We did it again!

Once again our Book Club has picked a book that will become a movie, or in this case a television series!

You can read the article here.

Bruckheimer TV and Warner Bros. TV have received a put pilot order from ABC for a project inspired by the book "The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World." The femmes who penned the book, published in May by HarperCollins, maintain the LostGirlsWorld blog, which may also provide some fodder for the series.


Now the real question is who is actually reading this book? :)

Don't forget we also need to pick a date and the next hostess!

Book Club Beyond Borders

written by Guest Blogger Kathy S.

Contrary to the early prediction that our Book Club would have “the shelf life of a dairy product,” BC has now flourished for years and is spreading its influence across the country. Starting with a group of Michigan transplants in Chicago, moving north to Minnesota (Amanda), east to New York City (Jamie), and now south to TEXAS!

After seeing a ReadBetweentheWines posting on Facebook, an old Marquette friend living in McAllen, TX, reached out to hear “EVERYTHING” about our book club so she could start her own. “I'm not sure how serious y'alls club is,” she said, “but I'm pretty sure ours will be about 50% eating/vino drinking, 30% gossiping, 20% book talking”. Sound familiar?

I gave her the lowdown on the basics, like rotating apartment locations, bringing a bottle to pass, and consuming copious amounts of dip, as well as on the more complicated matters, like the process of choosing the next book (suggesting the frequently instituted “heads down/hands up” voting approach in certain heated situations). In addition, I shared some essential things to consider when choosing a book, some of which we learned the hard way, like;

The # of pages (i.e. Edgar Sawtelle)
The unreliability of Oprah’s Book Club (i.e. Love in the Time of Cholera & Edgar again)
Hard cover vs. soft cover
The seasonality (i.e. Ted Bundy)
Who’s already read it
Who’s mom’s already read it

Much like a fine wine (or fine cheese for that matter) our Book Club has only gotten better with age and here’s hoping the new clubs formed will lead to as many new friendships, passionate discussions, and hung-over Fridays as ours has. Cheers!

Friday Pop Quiz #5

Name this Book Clubber?

Hint: Not the Kardashians.

Saying Goodbye

Goodbyes are no fun.

Last night we had to wish farewell to one of every one's favorite Book Club members she is off to big things in the Big Apple. Jamie is a founding father of our Book Club and brought a lot of friendships together. We will miss her so much!!


So last night we didn't have a book to discuss, we just wanted to get together to wish Jamie good luck on her new adventure in NYC.

Topics of discussion included wedding dresses, wedding rings, New York City (duh), Billy Mulivill (Jamie's furture BFF), accents, face vs. furs, curly hair, work, getting fired, firing coworkers, Halloween, real estate, Disneyworld, red underwear, skinny jeans, dogs/cats, Panko bread crumbs, 30th Birthday parties, Helen & Jack moving to Chicago and maybe for the first time ever there were a few tears shed at BC and a sing along. Yes, a sing along, I guess don't mention Orphan and Annie in the same sentence around this group.

I really don't know what to write about Jamie leaving Chicago and Book Club, other then she will be truely missed. And a BCNYC weekend could be in the works. :)


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We love you Jamie and wish you all the best in New York! xoxo

Also, thank you to Katie for hosting! It was a last minute get together, so THANK YOU! It always seems to be a fun night when Katie's hosts, remember this?