Barbara Ross

Dec 2, 2024 | lakecountystar.com | Barbara Ross

The Novel Tea Book Club meets the third Thursday of each month at Artworks, 106 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids. The AGE/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesUp & Down the River(Courtesy)A couple of months ago, a loyal Novel Tea member reminded me that we traditionally read one classic novel per year, and we hadn’t done that in 2024. She was entirely correct. Novel Tea hadn’t read a classic novel because I had forgotten to schedule one. At that time, the Novel Tea schedule was planned through November 2024.

Nov 4, 2024 | bigrapidsnews.com | Barbara Ross

The Novel Tea Book Club meets the third Thursday of each month at Artworks, 106 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids. The AGE/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesTo recognize Indigenous Peoples’ month, Novel Tea will read and discuss "The Seed Keeper," an award-winning novel by Diane Wilson. The novel ranges in time from the Minnesota Indian Wars of the 1860s to early in this century.

Oct 7, 2024 | bigrapidsnews.com | Barbara Ross

The Novel Tea Book Club meets the third Thursday of each month at Artworks, 106 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids. The AGE/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesThe Novel Tea selection for October 2024, is After Annie, by Anna Quindlen. We will meet in the lower level of ArtWorks at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The characters are ordinary people doing their best to live their lives, when one serious event changes everything in their day-to-day existence.

Sep 3, 2024 | lakecountystar.com | Barbara Ross

The Novel Tea Book Club meets the third Thursday of each month at Artworks, 106 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids. The AGE/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesThe war in Vietnam ended for Americans about 50 years ago. Back then, young men could be drafted into the military. Most who were drafted accepted their fate and went to war. Some fled to Canada. Some found a physician who would certify that they had a physical condition, such as bone spurs, which would keep them from serving.

Aug 5, 2024 | bigrapidsnews.com | Barbara Ross

The Novel Tea Book Club meets the third Thursday of each month at Artworks, 106 N. Michigan Ave., Big Rapids. The AGE/Fairfax Media via Getty ImagesLike many Michiganders, I know very little about Rastafarianism. I associate it with Jamaica, music (reggae! Bob Marley!), odd hair (dreadlocks! Men with long beards!) and drug use (ganja!). So, on the recommendation of a couple of Novel Tea readers, I read "How to Say Babylon," by Safia Sinclair. Needless to say, I learned a lot.