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Category: Books

Book Cover Native Son by Richard Wright
Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onJuly 22, 2020July 23, 2020

Book Review :: Native Son

I first read Native Son in college. (That’s my copy in the photo.) And while I know I read it – there are highlights, notes […] Read More

Short List for 2020-2021
Book Clubs, Books Posted onMay 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Book Clubs :: Short List, 2020-2021

Our short list is here! Voting is over, and our SOC Book Club has selected its 2020-2021 reading slate. Two things are different about this […] Read More

Virtual Book Pitch
Book Clubs, Books Posted onApril 23, 2020April 23, 2020

Book Clubs :: Virtual Meetings Continue, Book Pitch Long List

April is “book pitch month” for our book club, where each member will pitch 2 or 3 books for our next year’s reading. This time, it was virtual!

Six Books to help you Shelter-In-Place
Book Reviews, Books Posted onMarch 29, 2020March 29, 2020

Six Books to Help You Shelter-In-Place

If you’re one of the many who has been told to shelter-in-place during the COVID pandemic, then this is a pretty good time to catch […] Read More

2018-2019 Book Recommendations
Book Clubs, Books Posted onAugust 29, 2019August 29, 2019

Book Club :: 2018-19 End of Year Wrap Up

If you’re looking for book recommendations for selections for your book club, I think these yearly wrap up posts are probably the best place to […] Read More

Review of Where the Crawdads Sing
Book Reviews, Books Posted onJune 29, 2019September 18, 2019

Book Review :: Where the Crawdads Sing

This review of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is for the small percentage of readers who didn’t like it – to let you […] Read More

2019 Summer Reading Guides
Book Clubs, Books Posted onJune 8, 2019

Literary Roundup :: 2019 Summer Reading Guides

Last May I posted a roundup of various summer reading guides that had been released and it was one of my most popular posts of […] Read More

How many of these books have you read?
Book Clubs, Books Posted onMay 30, 2019October 15, 2019

Book Award Winners :: How Many Have You Read

How many of these books have you read? List challenges abound on social media from the BBC to BuzzFeed and even PBS. The groups of […] Read More

Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Books, Justice Posted onMay 24, 2019

Book Review :: The Dearly Beloved

Cara Wall’s debut novel The Dearly Beloved is the story of two couples, fresh out of college and newly married. The men have been assigned to […] Read More

Book Clubs, Books Posted onMay 11, 2019May 10, 2019

Book Club :: Short List

Well, here it is! The list my book club anxiously awaits year after year… the upcoming year’s reading list. If you are looking for a […] Read More

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