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AUDIO BOOK CLUB

We have a book club that meets in person or over the conference line on the second Saturday of each month from 1:30 - 2:30. We hold the regularly scheduled monthly ACB meetings immediately afterwards from 2:30 to 3:30.

You can physically come to the monthly book club meetings where the books are discussed or just call in on our free telephone conferencing setup. There's no reason you can't chime in no matter where you live; the choice is yours! If you would like to join in call the book club contact on the ABOUT US page and get filled in on the details. You do not have to be an ACB member to join in on it, nor do you have to pay a penny or commit to anything other than reading the book! Each of these books is available on the BARD web site or through the state library. The descriptions below are by BARD.

We are eager to take suggestions for new selections. Although we plan our list about a year out we can change things if most of us agree. The one restriction we have agreed on is that each book must be available from the Talking Book Library and for download on the BARD website. A phone number for Talking Books in Arizona is 1-800-255-5578

Book Club discussions upcoming in 2012:

JUNE 9

THE WEDDING is a romance novel by Nicholas Sparks that is read by Tom Wopat in seven hours. Jane and Wilson Lewis have been married for thirty years. Wilson realized a year ago that the love was gone from his marriage. With the help of Jane's father, Noah Calhoun, in The Notebook (RC 43180, BR 15245), Wilson sets out to make his wife fall in love with him again. Bestseller.

JULY 14

THE DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN is written by Anne McCaffrey and includes DRAGONFLIGHT, DRAGONQUEST,, and THE WHITE DRAGON. It is read by J. P. Linton in 38 hours. Yes, that says thirty eight hours. It has been years since the dreaded "threads" descended on Pern, and the inhabitants, busy with daily pursuits, no longer worry about the danger. Now, with only a few dragons left who can take to the skies and destroy the threads, they suddenly begin falling again. 1988.

AUGUST 11

WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE is a suspense novel by Shirley Jackson that is read by Anne Wessels in six hours. It is a frightening story, narrated by a childlike girl of eighteen, who lives with her senile uncle and older sister Constance, who was acquitted of the poisoning of the rest of the family. The younger sister convinces Constance to escape from the cruel curiosity of the townspeople by locking themselves in their house. 1962.

SEPTEMBER 8

THE RAINMAKER is a legal suspense novel by John Grisham and it is read by Chuck Benson in 17 hours. Before Rudy Baylor graduates from law school and starts his new job, he must provide free legal advice at a senior center. His clients are a couple whose grown son is dying of leukemia and whose insurance company has abandoned them. Rudy's excitement over their promising case is dashed by the news that his much-needed job offer has been withdrawn. And that's only the beginning of his bad-luck streak. Some strong language.

OCTOBER 13

THE JOY LUCK CLUB is a novel by Amy Tan and is read by Yvonne Fair Tessler in 16 hours. In 1949 four Chinese women living in San Francisco founded the Joy Luck Club where they met to play mah jong, tell stories, and "feast" on scraps. Forty years later one of the women dies, her daughter takes her place at the club, and a secret is revealed that unleashes in each person the need to reach back and remember.

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