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Our favorite books of 2016:
Brenda's favorite books that she read in 2016:
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The Hidden Life of Trees
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Non-fiction:
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleberg;
Fiction:
Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman;
Travel:
An Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers by John Berendt, et al.
Joy's favorite books from 2016 were both memoirs:
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Between the World and Me
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H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald and
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Come to talk story about these and other wonderful books; we're always happy to make recommendations.
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Are you ready for 2017?
You are if 'read more' is on your New Year's resolution list!
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Lebron James
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I read 38 books in 2016; this is Joy; Brenda's not so compulsive as to add up her totals. But I'd like to increase that for 2017.
So, here to reinforce our reading resolutions are several links about the benefits of reading:
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Taylor Swift
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Obviously, there is some overlap between these lists, but the bottom line is: reading is good and fun!
And to help us with this and all our resolutions, here are some ideas for how to develop a new habit:
And a great way to put your resolution into action,
is to come to one of our book groups. Read-on to see what we're reading in January or visit our web-site for the February books. konastories.com
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Our Book clubs are fun and friendly!
Read the book, bring either a pupu or beverage, and enjoy a lively discussion.
Our Fiction group:
Fates and Furies by
Lauren Groff
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Fates and Furies
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is a literary masterpiece that defies expectation. A dazzling examination of a marriage, it is also a portrait of creative partnership written by one of the best writers of her generation. Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. At the core of this rich, expansive, layered novel, Lauren Groff presents the story of one such marriage over the course of twenty-four years. Join us to discuss this National Book Award finalist on
Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 6:30pm.
Our Travel Group: The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by
Bill Bryson
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The Road to Little Dribbling
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Bryson has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and rental car and on foot, to see what has changed -- and what hasn't. With his instinct for the funny and quirky, and his eye for the idiotic, the bewildering, the appealing, and the ridiculous, he offers insights into all that is best and worst about Britain today. This best-selling travel writer will be our topic on Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30pm.
Our Non-fiction group: The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by
Andrea Wulf.
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The Invention of Nature
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether he was climbing the highest volcanoes in the world or racing through anthrax-infected Siberia or translating his research into bestselling publications that changed science and thinking. Now Andrea Wulf brings the man and his achievements back into focus: his daring expeditions and investigation of wild environments around the world and his discoveries of similarities between climate and vegetation zones on different continents. We will discuss this award winning science biography on
Tuesday, January 24 at 6pm.
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Joy and Brenda (Owners)
Noble and Chloe (Cats)
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Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm;
Saturday: 10am-5pm;
Sunday: 11am-5pm
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