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“Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.” -- W. H. Auden

Back by popular demand – It’s the Super Fab blog post on Super Fab Book Club Names. Thanks once again to all who emailed, facebooked (is that officially a word now?) and commented on the blog. Here is the round of great names and great groups for March:

Ladies of the Night - Junction City, Kansas
Cheryl Jorgensen says: Ladies of the Night is, of course, a group of ladies that meets once a month at night (at the library), and have been doing so since 2001. We read books about, by, and for women, and frequently look beyond the bestseller lists for thought provoking literature. We are a very enthusiastic group of eighteen. Not one of us is afraid to voice an opinion, and we love reading and discussing books that we probably would not even pick up if we were not in this group.

Read Between the Wines – Northern Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
Kristen Eastman says: We are a group of 10 women from all walks of life and 4 different countries! (U. S., Mexico, Germany, and Sweden!) We have been meeting monthly for 7 years and read a variety of wonderful books. We meet on a weekend evening and share dinner. Occasionally, we venture to a restaurant or Ravinia.

The Novel Seeker's - Eureka, Missouri
Alene wrote in about her book club. She says: I have been in a book club for 6 years now and we call ourselves The Novel Seeker's . We started out with about 6 members but now we boast a whopping 15. We all go to the same church so we are a Christian based book club but the novels we read don't necessarily have to be Christian. We decided to call ourselves the Novels Seeker's because as Christian we should always be seekers of Jesus.

J.R. Monahan of Cherry Hill, NJ is in two book clubs and insisted on naming them – so she could keep it all straight. Both are great! Go J.R.

Women of Words + Wine
J.R. says “This group has been meeting monthly for about ten years. 'Words' could be used to describe either the book or our conversations; 'wine' is self-explanatory, except that we had a rather lengthy discussion on how to spell it: 'wine' or 'whine!' We have consistently had about 15 members and meet at different member's home each month. While we do eventually discuss the book, considerable time is spent chatting, laughing and drinking wine! “

Barclay Book Bags
J.R. explains: This group was created exactly three years ago with four former members of Women of Words + Wine. We all live in a neighborhood called "Barclay," thus the first part of the name. As for the second part, there is bit of a play on the word 'bag' in the sense that it could describing an actual book bag or referring to the members as “old bags!” Everyone loved the name when I presented it, so it got the nod! We meet on Fridays and routinely stay up way past our collective bedtimes!

Look for still more interesting, thought provoking and just plain entertaining names next month. Got a great name? Want a starring role in the next Super Fab Names post? Email me at: [email protected].

--Dana Barrett, Contributing Editor