Book Lovers
 | Adults that enjoy reading get-together monthly at a home-to discuss a current book selection. |
| Books are selected from best seller lists and member recommendations. |
| The Book Lover group may attend movies based on books that have been discussed. |
| Visitors and new members are welcome. |
| Contact Carol Petrie 703-569-3069 for information. |
Covenant for Book Lovers
Mission: To read and discuss stimulating books.
Book Lovers Has Agreed to:
| Read and discuss a book, chosen by the group, on the 3rd Monday of each month. |
| Read a variety of books. |
| Hold the meetings at the home of Carol Petrie. |
| Try to keep the length of the meetings between 1 1/2 to 2 hours (possibly 15 min. at the beginning for socializing, an hour for book discussion, and 30 min. to pick the next book(s) and discuss any business - this is flexible). |
| Pick books 2 mos. in advance (i.e., the book we pick at each meeting will be for the book discussion to be held 2 months after that meeting). |
| Chose books that at least one member has read (the person who recommends the book may lead the discussion of that book during the meeting, unless they prefer not to). |
| Not read any book that even one person objects to reading (they are not obligated to explain) |
| See that each person has an opportunity to recommend a book, if they desire (this does not necessarily mean that that particular book will be chosen). |
| Take turns bringing refreshments with beverages provided by the Petries. |
| Provide confidentiality regarding the discussion that takes place at the meetings. |
| Relate to one another in a nonjudgmental manner. |
| Consider itself an "open" group until such time as the membership reaches approximately 10 to 12 members; if growth continues after that time, the group will consider splitting into 2 book discussion groups, with one of the members either volunteering, or someone being asked to lead the new group. |
| Visitors will be welcome, including those who are not members of POP. After the first visit, if the person continues to come, they will be expected to join the group, participate in the reading, and honor all the conditions set forth in this covenant. |
Current Book Selections
| 2008 | April 21 | "Saints and Villains" by Denise Giardina |
| 2008 | March 17 | “Fool’s Crow” by James Welsh |
| 2008 | February | "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin |
| 2008 | January | "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini |
| 2007 | October 15 | "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" by James Patterson |
| 2007 | September 17 | "Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy" by John Le Carre |
| 2007 | August 20 | "His Excellency George Washington" by Joseph J. Ellis |
| 2007 | July 16 | “The Guardian” by Nicholas Sparks |
| 2007 | June | "Dinner with Persephone: Travels in Greece" by Patricia Storace |
| 2007 | May |
"Mountains Beyond Mountains" "(The Quest of Dr. Paul
Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World)" by Tracy Kidder |
| 2007 | April 16 | “Flags of our Fathers” by James Bradley |
| 2007 | March | “Light on Snow” by Anita Shreve |
| 2007 | February | "The Painted Veil" by W. Somerset Maugham |
| 2007 | January | "The March" by E.L. Doctorow |
| 2006 | December | "Silent Night" by Mary Higgins Clark |
| 2006 | November | "March" by Geraldine Brooks |
| 2006 | October | "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie |
| 2006 | September | "The Screwtape Letters" by C. S. Lewis |
| 2006 | August | "The Power of the Dog" by Thomas Savage |
| 2006 | July | "More than a Skeleton" by Dr. Paul Maier |
| 2006 | June | "Moment of Truth" by Lisa Scottoline |
| 2006 | May | "Carry on, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham |
| 2006 | April | "Benjamin Franklin" by Edmund S. Morgan |
| 2006 | March | “Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown |
| 2006 | February | “Henry & Clara” by Tom Mallon |
| 2006 | January | "The Life of Pi" |
| 2005 | December | "The Christmas Train" by David Baldacci |
| 2005 | November | "Daisy Miller" by Henry James |
| 2005 | October | "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner |
| 2005 | September | "The Kite Runner" by Hosseini Khaled |
| 2005 | August | "Last Lessons of Summer" by Margaret Maron |
| 2005 | July | "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult |
| 2005 | June | "Giants in the Earth" by O.E. Rolvaag. |
| 2005 | May | "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi |
| 2005 | April | "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon |
| 2005 | March | "Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer |
| 2005 | February | "Scarlet Feather" by Maeve Binchy |
| 2005 | January | "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner |
| 2004 | December | "Shepherds Abiding" by Jan Karon |
| 2004 | November | "Killers Heels" by Cheryl Anderson |
| 2004 | October | "Pompeii" by Robert Harris |
| 2004 | September | "Easter Island" by Jennifer Vanderbes |
| 2004 | August | "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold ("Lucky" also read by some) |
| 2004 | July | "The Bonesetters Daughter" by Amy Tan |
| 2004 | June | "Five Quarters of the Orange" by Joanne Harris |
| 2004 | May | "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
| 2004 | April | "The Secret Life of Bees" |
| 2004 | March | "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" |
| 2004 | February | "Prey" by Michael Crichton |
| 2004 | January | "English Passengers" by Matthew Kneale |
| 2003 | December | Christmas Dinner |
| 2003 | November | "The Monk Downstairs" by Tim Ferrington |
| 2003 | October | "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck |
| 2003 | September | "The Emperor of Ocean Park" by Stephen L. Carter |
| 2003 | August | "Seabiscuit" by Laura Hillenbrand |
| 2003 | July | "Cain River" by Kalita Tademy |
| 2003 | June | "Sea Glass" by Anita Shreve |
| 2003 | May | "Mount Vernon Love Story" by Mary Higgins Clark |
| 2003 | April | “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo |
| 2003 | March | “The Passion of Artemisia” by Susan Vreeland |
| 2003 | February | Snow Storm (group didn't meet) |
| 2003 | January | "The Loop" by Nicholas Evans |
| 2002 | December | "Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham |
| 2002 | November | "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett |
| 2002 | October | "Year of Wonders" by Geraldine Brooks |
| 2002 | September | "Suzzanne's Diary for Nicholas" by |
| 2002 | August | "Fair and Tender Ladies" by Lee Smith |
| 2002 | July | "The Family Orchard" by Nomi Eve |
| 2002 | June | "Founding Brothers" by Joseph J. Ellis |
| 2002 | May | "The Painted House" by John Grisham |
| 2002 | April | “O” is for Outlaw" by Sue Grafton |
| 2002 | March | "Oh Pioneers" by Willa Cather |
| 2002 | February | "John Adams" by David McCullough |
| 2002 | January | "The Shipping News" by Annie Proulx |
| 2001 | December |