Tayari Jones’ latest novel, Kin, is set in the 1950s and 1960s and tells the story of Vernice and Annie, who call themselves “cradle friends” […] Read More
Category: Book Clubs
Best known for Atonement—shortlisted for the Booker in 2001 and adapted into an Academy Award–winning film in 2007—Ian McEwan is back with another layered, thought-provoking […] Read More
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden won the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction and was short listed for the Booker Award in 2024, which […] Read More
In August, my book club’s selection was James by Percival Everett. This is one of those posts that I might should skip. I had a […] Read More
I’ve said it before: a great book is one that makes me wish I were back in the classroom so I could teach it. Their […] Read More
When I’m scheduling out when we’ll read our books, the toughest selection is the one that we’ll read in June. This is because this book […] Read More
Two years may not make a streak, but it looks to be headed that way. And this is the type of streak we love. We […] Read More
OK, fellow people who love books, love talking about books, like planning their next book to read (or ten) or just, in general, like thinking […] Read More
Ahhh: May. Time to hit the beach or the pool. School’s getting out. There’s a long weekend waiting for you at the end of the […] Read More
With The Elements, John Boyne delivers another masterfully crafted story, rich with complexity and nuance—just like life itself. Told in four separate yet interconnected narratives, […] Read More