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Category: Book Clubs

Book Brief: Day by Michael Cunningham
Advance Reader Copy, Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books, Featured, Headline Posted onJanuary 26, 2024February 15, 2024

Book Brief :: Day by Michael Cunningham

While technically Day by Michael Cunningham will fall into the category of COVID pandemic fiction, this one was beautifully and uniquely constructed—three days in three years, stretching from 2019 to 2021. The same day on the calendar, so each is a year apart.

Book Review of The Pole by J. M. Coetzee
Advance Reader Copy, Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onJune 24, 2023June 24, 2023

Book Review :: The Pole

The Pole by J. M. Coetzee is at once moody and mysterious – full of tension. This novella centers around Beatriz and Wittold. She’s a […] Read More

Book Club Short List for 2023 - 2024
Book Clubs Posted onJune 16, 2023June 16, 2023

Book Clubs :: 2023-2024 Short List

Here it is! My book club’s short list of books to read July 2023-June 2024.

book club selections
Book Clubs Posted onMay 30, 2023May 31, 2023

Book Club Selections :: Long List for 2023-2024

Our annual book club selection process begins with our long list.

Meet Abraham Verghese
Advance Reader Copy, Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books, Out and About Posted onMay 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Meet the Author :: Abraham Verghese

Last week when I was wrapping up my review of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, I saw that he was going to be […] Read More

Review of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Book Review :: Anna Karenina

This may be less a book review of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina as it is a reading review – as in, if you’re going to read it, this is how I’d recommend you go about it.

Review of the novel The Story of Lucy Gault
Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onJanuary 29, 2023January 31, 2023

Book Review :: The Story of Lucy Gault

The Story of Lucy Gault by Willam Trevor is a heart-wrenching story of love withheld because of guilt and misunderstandings. Ann Patchett recommended this book […] Read More

10 Great Books for Book Clubs
Book Clubs Posted onJanuary 15, 2023January 31, 2023

For Book Clubs :: Ten Great Recommendations

I get asked for recommendations for book club selections on a fairly regular basis. Here are 10 (plus a few extra) that I highly recommend. Hopefully some are new to you.

Book Review of The Lincoln Highway
Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onDecember 11, 2022February 16, 2024

Book Review :: Lincoln Highway

Towles gives readers another excellent literary read with The Lincoln Highway. Four boys head east on a journey to claim an inheritance and settle some old scores. This one begs to be discussed.

Book Review of Love Marriage by Monica Ali
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onNovember 28, 2022January 29, 2023

Book Review :: Love Marriage

Love Marriage by Monica Ali is one of my best surprise reads of the year. I can’t remember why I picked it up – maybe […] Read More

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