The BB&B group gathers monthly on the second Tuesdays at 12:30 pm, usually in the library room at the Laguna Lake Mobile Estates on Prefumo Canyon Road in SLO. On May 13, Miki Gillman will lead a discussion of James the highly acclaimed book by Percival Everett. James is the last title of our 2024-25 selections. It's a retelling of Huckleberry Finn (and so much more) from the perspective of Huck’s companion called Jim in Mark Twain’s telling.
In April, the group identified 13 candidate readings for 2025-26*. This month, in addition to discussing James, the group will select nine of the 13 titles for the 2025-26 season. BB&B will resume meeting in September. So watch for notices and/or reach out to Laurie Schneemann.
* The 13 works under consideration for next year are March, by Geraldine Brooks; The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina Fiorato; The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese; Becoming Madam Secretary, by Stephanie Dray; West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutled; Fresh Water for Flowers, by Valerie Perrin; The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride; Fire in the Canyon: A Novel, by Daniel Gumbiner; The Lost Bookshop, by Evie Woods; The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore; Franklin and Eleanor, An Extraordinary Marriage, by Hazel Rowley; Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America, by Elie Mystal; and The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country, by Helen Russell.
In April, the group identified 13 candidate readings for 2025-26*. This month, in addition to discussing James, the group will select nine of the 13 titles for the 2025-26 season. BB&B will resume meeting in September. So watch for notices and/or reach out to Laurie Schneemann.
* The 13 works under consideration for next year are March, by Geraldine Brooks; The Glassblower of Murano, by Marina Fiorato; The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese; Becoming Madam Secretary, by Stephanie Dray; West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutled; Fresh Water for Flowers, by Valerie Perrin; The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride; Fire in the Canyon: A Novel, by Daniel Gumbiner; The Lost Bookshop, by Evie Woods; The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore; Franklin and Eleanor, An Extraordinary Marriage, by Hazel Rowley; Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America, by Elie Mystal; and The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country, by Helen Russell.
