Book of February

It's that time of the year! Pink and red dominate all shops and little hearts are everywhere...
...so we thought we'd deviate from stereotypes a little bit, and read something different this February.

Here is your book of Feb 2014!

January movie + meeting details

The votes are out!

Thanks to everyone who voted. The rooms are all booked, so here are the details for our first meeting this semester:

Movie: Up

We're starting off the semester by screening Up, a heartwarming tale of 78-year-old Carl who ties thousands of balloons to his home, and sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years younger, inadvertently becomes a stowaway.

When: 4:00 PM on Friday, Jan 17
Where: Room 1, Media Commons at Robarts Library, 3rd floor

Meeting

When: 6:00 PM on Friday, Jan 17

Where: Sammy's Student Exchange, Hart House

We will hold our meeting after the movie screening, so if you can't make it to the movie, but would like to join us for the meeting, you're more than welcome! We will be walking over from Robarts to Sammy's around 5:45 so if you are around Robarts and would like to join us, meet us in Media Commons.

I look forward to seeing old and new members this Friday!

- Aditi

Welcome back! Book of January + meeting

Book of January

January is upon us , so that means time for a new book! For this month, we wanted to go with theme of "new years resolutions" or "to-do list". I know all of us have books that we have always wanted to read but never quite gotten to it, or have resolutions which can be helped by reading certain books. Anything you think will help you improve yourself, that's the book we want you to read for January. And since everyone is different, we've decided to let you guys choose your own book and read it this month.

Not sure where to start? Here are some suggestions (courtesy of Goodreads)!

• "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" by Malcolm Gladwell
• "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change" by Stephen R. Covey
• "How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
• "How to Find A Job: When There Are No Jobs" by Paul Rega (for those of us graduating! :P)
• "My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind" by Scott Stossel
• "Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness" by Susannah Cahalan
• "A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computers and the Internet" by Sara Baase

These are just some suggestions. I know these are all non-fiction books, but you are free to read whatever you want (including fiction). If there's a book you think everyone should read at some point, email us and we'll pass it along!

This month's meeting

Our next meeting will be two-folded. At our actual meeting, we will be getting together to meet new members and discuss the books we read in January. Additionally, we will also be hosting a movie night this month!

Click here to vote for a day / time: http://www.doodle.com/4rch5u4s57bc7h94To suggest a movie, comment below or email us at bookendsuoft@yahoo.com

Happy reading!

- Aditi.

Book of November 2013

So at the end of October we had a very successful (and "thrilling"!) movie night. I would like to thank everyone who came out and made it a success.

In past meetings, we have disccused the possibility of having this book as our Book of November, and we finalized it at our last meeting.

So, the Book of November will be...

October movie night - final details!

Playing: The Shining
Location: Board Room, Hart House
Date: Oct 25, 2013
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Note: drinks should be okay, but food is not allowed in the Board Room.

Book of October 2013

It's here! Our theme for this month was thriller/horror. This book is a companion to the movie we will be watching at the end of this month, and is sure to scare your socks off!

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!