Joppa Evening Book Discussion Group Welcomes Members

Joppa Evening Book Discussion Group had two great meetings in the last two months. In the month of February, we had a total of nine people. We discussed Anita Shreve's Light on Snow in January and Sue Grafton's A is for Alibi in February. Although these books are extremely different, the group was able to find many distinguishing things about the books. Although, one member who has a love of literature, did not like A is for Alibi overall, she was able to find things she did like. The February meeting was not only a discussion of that month's book, but other books members had recently read or want to read. The book discussion leader and members hope people will come to Joppatowne for our next Joppa Evening on March 22 at 6:30 p.m. We will be discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling.

Joppa Discussion Leader

BlogaBook Points of Discussion

Some members of the Joppa group found Light On Snow to be more literary than A is for Alibi. Both books have a mystery, but each book has a different purpose. What would you consider it takes to make a literary mystery?

A is for Alibi is the first in a series of very successful private eye mysteries. The success of a mystery series often depends on the character of the private detective, in this case Kinsey Millhone. What do you think there is about Kinsey that has ensured reader loyalty?