Pork Tenderloin, fruit salad, carved watermelon Pig and coconut cake inspired by the reading of The Lord of the Flies...August Book Club Selecton

Hey Ladies!! Seems I'm the only one to post ANYTHING on here lately...and I don't want to hear the excuses! Had a great time Monday night, yummy food, great discussion as always. We could probably discuss the merits of a dirt clod without much trouble!

Hey guys! Next bookclub meeting August, 24 at my house! 1412 Brixton Ct. See you there for a great discussion of "The Lord of the Flies" and lead by Teri. Hope you all enjoyed the read.

I see a problem with the August 17 meeting! It is the night before Edmond schools start, which involves most of us. Can we move it to August 24 without too much trouble? Let me know if there are other conflicts! Kelly;)

Hi Ladies,
Just a reminder that book club has been rescheduled for Monday, July 27th. See you then.
Kim

My First Post

Greetings, earthlings! With Teri here at my shoulder, I am creating my first post and dipping my toe in the blogger pond. Please take notice because I may never be able to replicate this event. Lacking a photo of myself, Kato our cat stands in my stead.

Some interesting Reading Lists...

Thought I'd share something I found from Abe Books...

Summer Reading Lists

Stephen King's 7 Great Books For Summer(Entertainment Weekly)
ShatterMichael Robotham
Quicksilver Neal Stephenson
The Tourist Olen Steinhauer
Drood Dan Simmons
Dog On It Spencer Quinn
Handle with CareJodi Picoult
Little DorritCharles Dickens
The Wall Street Journal: Fiction
The Food of a Younger Land Mark Kurlansky
American Heroes Edmund Morgan
Young Woman and the Sea Glenn Stout
The Snakehead Patrick Radden Keefe
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe J. Randy Taraborrelli
The Wall Street Journal: Nonfiction
The Girl Who Played with Fire Stieg Larsson
South of Broad Pat Conroy
The Secret Speech Tom Rob Smith
The Angel's Game Carlos Ruiz Zafon
My Father's Tears John Updike
RavensGeorge Dawes Green
Let the Great World SpinColum McCann
Do Not Deny MeJean Thompson
A Happy MarriageRafael Yglesias
FragmentWarren Fahy
Border SongsJim Lynch
It's Beginning to HurtJames Lasdun
That Old Cape MagicRichard Russo
Heroic MeasuresJill Ciment

Oprah's 25 Books You Can't Put Down for Summer
Let the Great World Spin Colum McCann
Heroic MeasuresJill Ciment
Yes My Darling Daughter Margaret Leroy
Dreaming in HindiKatherine Russell Rich
What I Thought I KnewAlice Eve Cohen
A Pearl in the StormTori Murden McClure
ColumbineDave Cullen
The Glister John Burnside
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Admission Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Food of a Younger Land Mark Kurlansky
The Peep DiariesHal Niedzviecki
Farm City Novella Carpenter
Plan BeeSusan Brackney
Poems from the Women's MovementHonor Moore
Stormy WeatherJames Gavin
Eye of My HeartBarbara Graham (ed.)
One D.O.A., One on the Way Mary Robison
The Heyday of the Insensitive BastardsRobert Boswell
A Meaningful LifeL.J. Davis
A Moveable FeastErnest Hemingway
Lime Tree Can't Bear OrangeAmanda Smyth
CamillaMadeleine L'Engle
Essential PleasuresRobert Pinsky (ed.)
ProvenanceLaney Salisbury and Aly Sujo

NPR's 10 Best Cookbooks of Summer 2009 Recommended by T. Susan Chang
Cooking Know-How Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
The Flavors of Asia Mai Pham
Memorable Gatherings: Favorite Recipes to Share with Family and Friends Renee Behnke with Cynthia Nims
The Modern Vegetarian Maria Elia
PreservedNick Sandler and Johnny Acton
Real Cajun Donald Link
Soaked, Slathered and Seasoned: A Complete Guide to Flavoring Food for the Grill Elizabeth Karmel
The Spice Kitchen Michal Haines
TacosMark Miller
Vefa's Kitchen Vefa Alexiadou

NPR's Five Best Novels of Summer Recommended by Jessica Crispin
CastleJ. Robert Lennon
Dark Places Gillian Flynn
Follow Me Joanna Scott
The Good Parents Joan London
The Scenic Route Binnie Kirshenbaum

NPR's Best Mystery, Crime Novels for Summer Sleuths Recommended by Maureen Corrigan
AwakeningS.J. Bolton
Black Noir: Mystery, Crime and Syspense Fiction by African-American Writers Otto Penzler (ed.)
The Scarecrow Michael Connelly
The Shanghai Moon S.J. Rozan
The Way Home George Pelecanos