1/23/2012
Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell
A Canadian classic set in a small town on the Saskatchewan prairie. A tender, humorous story about a young boy, Brian O’Connal and his childhood curiosities. These curiosities range from gophers to God and the cycle of life. The plot is actually a series of episodes which feature a variety of colorful characters and bizarre situations. Mitchell vividly describes the natural cycle of life on the prairie.

2/27/2012
The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy
A collection of eight interconnected stories features seven different people who, every Friday evening, travel from Dublin to Rathdoon on Tom Fitzgerald’s lilac-colored bus.

3/26/2012
Heart in the Right Place by Carolyn Jourdan
Describes how the author, a successful attorney in Washington, D.C., returned to her Tennessee hometown to take on the job of receptionist at her father’s tiny rural doctor’s office while her mother recovered from a heart attack.

4/23/2012
My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir by Dick Van Dyke
The popular entertainer looks back on his extensive career, reminiscing about productions ranging from “The Dick Van Dyke Show” to “Mary Poppins” while describing his relationships with such figures as Carl Reiner and Mary Tyler Moore.