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Clear Lake Chapter
Houston,
TX (Founding Chapter)
Reading Good Books, Eating Good Food and Having a Good Time!
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Chapter News/Upcoming Events
BOOK CLUB IN YOUR POCKET FEATURES THE GOOD BOOK CLUBe
Bookclub In Your Pocket Show. Featuring Award Winning Canadian Poet turned Author George Elliot Clark, discussing his book GEORGE AND RUE. The book is about a death that brims with fierce vitality and dark humor. Infused with the sensual, rhythmic beauty that defines Clarke’s writing, this is a literary debut that is marked by celebration—and controversy...
www.bookclubinyourpocket.com
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Reading Selections for
2009 |
| January: |
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
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| February: |
Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #1 by Charlaine Harris
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| March: |
Dying for Revenge: Gideon Trilogy, Book 3 by Eric Jerome Dickey
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| April: |
My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding by Various Authors
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| May: |
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
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| June: |
WWW: Wake by Robert Sawyer
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| July: |
Life is Short But Wide by J. California Houston
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| August: |
The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan
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| September: |
Proverbs for the People by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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| October: |
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment by Steve Harvey
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| November: |
The Sign by Raymond Khoury
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| December: |
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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About Us
Inspired by Oprah, in 1996 three friends, Mary Jones, Juanita Cole Howard and Pamela Walker Williams, began organizing a book club. After several trail attempts, the club held its official charter meeting in March 1998. The first reading selection was "If This World Were Mine" by E. Lynn Harris. The charter members of the chapter were: Wanda Wolfe, Renita Kay Glaze, Andrew Ricks, Mary Jones, Juanita Cole Howard and Pamela Walker Williams. The Club was named "The Good Book Club" because the goal was to read good books, eat good food, and have a good time.
Our group is now composed of women of all age groups and from all walks of life.
The Houston Chapter of the GBC has hosted many author events in the Houston and Clear Lake Area. In 2001, they hosted author Kimberla Lawson Roby at the Arts Alliance Center in Clear Lake . Always in search of places to hold literary events, other venues that they have used include the Barnes and Noble in Clear Lake The Shrine of the Black Madonna in Houston , Muddie Waters Coffee House in Pearland, Tommy's Patio and Café of Clear Lake, Venenicio's Italian Restaurant in Clear Lake and Third World Imports in Houston .
Authors hosted include Travis Hunter, Eric Jerome Dickey, Trisha Thomas, Parry Brown, Linda Dominique Grovesnor, J. California Cooper, Lolita Files, Delores Thornton, Kathleen Cross, Sharon Ewell Foster, Bernice McFadden, A'Lelia Bundles, Eric Pete, Vincent Alexandria and Texas authors Francis Ray, Victor McGlothin, Anita Richmond Bunkley, Mack and Sara Smith and ReShonda Tate Billingsley.
In an effort to share the responsibilities of the book club, the role of Hostess rotates throughout the membership. We share a lively exchange of thoughts, opinions, and ideas.
Our Book Rating System
Book Rate the Book with a numerical rating from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest (i.e. "excellent") and 1 being the lowest (i.e. "poor")
5 - Loved this book and I would buy it for a friend as a gift. Make this book into a movie!
4 – Good book; it is worth purchasing. I would recommend it to others.
3 – Finished the book, but still waiting for the good part. Don't buy it, get it from the library.
2 – Did not enjoy this book, after a few chapters, I knew I'd never finish.
1 – Hated everything about this book; not worth the paper it was printed on.
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GBC Teens
The GBC Teens of Galveston, TX consists of high school girls who meet monthly at the in Galveston, TX. Each month the girls are given books, free of charge, to read for the next month. (PageTurner.net and Tricom Literary Marketing donate the books.) Members of the Clear Lake GBC and The Circle of Essence Book Club of Galveston mentor the group.
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