The Morsels began way back in 1991, when Ginny and Linda Z decided to start a book club. They each asked a few book-loving friends and a book club was born! The next step was to pick a name for our group. We always incorporate food into our discussion....morsels of food for our bodies, and morsels of words for our minds, and so we became Morsels for the Minds!
Over the years we have shared a variety of experiences - some joyous (weddings, the birth of grandchildren, retirements...), and some very sad (divorce, cancer, members moving away, and the deaths of two of our dear friends, Sheryl and Anne S). We've all become good friends and keep in touch with Morsels who live in other states, sometimes visiting them in their sunny locations, and always sharing our latest favorite reading suggestions with each other!
The Morsels meet on the 3rd Monday of each month. The hostess researches the book and author information, and tries to tie the refreshments to the book. A couple times a year, we pick our books. We all bring suggestions, reviews and sometimes the book itself, and try to "sell" the others on the book. The book must be available at the library, although sometimes members do opt to purchase the book. Each November, we bring children's books to donate to a local charity, and in December, rather than reading a book for discussion, we pick a restaurant that has an area that's big and secluded enough for our group, and each Morsel brings a wrapped book for a book exchange.
We have discussed over 300 books, and in some very interesting locations. For the Red Tent, Nancy M pitched an actual red tent in her yard, and we met in the tent! Her son served us home made beer, and Sally "gave birth" over the bricks and straw! When we discussed Ritual Bath, we actually had our discussion in a hot tub, and the refreshments were all Kosher. When we discussed Enslaved by Ducks, we took a field trip to the actual farm where the author lives. We've had sit down fried chicken dinners (Walking Across Egypt), discussions at the beach, in a cottage, and around the pool. We've talked with authors on speaker phone a couple of times, which was a lot of fun. (Friday Night Knitting Club author Kate Jacobs is very chatty!), and Skyped with author Susan Crandall for our discussion of Whistling Past the Graveyard. When I received enough FREE audio copies of The Last Child (John Hart) from the publisher, we all listened to the book rather than picking up a hard copy. Many of us are fans of audio books, but for some it was the first time actually listening to a book. After we were done with our copies, they were all donated to our local libraries.
We don't always have the same opinion of the books that we select, which makes it forever interesting.
We hope you will enjoy our book list and let us know what you are reading too!
Over the years we have shared a variety of experiences - some joyous (weddings, the birth of grandchildren, retirements...), and some very sad (divorce, cancer, members moving away, and the deaths of two of our dear friends, Sheryl and Anne S). We've all become good friends and keep in touch with Morsels who live in other states, sometimes visiting them in their sunny locations, and always sharing our latest favorite reading suggestions with each other!
The Morsels meet on the 3rd Monday of each month. The hostess researches the book and author information, and tries to tie the refreshments to the book. A couple times a year, we pick our books. We all bring suggestions, reviews and sometimes the book itself, and try to "sell" the others on the book. The book must be available at the library, although sometimes members do opt to purchase the book. Each November, we bring children's books to donate to a local charity, and in December, rather than reading a book for discussion, we pick a restaurant that has an area that's big and secluded enough for our group, and each Morsel brings a wrapped book for a book exchange.
We have discussed over 300 books, and in some very interesting locations. For the Red Tent, Nancy M pitched an actual red tent in her yard, and we met in the tent! Her son served us home made beer, and Sally "gave birth" over the bricks and straw! When we discussed Ritual Bath, we actually had our discussion in a hot tub, and the refreshments were all Kosher. When we discussed Enslaved by Ducks, we took a field trip to the actual farm where the author lives. We've had sit down fried chicken dinners (Walking Across Egypt), discussions at the beach, in a cottage, and around the pool. We've talked with authors on speaker phone a couple of times, which was a lot of fun. (Friday Night Knitting Club author Kate Jacobs is very chatty!), and Skyped with author Susan Crandall for our discussion of Whistling Past the Graveyard. When I received enough FREE audio copies of The Last Child (John Hart) from the publisher, we all listened to the book rather than picking up a hard copy. Many of us are fans of audio books, but for some it was the first time actually listening to a book. After we were done with our copies, they were all donated to our local libraries.
We don't always have the same opinion of the books that we select, which makes it forever interesting.
We hope you will enjoy our book list and let us know what you are reading too!