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UPCOMING EVENTS

Read Between the Lynes Launches
The Happiness Project
Thursday, August 12th, 6:30 pm

The Happiness Project is one of the most thoughtful works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject. Author Gretchen Rubin weaves together philosophy, scientific research, history, analysis, and real-life experiences as she explains what worked for her and what didn't. Her conclusions are sometimes counter-intuitive — for example, she finds that money can buy happiness, when spent correctly — but they resonate with readers of all backgrounds.

I read The Happiness Project in February of this year and loved taking an honest look of what was and wasn't working in my life. I've been recommending it to many and here we are, starting our very own Woodstock project. This is open to all and will continue for the course of one year. We will begin with a dinner, hosted by Read Between the Lynes, to introduce ourselves and set future meeting times. We're expecting to lauch several groups to accommodate many schedules.

RSVP: Call 815-206-5967
for directions to the dinner.

Book Club Coffee

Thursday, August 19th — 9:30 am

Interested in participatine in a day-time book club? We will be starting a daytime book club(s) in September and to get us going, we are hosting a coffee for those interested in book clubs that meet during the day. Mark your calendars to join us and help decide what kinds of books to read and when to meet.

Meet Erane Elizabeth Scully

Discussion, Reading & Book Signing
August 22nd - 2 pm

Author Erane Scully discusses her book, The Carrion Vine, an historically accurate, non-fiction account of Erane's life, based upon the diary that her mother kept during their internment in a Siberian prisoner of war camp during World War II. This is an event not to be missed.

Dinner with Jenniffer Weigel - I'm Spiritual, Dammit!
Tuesday, September 28th, 7pm

Two years ago, Jen had us all laughing and crying with stories of life iwth her Dad, Tim Weigel. No she has set her sights on providing us with 13 common-sense rules for developing a sane and satisfying interior life. What makes this book fun and refreshing is Jen's voice and the fact that she is a magnet for really bizarre life events. Jen maintains a zest for learning, living and loving. Her high-spirited stories and presentation illustrate core life priciples and convey an immediacy ande energy.

Cost:  $35.00, includes dinner, soft drinks, taxes, gratuity and program by the author. The author's books will be available for purchase at the event.

Laura Caldwell Visits

Discussion, Reading & Book Signing
Friday, October 1 - 7 pm; Location will be announced

Laura comes "home" with us to share her most personal journey yet, Long Way Home, as she chronicles the life of Jovan Mosely, a nineteen year old Chicagoan falsely accused of murder and left imprisoned for 6 years without a trial.

Meet Joelle Charbonneau

Skating Around the Law; A Mystery
Saturday, October 2, 2-4 pm

Rebecca Robbins is a woman on a mission in Skating Around the Law. She's out to sell the roller rink she inherited in her rural hometown and get back to her life in Chicago. Fast. What she didn't count on was discovering a dead body head-first in a rink toilet. Now Rebecca is stuck in a small town where her former neighbors think she's a city slicker who doesn't belong, relying on a police department that's better at gardening than solving crimes. With the help of a handsome veterinarian, a former circus camel, and her scarily frisky grandfather, Rebecca must discover the identity of the murderer before she becomes the next victim.

Sunday, October 24th

Read Between the Lynes is forming a team for Family Health Partnership Clinic's Care4 Breast Cancer 5K. The event witll be on October 24th at Woodstock North High School. Participants are welcome to walk or run. Please look for registration information coming soon on our web site.

 
Book Club Men's Book Club
Monday, August 16 -
7 pm
The Housekeeper and The Professor - Yoko Ogawa Monday, August 23 -
7 pm
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Dust Bowl - Timothy Egan
Monday, September 20 - 7 pm The Help - Amy Einhorn Monday, September 27 - 7 pm The Narritibe of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket - Edgar Allen Poe