Accomplishments
YALE ROAD BOOK CLUB
Began 2003 with five members, now have eight with two honorary members
Read and discussed 161 books (see list under Book Reviews)
Guest Speakers:
Sue Blois
Meg Waite Clayton
Fran Adams Kearton
Brian Solon
Stephanie Brown (x2)
Joe McNamara (x2)
Maureen Draper
Les Koonce
Tom Curran
Katherine Luttrell
John Menderman
Donne Davis
Keith Van Sickle
Field Trips:
Kauai
Queen Noor
Boston
Legion of Honor
Seen Movies/Videos/Lectures about Books we’ve read:
Secret Life of Bees
Steinbeck biography
Women in White
Memoirs of a Geisha
Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Oprah interview with author)
Mao’s Last Dancer
Word for Word—Olive Kitteridge
The Blind Side
Presumed Innocent
Snow Falls on Cedars
The Help
Been quoted in Two Newspapers about contributing books (over 5,000 and counting)
The Almanac
Palo Alto Daily
Listened to Author’s Speak
Queen Noor
Greg Mortenson
Barry Eisler
Mildred Kalish
Meg Waite Clayton
Elizabeth George
Khalid Hosseini (x2)
Madeline Albright
Lisa See
Alexander McCall Smith
Ann Patchett
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Abraham Verghese
Alice LaPlante
Stephanie Brown
Tobias Wolff, Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman discussing Philip Roth
Stephanie Brown
Members Who Received an Award
Rebecca Nelson, 2012, Athena Award
Barbara Tyler, 2013, Distinguished Alumni Award
Adopted Three Teachers at Costano School
Gary Davis
Alisha Fitzhugh
Jesusita Ravera
Have enjoyed Holiday Parties, Garden Parties, Gentry Magazine Parties, and Walked to Tootsies
And most of all….we’ve been best friends….and there for each other when needed (Chemo Sabbies)