Enjoy a lively discussion in a friendly, casual, welcoming group - All are welcome! Book Club normally meets the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 am in the rector's study at the church.

• There will be no Book CLub meeting in January or February.
• The Quiet Revolution by Cleave Goring (a self published book) - Wednesday, March 7, 2012. For a copy to read in advance, please contact the parish office.

Book Table Summer is a time for reading. Why not check out our book table or perhaps you might bring in a favorite book that you are willing to pass on.

• The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory November 2, 2011
• Philippa Gregory: a book reading at St. Barnabas
  On Tuesday, November 1, 2011 a reading and book signing by the world-renowned author of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory, in celebration of her highly anticipated new novel, The Lady of the Rivers. Tickets are $5.00 at www.ticketweb.ca or $8.00 at the door. See poster here » Find out more about The Lady of the Rivers at www.philippagregory.com
• The Guilty Plea by Robert Rotenberg- October 4, 2011
• The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis September 7, 2011
• The King’s Speech by Mark Logue, both the book and the film. Wednesday, August 3 , 2011
• The People's Bible by Derek Wilson - Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at The Second Cup (beside the church).
• The Ghost by Robert Harris - Wednesday, June 1, 2011- a contemporary political thriller by the best-selling English novelist and journalist Robert Harris, adapted into a film directed by Roman Polanski. Short summary about the novel here »
• People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - Wednesday, May 4, 2011: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. The story is about how a Jewish manuscript is saved by a priest in Venice and by a Muslim from the Nazis Visit the author's website here » / People of the Book website here » / Geraldine Brooks is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March. See Wikipedia summary here »
  

• Motorcyles and Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor - April 6, 2011. Author! Author! We were delighted that author Drew Taylor joined us at our April session! Taylor has a background as a stand up comic and a TV writer - (episodes of The Beachcombers and North of Sixty) Read a writeup in the Toronto Star here »


• The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre - March 2, 2011 Giller Prize 2009, Fiction Book of the Year 2009 / Canadian Booksellers Association / see publisher's website for this book here »
• Midnight at the Dragon Café by Judy Fong Bates - Feb 9
• Nomad by Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Jan. 12, 2011
• Map of Bones by James Rollins, December 1, 2010. available in paperback from Ballantine Books


• Rule of St Benedict Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Joan Chittister's book Wisdom Distilled From The Daily [see here »] and The Rule of Saint Benedict by St. Benedict - (available in paperback from Vintage). The founder of western monasticism changed his world with the rulebook - and in many ways, has changed ours too. Some background on St. Benedict here »
• Old City Hall by Robert Rotenbery - Book Club previous: September 1, 2010
• August 4 - Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope - Book Club previous: August 4, 2010
• Coventry by Helen Humphreys - Book Club previous: July 7, 2010
  
• The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett) "charming, good fun, and more than just a trifle" The title's "uncommon reader" (Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) becomes obsessed with books after a chance encounter with a mobile library. The story follows the consequences of this obsession for the Queen, her household and advisers, and her constitutional position. "“Bennett’s deadpan, self-deprecating humor translates perfectly.” —David Gates, O, The Oprah Magazine
• The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett - Book Club previous: May 5, 2010
• The Glenwood Treasure by Kim Moritsugu - Book Club previous: April 7, 2010
• 101 Reasons to Be Episcopalian by Louie Crew - Book Club previous: March 3, 2010
  
  
• BOOK CLUB PREVIOUS - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. November 4, 2009 January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. Read an excerpt, see an interview video with the author, at the book publisher's website here » (Random House)
  
  
• BOOK CLUB PREVIOUS: Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult December 2, 2009 - Change Of Heart looks at the nature of organized religion and belief. Does religion make us more tolerant, or less? Do we believe what we do because it’s right? Or because it’s too frightening to admit that we may not have the answers? See more about this book - plus a small excerpt - at the author's website here »