October movie/book nominations!

I can't believe it's already October! We're having a movie night this month as Halloween is coming up. Thanks to everyone who sent in nominations. I tried to shortlist the ones that had a corresponding book. Here are the nominees!

Book of September

Thanks to everyone who voted and came to our first meeting - it was a great success and a pleasure meeting you all!

And without further ado, here is our Book of September!


"Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

The book can be found in many libraries and stores, both in hard copies and ebooks.

Happy reading!

Nominations: Book of September

Thank you to everyone who sent in nominations. Here they are!

First meeting details

Thanks to everyone who voted in the doodle! Here are the details for the meeting:

Where: Bickersteth Room, Hart House
When: Friday, September 13, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Don't forget to vote for your favourite book for this month.

See you all there!

Welcome to 2013-2014!

Hello Bookenders!

Welcome to a new year of Bookends. School is right around the corner and I hope everyone's excited to be coming back. We are looking forward to having an amazing year filled with great books, discussions and movies.

A few announcements:

• Amina - our previous co-director - has graduated and will not be returning to Bookends this year.
• Our new co-director is Anoo. Some of you might have met Anoo at our meetings last year. She has been a member of our club for a few years now and served on the social committee last year. So please join me in welcoming her to the Bookends exec team. I look forward to working with her!
• We are now looking for a new social committee for the upcoming school year! If you are interested, please email me (Aditi) at bookendsuoft@yahoo.com with a little blurb about yourself and your ideas for social events.
• Nominations for Book of September are now open! The theme for this month is "fresh" - interpret this as you will. It can be anything from a "new beginnings", coming of age story to a fantasy adventure to delight your inner child. Pick something you think others might enjoy :)
• To submit a nomination, send us an email at bookendsuoft@yahoo.com

Our first meeting will be held on Friday, September 13. Since this will be the first meeting of the month, there is no book discussion. Instead, we will have ice breakers to try and get to know one another and discuss our ideas for the book club this year. You will also have a chance to vote on the Book of September at the meeting.

Please go to this doodle to choose your preferred time for the meeting: http://doodle.com/k9mmtsm2dya3m2hs

See you there!

-Aditi

March 2013 Nominations & Meeting

Hi guys!

It's that time again. Thank you to everyone for sending in their nominations for book and theme. Please look below to find the nominated books/themes and their descriptions and then scroll down to the poll to cast your vote. Please also vote for your preferred meeting time for this month by going to this doodle: http://doodle.com/8pf75uuu9w6emr3c

Book of February 2013!

Thanks everyone for voting!

The book of February (with our theme of Romance) is....

Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell! 

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell's epic love story is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and its people forever changed. At the heart of all this chaos is the story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett 'O' Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune, Rhett Butler.

I hope you enjoy this book and I look forward to discussing this with you guys at our next meeting!

Happy reading!

- Aditi.