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July 8, 2025

The current image has no alternative text. The file name is: Book-Club-06.25-Square-scaled.jpg — In June’s special get-together of the Page Turners’ Book Club, we reviewed “Memoirs of Mexico and Motorcycling” by Clifton Melby, who was the father of our very own Erin Crawford. Clifton enjoyed attending services at ULC when he was in AZ for the winter. He was an avid motorcyclist and loved to tell stories. It was an honor getting to know him better through his adventurous memoir!

The Page Turners’ Book Club would love to see some new faces this fall. We meet in the Campus Center Library at 12:00 noon on the first Thursday of the month during the academic year. Bring your lunch if you’d like. The titles we select are suggested by members of the group and represent a wide variety of both fiction and non-fiction. This informal, friendly group of readers meets in person. You are welcome to join our discussion, whether you have read the book or not.

“I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.” – Emma Thompson.

Upcoming Book Discussions

Sep 4, 2025: “In the Company of Cheerful Ladies” (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Book 6) by Alexander McCall Smith (2005) (Fun fiction, presented by Ruth).

Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. Precious is busier than usual at the detective agency when she discovers an intruder in her house on Zebra Drive—and perhaps even more baffling—a pumpkin on her porch. But what finally rattles Mma Ramotswe’s normally unshakable composure is a visitor who forces her to confront a difficult secret from her past. (From Amazon description).

Oct 2, 2025: “Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of The Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (2023) (Non-fiction, presented by Kim).

In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off down the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. But for Clover and Jotter, it held a tantalizing appeal: no one had surveyed the Grand Canyon’s plants, and they were determined to be first. Through the vibrant letters and diaries of the two women, science journalist Melissa L. Sevigny traces their daring 43-day journey, during which they risked their lives to make an unprecedented botanical survey of a defining landscape in the American West. (From book cover).

Nov 6, 2025: “The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared” by Jonas Jonasson (2014) (Whimsical novel, presented by Dena).

A larger-than-life old man with a fondness for vodka goes on an unexpected adventure in this whimsical novel—perfect for fans of Forrest Gump and A Man Called Ove. After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he’s still in good health, and in one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn’t interested (and he’d like a bit more control over his vodka consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey. (From Amazon description)