Monday, December 15, 2008
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Putnam Room in Alumni House
William B. Neenan, S.J., will serve as guest moderator to discuss Do You Believe? by teacher and filmmaker, Antonio Monda. Monda, a practicing Catholic, interviewed 18 renowned figures from the arts for this captivating book. The author asked his subjects intimate questions about their personal belief in God and the result is a collection of conversations that is thoughtful, provocative and relevant. Father Neenan is Vice President and Special Assistant to the President of Boston College. He has published his “Dean’s List” of recommended books since 1982 and Do You Believe? is a silver anniversary entry which Father calls a “rewarding read."
Professor Judith Wilt, Newton College Alumnae Chair in Western Culture, is the Book Club moderator. If you wish to attend the Book Club session, please respond by Thursday, December 11, to Julie Nuzzo, NC ’74, at the Boston College Alumni Association, 617-552-4577 or julie.nuzzo@bc.edu. Contact Julie for details about participating by conference call.
About the Newton College Book Club
The Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Boston College Bookstore, offers participants the ability to purchase the selected books at a 20% discount. Click here to order the current selection online. You may also receive the discount at the Boston College Bookstore. Contact Julie Nuzzo NC ’74, assistant director, Newton College, at 617-552-4577 or julie.nuzzo@bc.edu to request a discount certificate to present at either the McElroy Commons store or the Hillside Shop in the administration building across from the Flynn Recreational Complex.
In addition, the Alumni Association offers the ability to join the book club discussion by conference call. Now alumnae nationwide have the opportunity to reconnect with fellow Newton College graduates through thoughtful discussion of great literature. Contact Julie Nuzzo NC ’74 for more information about this feature.
Recent Meetings
Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
November 3, 2008
The Nine: The Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
September 22, 2008
Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing and
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
May 12, 2008
Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor
March 31, 2008
March by Geraldine Brooks
February 11, 2008
The Ghost at the Table by Suzanne Berne
December 10, 2007
The Tree-Sitter by Suzanne Matson
October 22, 2007
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
September 24, 2007
Three Junes by Julia Glass
March 12, 2007
Unravelling by Elizabeth Graver
February 5, 2007
After This by Alice McDermott
December 4, 2006
The Next Better Place by Michael Keith
October 23, 2006
Queen Isabelle by Alison Weir
Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin
September 18, 2006
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
May 15, 2006
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
April 24, 2006
Journey from the Land of No by Roya Hakakian
March 6, 2006
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
January 23, 2006