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Holiday Party & Book Swap 2019

12/19/2019

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It was so nice to see you last night at our holiday party.  Thanks to Lisa for hosting!  And thanks to everyone for sharing books and possible titles for us to explore in 2020.  Click here to view the list of books that filled our swap basket last night, and then please join us in January (date TBD) to discuss Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. 

Happy Holidays to you all!

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We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter

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Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly

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Locking Up Our Own
by James Forman Jr.

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You've Been Volunteered
by Laurie Gelman

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The Stranger in the Woods
by Michael Finkel

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Daring Greatly
by Brene Brown

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The Great Believers
by Rebecca Makkai

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Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders

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The Perfect Mother
by Aimee Molloy

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There There
Tommy Orange


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Happy New Year!
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Reading & Viewing Recs | Summer 2019

6/13/2019

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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark Sullivan
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The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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The Library Book
by Susan Orlean

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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
by Joanna Cannon

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Widows of Malabar Hill
by Sujata Massey

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Everything Here is Beautiful
by Mira T. Lee

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Miracle Creek
by Angie Kim

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Big Little Lies
HBO Drama - Season 2

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Chernobyl
HBO Drama

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Titles to share from recent reading

3/29/2019

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Sold
by Patricia McCormick

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Recent titles (2017-19)

2/5/2019

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The Confidence Code
by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman

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Bad Blood
by John Carreyrou

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Next Year in Havana
by Chanel Cleeton

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Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate

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Inheritance
by Dani Shapiro

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New Year's Icebreaker

1/22/2019

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As part of an icebreaker exercise at last week's book club discussion we asked the Tipsy Mamas this question:

What is your favorite book?

A tough question to answer on the spot, but please enjoy this varied list of recommendations that touched the hearts of our group!

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A Severe Mercy
by Sheldon Vanauken

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Far From the Tree
by Andrew Solomon

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Swimming to Antarctica
by Lynne Cox

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Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston

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Sweetbitter
by Stephanie Danler

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Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee

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Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

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Circling the Sun
by Paula McLain

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West With The Night
by Beryl Markham

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Trumpet of the Swan
by E. B. White

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The Outsiders
by S. E. Hinton

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Children of the River
by Linda Crew


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Holiday Party & Book Swap

12/31/2018

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This December, instead of discussing a new title, the Tipsy Mamas’ Book Club convened for a Holiday Party and Book Swap.  We enjoyed wonderful company and seasonal drinks as we shared ideas from our own reading.  Please enjoy this list of titles we collected and passed around.  Join us again in January as we discuss Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime.

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The Hopefuls
by Jennifer Close

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An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones

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Holidays on Ice
by David Sedaris

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith

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Selected Poems
by John Keats

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Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
by Caroline Fraser

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Not My Father's Son
by Alan Cumming

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The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand

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The Leftovers
by Tom Perrotta

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Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Without a Country
by Ayse Kulin

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Towers Falling
by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson

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Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier

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American Fire
by Monica Hesse

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Locking Up Our Own
by James Forman, Jr.


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