By Carole Howard | PREVIEW Columnist, and the library staff
Many booklovers prize reading as a solitary activity, an opportunity to escape their day-to-day routine and become immersed in others’ travels, troubles, romances, families and adventures. Others prefer the sociability and camaraderie involved with exchanging opinions and ideas about a book with others in a book club setting.
We don’t know how many book clubs exist in Archuleta County, but we do know that there are a lot — and that they are an important part of the lives of many avid readers in our community.
One such group calls itself the Retro Book Club because its members wanted to focus on the classics, from “Wuthering Heights” to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” — although they occasionally will choose a current bestseller. Initially made up of 17 women when it was formed…
