AAUW has a new partnership with Barnes & Noble's online sales site, BN.com. Customized for AAUW members, the www.bn.com/aauw website is our own AAUW bookstore. AAUW members automatically receive a 5 percent discount on purchases (10 percent periodically)—and that's on top of other available discounts that apply to the purchase. You will also find information on

* AAUW's ¡Adelante! book club reading list
* Publications by AAUW members
* AAUW award-winning books
* International Affairs Committee reading list
 


Contact ChicagoAAUW@hotmail.com