COTTONWOOD BOOK CLUB

 
 
 

COTTONWOOD BOOK CLUB - This is our book history from the club inception in 2006 to current. Hopefully correct - reconstructed from emails.

2023

January The Great Work of Your Life Stephen Cope
February Antarctica Themed Books Eric and Grey Hansen - speakers
March The Glass Universe Dava Sobel
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2022

January Small Great Things Jodi Picoult
February Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker Jennifer Chiaverini
March The Book of Gutsy Women Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
April Run Rose Run Dolly Parton
May Motherless Daughters Hope Edelman
June Winter Garden Kristin Hannah
July (No Meeting)  
August (Picnic - no book)  
September The War That Saved My Life Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
October Big Lies in a Small Town Diane Chamberlain

2021

January The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes
February My Antonia Willa Cather
March Book of Lost Friends Lisa Wingate
April The Girls With No Names Serena Burdick
May Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer
June The Good Earth Pearl S Buck
July The Four Agreements don Migues Ruiz
August The Prodigal Daughter Jeffrey Archer
September Remember - The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting Lisa Genova
October The Prayer Box Lisa Wingate

2020

January The Devil in White City Erik Larson
February My Dear Hamilton Stephany Dray
March (No Meeting)  
April Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann
May By Invitation Only Dorothea Benton Frank
June Beyond the Bright Sea Lauren Walk
July We Were the Lucky Ones Georgia Hunter
August (No Meeting)  
September (Pot Luck Dinner)  
October (No Meeting)  

2019

January (No Meeting)  
February Tending Roses Lisa Wingate
March Educated Tara Westover
April (No Meeting)  
May (No Meeting)  
June Drain the Swamp Ken Buck
July Becoming Michelle Obama
August A Fall of Marigolds Susan Meisner
September Tattooist of Auschwitz Heather Morris
October Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles

2018

January The Nightingale Kristin Hannah
February The Power Rhonda Byrne
March A Monster Calls Patrick Ness
April Dark Money Jane Mayers
May Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate
June The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd
July (Utah Valley University Library)  
August The Four Tendencies Gretchen Rubin
September Sarah's Quilt Nancy Turner
October The Orphan Tale Pam Jenoff

2017

January Falling From Horses Molly Gloss
February Me Before You Jojo Moyes
March Alchemy of Air Thomas Hager
April Emerald Mile Kevin Fedarko
May The Zookeeper's Wife Diane Ackerman
June My Grandmother Asked to Tell you She's Sorry Fredrik Backman
July Food Babe Kitchen Vani Hari
August Wonder R J Palacio
September The Golden Son Shilpi Somaya Gowda
October Bows in a Boat Daniel James Brown

2016

January Voices in the Ocen Susan Casey
February Post-American World Fareed Zakaria
March The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes
April A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman
May All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr
June Effortless Healing Joseph Mercola
July Six Steps to Self Love Mishelle Walker-Bernardo
August Martin Marten Brian Doyle
September The Choice Nicholas Sparks
October Cane River Shari Belafonte

2015

January The Rent Collector Camron Wright
February The Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline
March Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese
April The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Rachel Joyce
May Ordinary Grace William Ken Krueger
June Ordinary Truth Jana Grace
July Big Little Lies Liane Moriatry
August The Last Cowgirld Jana Rich
September (DNA Related???) ??
October The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot

2014

January To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
February Growing Up in Heaven James Van Praagh
March The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander
April The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson
May Wild Cheryl Strayed
June The Aviator's Wife Melania Benjamin
July Remembering Isaac Ben Behunin
August Songs of Willow Frost Jamie Ford
September People of the Earth Michael Gear
October I Am Malala Malala Yousafzai

2013

January Heaven is for Real Todd Burpo
February Emily and Einstein Linda Francis Lee
March Half Broke Horses Jeanette Walls
April Citizen-in-Chief: The Second Lives of the American Presidents Leonard Bernardo
May The Secret Keepers Trenton Lee Stewart
June I Love You, Ronnie Nancy Reagan
July Healing Spices Bharat Aggarwal
August The Noticer Andy Andrews
September The Glass Harmonica Dorothee Kocks
October Lovely Bones Alice Sebold

2012

January Man's Search for Meaning Victor Frankl
February Seven Tipping Points that Saved the World Chris Steward
March Beyond the Big Bang Simon Singh
April A Stolen Life Jaycee Dugard
May Wish You Well David Baldacci
June Breaking Night Liz Murray
July The Dovekeepers Alice Hoffman
August The Blue Zones Dan Buettner
September The Book Thief Marcus Zuxak
October The Anatomy of Peace Arbinger Institute
November The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax Dorothy Gilman

2011

January The Dilapidated Man Patricia G. Stevenson
February Still Alice Lisa Genova
March Sarah's Key Tatiana de Rosney
April Water for Elephants Sara Gruen
May Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand
June Under the Feet of Jesus Helena Maria Viramontes
July The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
August Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Wendy Mass
September My Name is Mary Sutter Robin Oliveira
October The Reconnection: Heal Others, Heal Yourself Eric Paul

2010

January Persian Pickle Club Sandra Dallas
February The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Society Mary Ann Shaffer
March Same Kind of Different as Me Author
April Infidel Ayaan Hersi-Ali
May The Help Kathryn Stockett
June The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls
July (picnic - book club cookbook) Various
August The Life of Pi Yann Martel
September My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult
October Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Jamie Ford

2009

January Two Old Women Velma Wallis
February Left To Tell Immaculee Ilibagiza
March It's Not About the Bike Lance Armstrong
April Down the Nile Rosemary Mahoney
May Eat To Live Joel Furhman
June Monique and the Mango Rains Kris Holloway
July Gathering of Zion Wallace Stegner
August Lewis and Clark, Voyage of Discovery Stephen Ambrose
September The Shack Roger Mueller
October Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin

2008

January Canandaigua to Carthage Patricia Peterson
February Train to Potevka Mike Ramsdale
March Three Cups To Tea Mortenson / Relin
April The Winter of Our Discontent John Steinbeck
May Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert
June Longitude / Galileo's Daughter Dava Sobel
July Loving What Is Byron Katie
August No One Can Make It Alone Andrew Valdez
September Nickled and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich
October Walt Two Moons Sharon Creech

2007

January The Book of Lights Chaim Potok
February The Preacher's Daughter Beverly Lewis
March The Giver Lois Lowry
April Silent Spring Rachel Carson
May (Inspirational Readings) Various
June In An Instant Lee and Bob Woodruff
July 212 The Extra Degree Sam Parker
August Jesse's Highway Barbara Miller
September Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe
October The Kite Runner / Thousand Suns Khalid Hoseine

2006

May The Four Agreements don Miguel Ruiz
June The Power of One Bryce Courtenay
July Refuge Terry Tempest Williams
August (family dinners)
September Together Forever Carolyn Campbell
October The Golden Verses Barbara Miller

 

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