January - Gifts of War - Mackenzie Ford
February - To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
March - Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand – Helen Simonson
April - Rescuing Sprite-A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish – Mark Levin
May – Bossy Pants – Tina Fey
June – The Street Sweeper – Elliot Perlman
July – Before You Know Kindness - Chris Bohjalian
August – Tin Roof Blowdown – James Lee Burke
Jan Skinner will lead the August discussion of The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke. Mr. Burke is the winner of two Edgar Awards, author of twenty-six novels, and two collections of short stories including several New York Times bestsellers. Jan Skinner will lead our discussion. In the waning days of summer, 2005, a storm with greater impact than the bomb that struck Hiroshima peels the face off southern Louisiana. As the novel begins, Hurricane Katrina has left the commercial district and residential neighborhoods awash with looters and predators of every stripe. The power grid of the city has been destroyed, New Orleans reduced to the level of a medieval society. There is no law, no order, and no sanctuary for the infirm, the helpless, and the innocent. In the midst of an apocalyptical nightmare, Detective Dave Robicheaux must find two serial rapists, a morphine-addicted priest, and a vigilante who may be more dangerous than the criminals looting the city. In a singular style that defies genre, Burke has created a hauntingly bleak picture of life in New Orleans after Katrina. Filled with complex characters and depictions of people at both their best and worst, The Tin Roof Blowdown is not only an action-packed crime thriller, but a poignant story of courage and sacrifice.
September - #1 Ladies Detective Agency – Alexander McCall-Smith
October – The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
November – 11/22/63 – Stephen King