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"Oranges" by John McPhee will be discussed Wednesday, March 28, at 10:15 a.m. in the Community Room. The discusssion will be led by Geroge Ives who prepared the guide below. To check on the availability of this title visit the Research and Information Desk at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library. Pageturner Book Club discussions are open to any adult reader. the club is free and no registartion is require. The Book Club is funded by the Friends of the Coeur d'Alene Public Library.

• The cover photo is one's first impression of “Oranges” – in what ways does it lead the reader? Is it an accurate representation of what you find later in your reading? How does the fact that this book is still in print and selling after half a century color your response as a reader?

• One reviewer raised some interesting comparisons with the author of Salt that many of us read last year: “In 1997, when journalist Mark Kurlansky published ‘Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World,’ he stirred stagnant waters. John McPhee’s ‘Oranges,’ a journalistic look at how a familiar item could influence human behavior and shape history, had been sitting on the shelves for more than 30 years.”
• http://www.culinate.com/books/book_reviews/codDid you find history shaping or behavioral impacts in your reading of “Oranges?”

• McPhee is noted as a craftsman of preeminent status, legendary among literary journalists and non-fiction aficionados. Select what you consider a particularly well-crafted sentence or two to read aloud and comment, if you would like, upon that selection.

• As you're reading reflect on both what catches your attention & how the author's diction, tone or organization draw you into the narrative.

• http://mcphee2010.wikispaces.com/About+McPheeobserved: "This book is intriguing both for its history of oranges and its snapshot of the time in which it was written. Originally published in the mid-1960s, it captures a time when the citrus industry was working like mad to accommodate the demands of the concentrate industry, frozen canned juice becoming wildly popular among 'Midwestern housewives.' Growers speak of the 'good old days' of fresh fruit with nostalgia. It's fascinating to see this transition to the prepackaged convenient consumerism of the '70s and '80s (fictionally captured in novels like the Ice Storm and White Noise) play out in one specific industry. " What other books would you suggest for those who have enjoyed such themes in today's selection? 

• In light of the growing interest in organic gardening, burgeoning networks of "natural food" outlets and other manifestations of present day consumer behavior are there  insights to be gained from a rereading of "Oranges?"

• McPhee added a preface for later editions of the book. What does that section add to your experience of Oranges? Were he to add an afterword for a new reprint of the book, what suggestions would you make to enhance future reader's pleasure?