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Welcome, Queens Book Lovers!

Location
Forest Hills, NY 40.72-73.85 11375US
Meetups
33 so far
Members
310 Book Lovers
Rating
The Forest Hills Book Group 4.50 4.5042
Meetup topics
Founded
March 5, 2007

This is a group for people who love to read and enjoy sharing ideas and opinions about books. We meet once a month in a cafe or restaurant in the Forest Hills, Queens area.

Books read so far:
RATS (Robert Sullivan)
WHAT IS THE WHAT (Dave Eggers)
THE EXTRA MAN (Jonathan Ames)
THE NAMESAKE (Jhumpa Lahiri)
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (Betty Smith)
NORTH RIVER (Pete Hamill)
ON CHESIL BEACH (Ian McEwan)
WORLD'S FAIR (E. L. Doctorow)
THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN (Claire Messud)
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED (Jonathan Safran Foer)
THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS (Kiran Desai)
ATONEMENT (Ian McEwan)
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY (Erik Larson)
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT (Graham Greene)
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (Anne Tyler)
RABBIT, RUN (John Updike)
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Shirley Jackson)
FREAKONOMICS (Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner)
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (Audrey Niffenegger)
THE MERMAID CHAIR (Sue Monk Kidd)
THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (Nathanael West)
DUST TRACKS ON A ROAD (Zora Neale Hurston)
THE WICKED PAVILION (Dawn Powell)
THE HA-HA (Dave King)
THINGS FALL APART (Chinua Achebe)
TELL NO ONE (Harlan Coben)
LOSING BATTLES (Eudora Welty)
ON THE ROAD (Jack Kerouac)
FELICIA'S JOURNEY (William Trevor)
BLINK (Malcolm Gladwell)
GIRLBOMB (Janice Erlbaum)

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Our next MeetupA Short History of Nearly Everything discussion

Dec 16 Wed 7:00 PM
Where?
Not chosen yet
Who’s coming?
23 Yes / 0 Maybe
( 7 spots left — RSVP deadline: December 16, 2009 5:00 PM )

Want to attend?

We'll be reading A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson for our December meeting. As the vote was so close, we'll do the runner-up, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, for January. Location to be announced soon.

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What members are saying

“ People who like to read and who want to discuss what they read should join this group. ... ”

—Jeanne

“ Solid book discussion by people who care about books. ”

—judy
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What's new?

  • Nov 22
    • New member
      Bethany Lisi
      “I was instantly attrached to the group based on your reading choices (I am a huge fan of Everything is Illuminated and On the Road, and I love Bill Bryson and was excited to see you are reading him right now!).”
  • Nov 19
    • New Greeting for
      Lori Stepat
      “Hi Lori, I was sorry to hear about your accident, I hope it healed properly and it was good to see you on Monday. Happy Thanksgiving. Anne Garbarini”
      posted by Anne Garbarini
  • Nov 17
    • New file
      Girlbomb.doc
      Discussion questions for Girlbomb by Janice Erlbaum
      Uploaded by Karen D.
  • Nov 13
    • New member
      Joel Sacks
      “because I love books and the opportunity to discuss them.”
  • Nov 9
    • New member
      Lorna Power
      “Looking forward to meeting new people and reading some interesting books!”
  • Nov 6
    • New member
      Anthony DeCosta
      “I love reading all kinds of books and would like to join a book club in Forest Hills.”
  • Oct 26
    • New member
      Samantha
      “New to Forest Hills and an avid reader. Looking forward to meeting other book lovers!”
    • New member
      Ron
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