Not Your Ordinary Book Group

The Bangor Public Library has a new book group called:

Not Your Ordinary Book Group

Think of it as: Ladies Night Out at the Library
With a Decaf Mocha, something sweet, and good conversion about fun books!

March 25, 2010 -We will vote for our first book to read.
April 22, 2010
May 20, 2010
June 24, 2010

Once a month, Thursday nights at 6:00 pm in the Library's Board Room.

Also,
a Children's Program for Parents with school age children running at the
same time, located on the same floor.

for more info, talk to our Children's Department 947-8336 ext. 111


for more information on the Book Group: click here

"Canada Reads" Finalist

The Outlander by Gil Adamson was a "Canada Reads" finalist last year. The way they choose the book for all Canada to read is unique from other "community reads." Five personalities from Canada are chosen to champion their choice to the whole country.

I just finished reading this first novel by Gil Adamson and would like to champion it for all our area reading groups. Nineteen year old Mary Boulton murdered her husband and is on the run from her two brother-in-laws. The time is around 1903 in Alberta, Canada. Where does a woman run and how does she exist without skills in that wilderness, at a time when a woman's place was in the home? The people she meets and the places she goes are what make for interesting reading in this fast-paced novel of a woman on the run. Little by little her murderous story is revealed as the novel progresses to its final climax. I couldn't put the book down. However, I have to confess I was as fascinated or maybe even more fascinated by the trip itself rather than the ending. Adamson's descriptions transport you beautifully to a different place. This book is a real attention getter.


If your group is interested in looking at more of what Canada is reading:
www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/