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2008–2009 Calendar
Albina
First Wednesday of each month at 7:15 p.m.
(Second Wednesday in September and July) • The group meets in Studio 2 on the second floor of Whole Foods Market, next door to the library.
- Sept. 10 – Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping by Judith Levine
- Oct. 1 – The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
- Nov. 5 – Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
- Dec. 3 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- Jan. 7 – The Eyre Affair: A Novel by Jasper Fforde
- Feb. 4 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 4 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
- April 1 – Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- May 6 – Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
- June 3 – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- July 8 – Maisie Dobbs: A Novel by Jacqueline Winspear
- Aug. 5 – The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston
Belmont
Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 10 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Oct. 8 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Nov. 12 – Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin
- Dec. 10 – Borderline by Mark Schorr • Author visit!
- Jan. 14 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Feb. 11 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 11 – The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
- April 8 – The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- May 13 – The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir by Victoria Rowell
- June 10 – Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
- July 8 – The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
- Aug. 12 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
Capitol Hill
First Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
(Second Thursday in January and July)
- Sept. 4 – Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen
- Oct. 2 – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Nov. 6 – My Montana: A History and Memoir, 1930–1950 by Jewel Beck Lansing • Author visit!
- Dec. 4 – Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
- Jan. 8 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Feb. 5 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 5 – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- April 2 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- May 7 – Affliction by Russell Banks
- June 4 – All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer
- July 9 – The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
- Aug. 6 – Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Capitol Hill
Second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
- Sept. 9 – Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen
- Oct. 14 – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Nov. 11 – Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
- Dec. 16 – Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
- Jan. 13 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Feb. 10 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 10 – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- April 14 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- May 12 – Affliction by Russell Banks
- June 9 – The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
- July 14 – The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
- Aug. 11 – All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer
Central
First Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
(Second Thursday in January and April) • U.S. Bank Room
- Sept. 4 – Maisie Dobbs: A Novel by Jacqueline Winspear
- Oct. 2 – Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories by Philip Roth
- Nov. 6 – Appointment in Samarra: A Novel by John O'Hara
- Dec. 4 – The Gathering by Anne Enright
- Jan. 8 – How to Rent a Negro by damali ayo
- Feb. 5 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 5 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
- April 9 – Borderline by Mark Schorr • Author visit!
- May 7 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- June 4 – The Golden Notebook by Doris May Lessing
- July 2 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- Aug. 6 – Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick
Fairview-Columbia
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (Third Tuesday in December)
- Sept. 23 – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- Oct. 28 – Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
- Nov. 25 – The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir by Victoria Rowell
- Dec. 16 – The Eyre Affair: A Novel by Jasper Fforde
- Jan. 27 – Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
- Feb. 24 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 24 – Half Broken Things by Morag Joss
- April 28 – This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
- May 26 – Sex Wars by Marge Piercy
- June 23 – The United States of Arugula: The Sun-Dried, Cold-Pressed, Dark-Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution by David Kamp
Gregory Heights
Third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
- Sept. 16 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Oct. 21 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones
- Nov. 18 – Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee
- Dec. 16 – My Montana: A History and Memoir, 1930–1950 by Jewel Beck Lansing
- Jan. 20 – The Gathering by Anne Enright
- Feb. 17 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 17 – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- April 21 – Sex Wars by Marge Piercy
- May 19 – Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
- June 16 – The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
- July 21 – Oryx and Crake: A Novel by Margaret Atwood
- Aug. 18 – Intuition: A Novel by Allegra Goodman
Gresham
First Thursday of each month at 2 p.m.
- Sept. 4 – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- Oct. 2 – The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir by Victoria Rowell
- Nov. 6 – The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
- Dec. 4 – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Jan. 8 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Feb. 5 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 5 – Maisie Dobbs: A Novel by Jacqueline Winspear
- April 2 – The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
- May 7 – Join us for a planning meeting and help choose next year's books.
- June 4 – The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Hillsdale
Third Thursday of each month at 12:30 p.m.
- Sept. 18 – Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk
- Oct. 16 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Nov. 20 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- Dec. 18 – The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
- Jan. 15 – Intuition by Allegra Goodman
- Feb. 19 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 19 – Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- April 16 – Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
- May 21 – Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
- June 18 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- July 16 – Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen
- August 20 – Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse
Hillsdale
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 9 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Oct. 14 – The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
- Nov. 11 – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Dec. 9 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Jan. 13 – The Golden Notebook by Doris May Lessing
- Feb. 10 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 10 – Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
- April 14 – Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- May 12 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- June 9 – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
- July 14 – The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
- August 11 – The Master Butchers Singing Club Louise Erdrich
Holgate
Third Wednesday of each month at 6:45 p.m.
- Sept. 17 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
- Oct. 15 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Nov. 19 – The United States of Arugula: The Sun-Dried, Cold-Pressed, Dark-Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution by David Kamp
- Dec. 17 – The Eyre Affair: A Novel by Jasper Fforde
- Jan. 21 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Feb. 18 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 18 – Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish by G. Bruce Knecht
- April 15 – The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
- May 20 – The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
- June 17 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Hollywood nonfiction group
Second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. (Third Sunday in April at noon)
- Sept. 14 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
- Oct. 12 – The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston
- Nov. 9 – Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
- Dec. 14 – Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee
- Jan. 11 – Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish by G. Bruce Knecht
- Feb. 8 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 8 – A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
- April 19 – The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
- May 10 – Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin
- June 14 – The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
- July 12 – Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson
- Aug. 9 – The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto
Hollywood
Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 16 – Borderline by Mark Schorr • Author visit!
- Oct. 21 – How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
- Nov. 18 – Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Dec. 16 – My Montana: A History and Memoir, 1930–1950 by Jewel Beck Lansing
- Jan. 20 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
- Feb. 17 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 17 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- April 21 – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- May 19 – Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- June 16 – Everyman by Philip Roth
- July 21 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- Aug. 18 – The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Midland
Third Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. (Fifth Wednesday in April)
- Sept. 17 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Oct. 15 – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- Nov. 19 – This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
- Dec. 17 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia byElizabeth Gilbert
- Jan. 21 – The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig
- Feb. 18 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 18 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- April 29 – Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
- May 20 – The Gathering by Anne Enright
- June 17 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- July 15 – Join us for a party and bring a book to share for summer reading.
Midland
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m. (Third Tuesday in April)
- Sept. 9 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
- Oct. 14 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Nov. 11 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Dec. 9 – The Eyre Affair: A Novel by Jasper Fforde
- Jan. 13 – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Feb. 10 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 10 – Maisie Dobbs: A Novel by Jacqueline Winspear
- April 21 – All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer
- May 12 – The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
- June 9 – This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
North Portland
Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Oct. 21 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Nov. 18 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Dec. 16 – The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
- Jan. 20 – New News out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
- Feb. 17 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 17 – The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir by Victoria Rowell
- April 21 – Everyman by Philip Roth
- May 19 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- June 16 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Northwest
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 9 – The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- Oct. 14 – The Master Butchers Singing Club by Louise Erdrich
- Nov. 11 – Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee
- Dec. 9 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- Jan. 13 – Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
- Feb. 10 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 10 – Intuition: A Novel by Allegra Goodman
- April 14 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- May 12 – The Golden Notebook by Doris May Lessing
- June 9 – The Eyre Affair: A Novel by Jasper Fforde
Northwest
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 23 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Oct. 28 – Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver
- Nov. 25 – Oryx and Crake: A Novel by Margaret Atwood
- Jan. 27 – This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
- Feb. 24 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 24 – New News out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
- April 28 – Affliction by Russell Banks
- May 26 – The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston
- June 23 – Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick
This book discussion group is cosponsored by the Oregon State Commission for the Blind. Eligible participants can request alternate formats of the book selection from the Oregon State Library's Talking Books and Braille Service at 503.224.0610 (Portland) or 800.452.0292 (toll free).
Rockwood
Third Friday of each month at 10 a.m.
- Sept. 19 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Oct. 17 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Nov. 21 – How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
- Dec. 19 – All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer
- Jan. 16 – The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- Feb. 20 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 20 – Maisie Dobbs: A Novel by Jacqueline Winspear
- April 17 – Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk
- May 15 – Everyman by Philip Roth
- June 19 – Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Sellwood-Moreland
Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 16 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Oct. 21 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Nov. 18 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Dec. 16 – Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk
- Jan. 20 – The United States of Arugula: The Sun-Dried, Cold-Pressed, Dark-Roasted, Extra Virgin Story of the American Food Revolution by David Kamp
- Feb. 17 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 17 – Appointment in Samarra: A Novel by John O'Hara
- April 21 – Bel Canto: A Novel by Ann Patchett
- May 19 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- June 16 – Heir to the Glimmering World by Cynthia Ozick
- July 21 – New News out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
- Aug. 18 – Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse
St. Johns
Second Monday of each month at 1 p.m.
- Sept. 8 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Oct. 13 – Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Nov. 10 – Seeds of Change: Six Plants That Transformed Mankind by Henry Hobhouse
- Dec. 8 – Borderline by Mark Schorr
- Jan. 12 – The Golden Notebook by Doris May Lessing
- Feb. 9 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 9 – The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
- April 13 – All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer
- May 11 – The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston
- June 8 – The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- July 13 – The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
St. Johns
Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 10 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Oct. 8 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Nov. 12 – Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- Dec. 10 – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- Jan. 14 – The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir by Victoria Rowell
- Feb. 11 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 11 – Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- April 8 – The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
- May 13 – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- June 10 – One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
- July 8 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
Woodstock
Third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (Second Wednesday in July)
- Sept. 17 – The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones • Author visit!
- Oct. 15 – The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- Nov. 19 – The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
- Jan. 21 – This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
- Feb. 18 – Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family by Lauren Kessler
- March 18 – Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- April 15 – The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A.J. Jacobs
- May 20 – Oryx and Crake: A Novel by Margaret Atwood
- June 17 – How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman
- July 8 – The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
Pageturners is supported by a generous grant from the Friends of the Library.