Susann Meier Reading Between the Wines Book Club has been meeting in member homes since 2013. We enjoy good books and good wine! One of our favorite selections was Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby VanPelt. Member Sue Halsted made this amazing quilt for her friend’s 80th birthday. Other favorites have included The Nightingale by Kristin…
Patti N. Smith Do you love reading and discussing in a light-hearted, laid back environment? Then this book club may be for you. Our meetings begin with a fun game, such as bingo or trivia, followed by an interesting discussion of the novel. All opinions are encouraged. Our club meets every second Wednesday at 6:30…
Paul Knopick The Just Good Readin’ Book Club, Robson Ranch’s oldest, will discuss Michelle Shocklee’s Under the Tulip Tree on Monday, Sept. 14 in the clubhouse, one Monday after Labor Day. All are invited. A 16-year-old, Rena, dreams of being a writer, dreams dashed when the stock market crashes in 1929 and her family falls…
Paul Knopick Robson Ranch’s “The Just Good Readin’ Book Club” will meet on July 6, the first Monday in July at 7 p.m. in the Clubhouse to discuss Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air.” The Wall Street Journal said it “Ranks among the great adventure books of all time.” The Los Angeles Times called it the…
Cris Thompson The annual RRCC Spring Social was held on the Patio of The Wildhorse Grill on May 2. It was a beautiful balmy Spring evening, filled with good food and conversation. Joan Bridges thanked the members who assisted with the numerous activities throughout the year. The RRCC book club will meet on Tuesday, June…
Paul Knopick In June Robson Ranch’s Just Good Readin’ Book Club will discuss a Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day. A film version of the book was nominated for eight Academy Awards. It’s an intricate and dazzling novel. It is a novel that teaches that it is better to…
Paul Knopick At our December meeting, the Just Good Readin’ Book Club chose books that will be discussed in the coming months, starting with David McCullough’s History Matters. David McCullough, one of America’s most famous and productive historians, strongly believed in the value of history: How we can be guided by its lessons. How there…
Paul Knopick The Just Good Readin’ Book Club at Robson Ranch will meet on Monday, Dec. 1, to discuss Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brook’s outstanding novel Horse. The Book Club meets in the clubhouse at 7 p.m. All are invited. The greatest racehorse in American history is featured in this non-fiction, award-winning novel. Time magazine…
Deb Derderian, Women Sharing Hope High-touch is trumping high-tech these days as book clubs make a striking comeback—even with your grandkids! Both Nice News and NBC recently reported that over 30 percent of Millennials and Gen Z have formed book clubs as a way to reconnect with reading and relationships. After COVID-19 and too much…
Lorraine Hecker This month the Rockin’ Readers Book Club celebrates its fifth anniversary, and it is still going strong. Originally formed by 12 women on Silver Rock Way, it has now expanded to include a few neighbors on Basalt Lane. The club meets monthly and discusses books hand-picked by the host. To date, we have…