For the Love of Books
About the For the Love of Books Committee
Each year, the For the Love of Books Committee gathers information from local book clubs about what their members have been reading. Below are reading lists from participating book clubs for the previous year in PDF format. Click on the link to view or download the file.
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019 - None compiled
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010-2022 Summary > Most Frequently Chosen Books by Claremont Area Book Clubs, 2010-2022 (PDF)
Each year, the For the Love of Books Committee gathers information from local book clubs about what their members have been reading. Below are reading lists from participating book clubs for the previous year in PDF format. Click on the link to view or download the file.
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019 - None compiled
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010-2022 Summary > Most Frequently Chosen Books by Claremont Area Book Clubs, 2010-2022 (PDF)
Previous Events
The Creation of an Indie Press
March 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Mt. San Antonio Gardens
On Sunday, March 17, at 2:00 PM, the For the Love of Books committee invited Dennis Callaci and Mark Givens, the creators Bamboo Dart Press, to speak about their important local publishing venture. They brought three clients with them:
In addition to connecting with the speakers, this is the annual celebration of book groups, where you have the opportunity to meet other book lovers, enjoy refreshments provided by the Gardens, join the Friends of the Claremont Library, and receive a copy of the 2023 Compendium of Claremont-Area Book Group Reading Lists.
This annual For the Love of Books event was free, but space was limited, and reservations were required.
Read this flyer for more information about this exciting event: ftlob-march17-indiepressevent-s.pdf
March 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Mt. San Antonio Gardens
On Sunday, March 17, at 2:00 PM, the For the Love of Books committee invited Dennis Callaci and Mark Givens, the creators Bamboo Dart Press, to speak about their important local publishing venture. They brought three clients with them:
- Allen Callaci: lead singer of the band Refrigerator, author of Heart Like a Refrigerator
- Margot Hover: a spiritual director whose books include Four and Twenty Blackbirds and Caring for Yourself When Caring for Others
- Richard Brown Lethem: a Claremont artist and poet. His book is Roots, Stones, and Baggage.
In addition to connecting with the speakers, this is the annual celebration of book groups, where you have the opportunity to meet other book lovers, enjoy refreshments provided by the Gardens, join the Friends of the Claremont Library, and receive a copy of the 2023 Compendium of Claremont-Area Book Group Reading Lists.
This annual For the Love of Books event was free, but space was limited, and reservations were required.
Read this flyer for more information about this exciting event: ftlob-march17-indiepressevent-s.pdf
