Hotel on the Corner of Bitter Sweet  Jamie Ford
   Sentimental, heartfelt..the exploration of Henry's changing relationship with his family and with Keilso will keep most readers turning pages.  A timely debut that not only reminds readers o a shameful history but cautions us to examine the present and take heed we do not repeat those injustices.  This book gives us a glimpse of the damage that is caused by war- not the sweeping damage of the batllefield, but the cold, cruel damage to the hearts and humanity of individual people.  The book explores age old conflicts between father and son, the beauty and sadness of what happened to Japanese Americans in the Seattle area during WW II and the depths and longing of deep heart love.

October 11th @ 2 pm: Jane Poe's house, 4610 Weston:  281-346-2562
   ADDICT at 10 by Derek Steele ( The author will be present. Bring your books to be signed)
   Derek Steele, suffering from parental neglect and abuse, was eight when he got drunk for the first time.  His story goes downhill fast from there; he was addicted at 10, dealing drugs by 14, hooked on meth and crack cocaine by 16, arrested for felony forgery by 19, unemployed and living out of a car.  Then after a moment of clarity -with the aid of God, mentors and the twelve step program he turned himself around.

November 1st @ 2 pm (We changed the date because of the Holiday) : Rhea Ragle's house, 4018 Weston: 281-533-9911
   Saving CeeCee Honeycut: A novel  by Beth Hoffman
   Steele Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom. Twelve year old CeeCee is in trouble.  For years, she has been the care-taker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick smeared laughingstock of the entire town- a woman long ago trapped in the memory of her winning the 1951 Vidalia Onion. Camille is hit by a t ruck and CeeCee has to fend for herself.  This novel is packed full of Southern charm, strong women, wacky humor and good old fashioned heart.

December 13th @ 2 pm : Jo Gilbert's house, 33010 Weatherby Court: 281-533-9062
   Free read. 

   Come for a fun Christmas outing and just chat about your favorite book that you managed to read and prepare for Christmas.

January 10th @ 2 pm : Allison Mayhugh's house, 4818 Oxbow Circle West
   Major's Pettigrew's Last Stand  by Helen Simonson
   The novel takes place in small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family.  The Major is wry, courtly, opinionated and completely endearing. He is a proper Englishman. Duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea.

February 14th @ 2 pm (This date may be changed) : Lynn Lipp's house
   Broken Teaglass  Emily Arsenault  
   In Arsenault's quirky, arresting debut, two young lexicographers find clues to an old murder case hidden in the files at their dictionary company. Billy, the narrator, is a “strapping” recent grad with a football player's physique, a penchant for philosophy and a painful chapter in his past that he hasn't quite closed. Mona is a girls' college grad with an ambivalent relationship to her stepfather's wealth and a habit of falling for older, wiser men. The two are drawn together by tantalizing clues left—they assume by a former employee—in the company's citation files. As Billy and Mona spend more and more time hunched over the mysterious “cits” from a book called The Broken Teaglass , they realize the murder may involve colleagues and acquaintances who are still roaming around the office, and Billy struggles to overcome the challenges of entering the adult world and leaving his old life behind. The result is an absorbing, offbeat mystery–meets–coming-of-age novel that's as sweet as it is suspenseful.

March 11th @ 2 pm : Linda Roblyer's house

April 11th @ 2 pm : Bonnie Carr's house,  32514 Waterworth Court:  281-346-1520

May 9 @ 2 pm : Pat Rougeau's house,  32522 Whitburn Trail:  713-248-9276