There are many different kinds of book clubs out there, but for our group, we are eclectic in our tastes and we generally each bring more than one book to talk about. We begin with lunch, then each participant gets about 7 minutes to talk about either one book or several. If there’s enough time at the end, those who still have more to talk about can continue.

We read a LOT of books this past month, but these were our favourites: Sophie Kinsella: What Does it Feel Like; Janelle Brown: Watch Me Disappear; Joyce Carol Oates: Fox; Alice Feeny: Beautiful Ugly; Scott Young: Gordon Sinclair, A Life and then Some;  Marcus Rediker: Freedom Ship; Janelle Brown: What Kind of Paradise; SJ Bennet: Windsor Knot; Emma Knight: The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus.