The Rory Gilmore Book Club discussion

Please vote for six modern selections here, voting will close December 21st. This will give us enough time to plan ahead for next year.



• A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall
• Extravagance by Gary Krist
• Fat Land by Greg Critser
• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
• Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
• My Life in Orange by Tim Guest
• Nervous System by Jan Lars Jensen
• Property by Valerie Martin
• Quattrocento by James McKean
• Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman
• Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi
• Small Island by Andrea Levy
• The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duff
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
• The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
• The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
• The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht
• The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
• Unless by Carol Shields
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

Happy Voting!!

Here are my top 6 for this list :D So many good ones to choose from!

1. A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall
2. The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
3. Extravagance by Gary Krist
4. The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht
5. The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
6. Unless by Carol Shields

1. Fat Land by Greg Critser
2. A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall
3. My Life in Orange by Tim Guest
4. Small Island by Andrea Levy
5. Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman
6. Property by Valerie Martin

1. Small Island
2. Unless
3. Fat Land
4. How to Breathe Underwater
5. The Fortress of Solitude
6. When the Emperor was Divine

1. When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
2. The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
3. The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
4. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
5. The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
6. Extravagance by Gary Krist

1. Fat Land by Greg Critser
2. How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
3. Nervous System by Jan Lars Jensen
4. The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duff
5. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
6. The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht

1. A Quiet Storm
2. Extravagance
3. Fat land
4. How to breathe under water
5. My life in orange
6. The meaning of Consuelo

1. A Quiet Storm
2. How to Breathe Underwater
3. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
4. Unless
5. Nervous System
6. Rescuing Patty Hearst

1. Fat Land by Greg Critser
2. How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
3. Nervous System by Jan Lars Jensen
4. The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duff
5. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
6. The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht

• Nervous System by Jan Lars Jensen
• Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
• Unless by Carol Shields
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duff
• The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
• The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
• The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
• Unless by Carol Shields

Here are my six:

1) Rescuing Patty Hearst
2) Small Island
3) How to breathe under water
4) When the emperor was divine
5) My life in Orange
6) The meaning of Consuelo

1. The Red Tent
2. The Kitchen Boy
3. How to Breathe Under Water
4. My Life in Orange
5. The Song Reader
6. Rescuing Patty Hearst

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker
• Unless by Carol Shields
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• Property by Valerie Martin
• Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi

What a hard choice! :)

• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• My Life in Orange by Tim Guest
• Quattrocento by James McKean
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
• The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht¨
• The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker

1. A Quiet Storm by Rachel Howzell Hall
2. How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
3. Quattrocento by James McKean
4. The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duff
5. The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
6. When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

*The Red Tent
*The Kitchen Boy
*The Fortress of Solitude
*The Song of Names
*Unless
*Fat Land

1. A Quiet Storm
2. Fortress of solitude
3. Fat land
4. How to breathe under water
5. My life in orange
6. The meaning of Consuelo

• My Life in Orange by Tim Guest
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
• The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
• The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• Unless by Carol Shields

• Extravagance by Gary Krist
• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• Nervous System by Jan Lars Jensen
• Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi
• The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
• Unless by Carol Shields

How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
Property by Valerie Martin
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht
The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker

The fortress of solitude
How the light gets in
My life in orange
Nervous system
The five people you meet in Heaven
How to breathe underwater

Extravagance by Gary Krist
Fat Land by Greg Critser
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Unless by Carol Shields
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem

• How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
• Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
• Nervous System by Jan Lars Jensen
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
• The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht
• The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker

How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
• Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman
• Small Island by Andrea Levy
• The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
• The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker

• My Life in Orange by Tim Guest
• Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
• The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
• The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
• Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
• My Life in Orange by Tim Guest
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent
Small Island
Property
My Life in Orange
The Kitchen Boy
How to Breathe Underwater

• Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
• The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duff
• Rescuing Patty Hearst by Virginia Holman
• The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander
• The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• Just a Couple of Days by Tony Vigorito
• My Life in Orange by Tim Guest
• Property by Valerie Martin
• Quattrocento by James McKean
• The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

• Fat Land by Greg Critser
• How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
• Nervous System by Jan Lars Jensen
• Small Island by Andrea Levy
• The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

• Extravagance by Gary Krist
• Quattrocento by James McKean
• The Bielski Brothers by Peter Duff
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
• The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

• How the Light Gets In by M. J. Hyland
• How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
• Small Island by Andrea Levy
• Unless by Carol Shields
• When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

I have to say I'm thrilled to see the How books on so many peoples' lists. I was one of a very few that wanted them last year. :)

amber wrote: "I have to say I'm thrilled to see the How books on so many peoples' lists. I was one of a very few that wanted them last year. :)"

Well Amber, as of right now it looks like we'll be reading both next year.

Small Island by Andrea Levy

Michelle wrote: "amber wrote: "I have to say I'm thrilled to see the How books on so many peoples' lists. I was one of a very few that wanted them last year. :)"

Well Amber, as of right now it looks like we'll be ..."

I'm looking forward to it! :)

How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
The Five people you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Sacred Time by Ursula Hegi
The Song of Names by Norman Lebrecht