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The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone

written by Pam

Please join us on Monday, June 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Meeting Room A, we will be discussing The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone.

The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone

written by Pam

The author, Jason Fagone delivers the 2018 Frances McNulty Logan Lewis Lecture in which he offers insights into the extraordinary life of Poet, Codebreaker and Nazi Hunter, Elizebeth Smith Friedman.

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

written by Pam

On Monday, May 6th, the Booked for the Day Book Group met to discuss, Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.  Here are a few things we discussed during the meeting:

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

written by Pam

Please join us on Monday, May 1, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Meeting Room B, we will be discussing Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein

written by Pam

MidAmeriCon, the 34th World Science Fiction Convention, was held in Kansas City in 1976, with Robert A. Heinlein as Guest of Honor.

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

written by Pam

On Monday, April 1st, the Booked for the Day Book Group met to discuss, Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly.  Here are a few things we discussed during the meeting:

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

written by Pam

Please join us on Monday, April 6, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Meeting Room B, we will be discussing Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly.

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

written by Pam

New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly joins Hank Garner to talk about her novel Lilac Girls and how she became entranced with the story of Caroline Ferriday.

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

written by Pam

On Monday, March 4th, the Booked for the Day Book Group met to discuss, Nomadland by Jessica Bruder.  Here are a few things we discussed during the meeting:

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder

written by Pam

Please join us on Monday, March 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Meeting Room B, we will be discussing Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder.

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder

written by Pam

Jessica Bruder, Author of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, discusses America’s elderly itinerant workforce with Chris Hedges from On Contact.

Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

written by Pam

On Monday, February 4th, the Booked for the Day Book Group met to discuss, Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke.  Here are a few things we discussed during the meeting:

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

written by Pam

Please join us on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Meeting Room B, we will be discussing Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke.

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

written by Pam

The Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2018 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2017. 

When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning

written by Pam

On Monday, January 7th, the Booked for the Day Book Group met to discuss, When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning.  Here are a few things we discussed during the meeting:

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