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Welcome back to the Bookshare Book Clubs for adults and teens! July’s book for adults is My Soul Looks Back, a memoir by food writer Jessica B. Harris. July’s book for teens is Truly Devious, a mystery by Maureen Johnson featuring amateur detective Stevie Bell. Register today, download the books from Bookshare, and join the conversations on Zoom at the end of the month.
Leave a CommentThe Bookshare Book Club explores “The Municipalists” and “The Field Guide to the North American Teenager.” Join the discussions at the end of June while practicing social distancing.
Leave a CommentThe Bookshare Book Club explores “Days of Distraction” – a portrait of a young woman finally free to decide her own path. Join the discussion on May 28 while practicing social distancing.
1 CommentThe Bookshare Book Club explores “The Hunting Party” – a murder mystery in the Scottish Highlands. Join the discussion on April 30 while practicing social distancing.
3 CommentsThe Bookshare Book Club is in full swing for 2020. Join us on March 26 for a lively discussion of “Weather” by Jenny Offill.
Leave a CommentWelcome again to the Bookshare Book Club! Each month, Bookshare staff will choose a book for members to read before hosting a discussion near the end of the month. The conversation will take place on Bookshare Twitter, using the hashtag #BKSBookClub, and also via Zoom webinar. While we have created this club with adult Bookshare members in mind, everyone is welcome to join, including non-Bookshare members. November’s book will be The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon. Phoebe Haejin Lin is the glamorous icon of Edwards University. Will Kendall, a recent transfer who waits tables to get by, quickly falls under her…
Leave a CommentWelcome again to the Bookshare Book Club! Each month, Bookshare staff will choose a book for members to read before hosting a discussion near the end of the month. The conversation will take place on Bookshare Twitter, using the hashtag #BKSBookClub, and also via Zoom webinar. While we have created this club with adult Bookshare members in mind, everyone is welcome to join, including non-Bookshare members. October’s book will be Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson. Three generations of a family are at the center of this time-traveling novel. In 2001, Melody is turning sixteen in her grandparents’ home.…
3 CommentsWelcome again to the Bookshare Book Club! Each month, Bookshare staff will choose a book for members to read before hosting a discussion near the end of the month. The conversation will take place on Bookshare Twitter, using the hashtag #BKSBookClub, and also via Zoom webinar. While we have created this club with adult Bookshare members in mind, everyone is welcome to join, including non-Bookshare members. September’s book will be American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson. Marie Mitchell is stuck in a boys’ club at the FBI, passed over for promotions and instead saddled with paperwork. When she’s considered for a…
Leave a CommentWelcome again to the Bookshare Book Club! Each month, Bookshare staff will choose a book for members to read before hosting a discussion on the last Friday of the month. The conversation will take place on Bookshare Twitter, using the hashtag #BKSBookClub, and via Zoom webinar. While we have created this club with adult Bookshare members in mind, everyone is welcome to join, including non-Bookshare members. August’s book will be Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine by Kevin Wilson. A collection of ten short stories, Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine explores family and relationship dynamics through Halloween costumes, road trips, and…
1 CommentWelcome again to the Bookshare Book Club! Each month Bookshare staff will choose a book for members to read before hosting a discussion on the last Friday of the month. The conversation will take place on Bookshare Twitter, using the hashtag #BKSBookClub. While we have created this club with adult Bookshare members in mind, everyone is welcome to participate, including non-Bookshare members. July’s book will be Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik. In a universe controlled by three High Houses, Ada von Hasenburg has no true power until she rejects a politically favorable marriage and escapes destiny. But being on the…
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