2012-2013 Selections
The UD Book Club begins the 2012/2013 academic year!
- June - Suite Française by Irène Némirovski
- July - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- August - Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
- October - The Alienist by Caleb Carr
- November - Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
- February - The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
- April - Lamb, the Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore
- May - A Fierce Radiance by Lauren Belfer
More from this author . . .
Lauren Belfer
Our 2012/2013 Picks . . .
A Fierce Radiance by ISBN: 9780061252518Publication Date: 2010-06-15The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "City of Light" pens a compelling, richly detailed, and absorbing tale of passion and intrigue set in New York City in the tumultuous early days of World War II.
Our May selection
Lamb by Call Number: PS 3563 .P594 L36 2003ISBN: 0380813815Publication Date: 2003The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more -- except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala -- and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.
Our April selection
The Descendants by Call Number: PS 3608 .E477 D47 2011ISBN: 9780812982954Publication Date: 2011Our February selection
Now a major motion picture starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne Fortunes have changed for the King family, descendants of Hawaiian royalty and one of the state’s largest landowners. Matthew King’s daughters—Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old, and Alex, a seventeen-year-old recovering drug addict—are out of control, and their charismatic, thrill-seeking mother, Joanie, lies in a coma after a boat-racing accident. She will soon be taken off life support. Forced to examine what they owe not only to the living but to the dead, Matt, Scottie, and Alex take to the road to find Joanie’s lover, on a memorable journey that leads to unforeseen humor, growth, and profound revelations.
Caleb's Crossing by Call Number: PR 9619.3 .B7153 C36 2011ISBN: 9780670021048Publication Date: 2011Our November selection
In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American graduate of Harvard College. From the few facts that survive of this extraordinary life, Brooks creates a luminous tale of passion and belief, magic and adventure.
The Alienist by Call Number: PS 3553 .A762 A44 2006ISBN: 9780812976144Publication Date: 2006Our October selection.
Death Comes to Pemberley by Call Number: PR 6060 .A467 D33 2011ISBN: 9780307959850Publication Date: 2011Our August selection.
State of Wonder by ISBN: 9780062049803Publication Date: 2011Our July 2012 selection.
Suite Francaise by Call Number: PQ 2627 .E4 S8513 2006Publication Date: 2006Our June 2012 selection.
Amazon Book Description: Beginning in Paris on the eve of the Nazi occupation in 1940. Suite Française tells the remarkable story of men and women thrown together in circumstances beyond their control. As Parisians flee the city, human folly surfaces in every imaginable way.
