Merry Christmas!

And...Happy New Year!

Love...all of us at Read Between the Wines
(if anyone else even reads this)

M.I.A.

Book Club is missing a member....I swear there used to a tall, Wisconsin lovin', fabulous, booty wearin', Minnesota born member. But we haven't seen her in ages!



Come back soon...we miss you!

By a Nose....

And the winner is.....



The Story of Edgar Sawtelle



written by David Wroblewski





Who can host January BC?

January Book Club??

New year...new book! Let's start the year right...with a really good one!!

Maybe a New Year's resolution...to read more? ;)

Here are the picks:
(click on book title to link to further description)


Moloka'i

Brennert's sweeping debut novel tracks the grim struggle of a Hawaiian woman who contracts leprosy as a child in Honolulu during the 1890s and is deported to the island of Moloka'i, where she grows to adulthood at the quarantined settlement of Kalaupapa. Rachel Kalama is the plucky, seven-year-old heroine whose family is devastated when first her uncle Pono and then she develop leprous sores and are quarantined with the disease......

The Story of Edar Sawtelle

Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm--and into Edgar's mother's affections......

The Lost Symbol

The Lost Symbol begins with an ancient ritual, a shadowy enclave, and of course, a secret. Readers know they are in Dan Brown territory when, by the end of the first chapter, a secret within a secret is revealed........

The Schopenhauer Cure

Julius Hertzfeld, a successful therapist in San Francisco, is shocked by the news that he suffers from terminal cancer. Moved to reassess his life's work, he contacts Philip Slate, whose three years of therapy for sexual addiction Julius describes as an "old-time major-league failure." Philip is now training to be a therapist himself, guided by the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, and he offers to teach Julius about Schopenhauer as a way of helping him deal with his looming death.......

***Please vote on the upper right hand side. Voting closes Friday at 3pm.***


Also, who can host?

Purple Pants and Holiday Cheer!

Another fabulous BCCP! Thanks so much Elizabeth and Emily (our favorite non-BC member) for hosting! We were a little tame compared to last year, maybe that is a good thing. We opted for a Girls Night In rather then battle the cold to head out to crowded bars. The night went by too fast and before we knew it...it was too late for the bars anyways!

The night included lots of talking and gossip,

lots of great food,

a gift exchange,

Peppermint Swirlys,

and a serious game of Catch Phrase (who won?).

(see Catch Phrase)

Topics of discussion included but limited to....Tiger Woods, hair removal, Amanda Knox, Immigration Laws, Grade School shenanigans , running (i.e. never doing a marathon) and boyfriends/husbands.

Great gifts included someecards postcards, Schick Quattro For Women Trimstyle Razor & Bikini Trimmer, Starbucks giftcards, Jesus toast, glassware, Christmas decor, and of course the infamous Hooters apron.

And last but not least...the star of the party...PURPLE PANTS (and white socks) deserves a shout-out.

Oops we didn't pick a book for January. Check back later this week for info. ;)

Email me book suggestions!!

A Message from Elizabeth

Book Club Beauties,

Looking forward to our annual Book Club Christmas throw down this Friday (pertinent information is below).

7:30pm (an extra half hour to compensate for what will certainly be a later end time)
1436 West Fletcher (Do not be thrown off by the Ghetto Front door. You are at the right place. It will be unlocked so just come on in that door and the second one on the right).

Don't Forget! Your $10 gift and any games you may want to play.

Rachel- Jerome is encouraged to attend.

Jamie and Norah- Hooters aprons are encouraged as well. They are the perfect defense against pesky Peppermint Swirly stains! See you all Friday.

Email or call with any questions.

-Elizabeth