Back in 1993, a friend invited me to join a book group. I had a new baby. And a toddler. My husband was very busy with his career -- and I was trying to figure out if I could still even have one (a career, that is). Life was full and busy and I had no time for new things . . . like a book group. But I said YES anyway, and it was absolutely the right answer. My old Grand Rapids book group (even now I sigh with nostalgia [...]