COEUR d'ALENE - The Pageturners Book Club at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library will participate in the "Let's Talk About It" program beginning in October with books provided by the Idaho Commission for Libraries.

The Pageturners meet the fourth Wednesday of each month - except December - at 10:15 a.m. in the library Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave. The free book club discussions are open to any adult reader. The group was begun two years ago and has been supported by a grant from the Friends of the Library.

The book club was previously scheduled to read Anthony Doerr's "The Shell Collector," in connection with the Idaho Humanities Lecture and Dinner in Coeur d'Alene on Oct. 12 where Doerr is the speaker. However, due to a scheduling conflict the Pageturners' presenter will not be available on Oct. 24 for the book club discussion. ("The Shell Collector" will still be available for those who wish to read it prior to the Humanities event.)

The Pageturners "Let's Talk About It" series is from the "Global Perspectives" theme. Discussion leaders for the series are provided through the Idaho Humanities Council Speakers Bureau.

The book club will read "Balzac & the Little Chinese Seamstress" by Dai Sijie as its October selection and will discuss the book on Oct. 24. The discussion will be led by scholar Ron McFarland.

Discussion dates, titles and scholars for the coming months will be:

• Nov. 28: "Disgrace," a novel by J.M. Coetzee, scholar Gary Williams.

• Jan. 23: "Eva Luna," fiction by Isabelle Allende, scholar Paula Coomer.

• Feb. 27: "The Road From Coorain," a memoir by Jill Ker Conway, scholar Barbara Meldrum.

• March 27: "The Space Between Us," fiction by Thrifty Umrigar, scholar Georgia Tiffany.

Visit the Research and Information Desk to check on the availability of the book for each month.

In addition to the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho Humanities Council "Let's Talk About It" is made possible through the support of the National Endowment for the Arts and a generous gift from US Bank.