International Book Group

Join the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy’s International Book Group and “try on another life for size!"

The Group reads for pleasure to learn about other countries, customs, and cultures through fiction and non-fiction. Books will be big and little, but will always seek to look at the world from a human perspective.

Participants need not read the literature to enjoy the informal discussions, but it is highly recommended. Please register in person at The King’s English Bookshop or email Wendy Foster Leigh, Book Group Leader. Registration is free and open to all.

Books are available for purchase at The King’s English or online. Indicate that you are a member of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy and receive a 10% discount.

See also the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy’s International Book Group website.

2011-2012 Reading List

(The International Book Group meets once a month on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the bookshop)

September 21, 2011, 7 p.m. — The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
October 19, 2011, 7 p.m. — The Lost Cyclist by David V. Herlihy
November 9, 2011, 7 p.m. — Fillets of Plaice by Gerald Durrell
January 18, 2012, 7 p.m. — Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe
NOTE: Frederick Kempe will be speaking at the World Affairs Lecture at Westminster College on Feb. 21.

February 15, 2012, 7 p.m. — Foreign Correspondence by Geraldine Brooks
Meeting will be held at The Hatch Family Chocolates on 8th Avenue between D & E streets, 7 p.m.

March 21, 2012, 7 p.m. — The Tiger by John Vaillant
April 18, 2012, 7 p.m. — Years of Red Dust by Qiu Xiaolong
May 16, 2012, 7 p.m. — Lost in Shangri-La by Mitchell Zuckoff

About Wendy Foster Leigh - Book Group Leader

My parents brought me to the United States through Ellis Island in 1947, on a transformed troop ship, from Southampton, England. The mixture of languages and cultures whetted my appetite for travel, but not the desire to travel by sea again! My journeys take place through the stories and adventures of others. I am retired, after 40+ years in the “ed-business,” and enjoy living the lives of others through books. I work part-time at The King’s English also lead a mystery book group of Armchair Travel Mystery readers.