So, if you feel like its time to add some nonfiction to your book club lineup, here are some nonfiction suggestions for your book club. All have already published in hardcover and ebook, and all will publish in paperback between january and april 2014. Mix and match the filters below and the years above to explore more than 2,000 recommendations from npr staff and trusted critics. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. This includes our upcoming talks by laila lalami minneapolis, james rollins woodbury, dahr jamail saint paul, kate quinn apple valley, chris ingraham chanhassen, and benjamin percy blaine. The best books to read are the ones that transport you to another world. For additional book club recommendations, check out my. Im thinking something published by a trade press, american or european history, and wellwritten and interesting enough to keep intelligent nonspecialists engaged.
Npr has created a new book club for morning edition listeners. Nypd red 05 james patterson for the crime lovers there is a james patterson book cowritten by marshall karp called nypd red 05. Fulfill your reading resolutions with 6 recommendations. Youll get to learn about a new topic from various perspectives, while also getting to know your book club pals on a deeper level.
Drawing on that enthusiasm, npr again this year features the book concierge app, with staff recommendations of 250 titles, complete with filters to focus. Why not go and check out these 5 books at a book store and fill your day with some adventure of the mind. Get started with the latest edition of our reading group planneran essential resource to help guide your selections. And when it comes to picking what works for your book club. Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone you love.
Every once in a while, the seattlebased librarian sends host steve inskeep a big stack of books. Teaming up with bbc radio 2 book club reading agency. Wow your book club with 1 of these 50 new book suggestions. If reading more in 2017 was one of your new years resolutions, nancy pearl is here to help. Val, an original member and the official record keeper of the 20year book club, let it slip that she had a list of every book they had read going back to their very first meeting in 1995. Jessica francis kanes second collection is filled with uncertain women adrift in.
Non fiction books find something a bit different to read for your book club. And our final backseat book club list has a little bit of everything. But all of these books recommended by nprs lynn neary will give you and your. Popular book club 20 books share book recommendations. Produced by rose friedman, petra mayer, beth novey and meghan sullivan executive producer. Heard about it on npr book club of phoenix phoenix, az.
Gone girl by gillian flynn, the light between oceans by m. Weareteachers book club collection by weareteachers. Nprs brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. Its finally fall, and for us that means back to book club. Fiction released january 24, 2017 336 pages bottom line.
We select books written by women to correspond to cultural heritage or awareness months or based on member requests. Let the npr critics you know and trust help you find the years best fiction, memoirs, mysteries, historical fiction. One of the great masterpieces of 20, the latest novel from jane austen book club. The first book has been selected by ann patchett, author of bel canto and coowner of parnassus books, an independent bookstore in nashville.
I would wager there are more women in book clubs than men since i only have met women in book clubs. The library book club was founded in 2008 on the premise that reading literature enriches life and improves our capacity to see the world through the eyes of another. Since this is a womens book club, biographies of women would be especially useful, but all. One of the key reasons most people join a book club is to read something a bit different to what they would usually choose themselves. There was also a collection of short stories she was a part of, but colrain was the best for me. The years best book club reads some of these novels will touch your heart. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr book critic alan cheuse produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and beth novey designed by annette elizabeth allen, david eads, becky lettenberger and wes lindamood published dec. Npr books is replete with readers of grownup books, but editor petra mayer prefers a good. We have been in existence since 23 women in everett, washington, first got together in 1894. The women and gender resource center hosts a monthly book club for staff, faculty, graduate students and community members. Book selection is a collaborative process among the regularly attending members of the meetup.
Check out our favorite books from 20, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008. Through friendships, we spark and inspire one anothers ambitions. This book club recommendations list contains old and new books of various genres that i think have wide appeal and provide compelling discussion topics for your book club. Bossypants by tina fey, the snow child by eowyn ivey, remember ben clayton by stephen harrigan, the submissi. Join the irish times book club to discuss literature, books and. Great group reads national reading group month selects great group reads. But all of these books recommended by npr s lynn neary will give you and your friends plenty to talk about. Reading group choices is your resource for book recommendations, book club discussion topics, and reading group guides. From where we stand, books are an essential key to healthy living. It is love and friendship, the sanctity and celebration of our relationships, that not only support a good life, but create one. Wallace stegner a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away before email existed, my husband and i and another couple decided to.
Here are a dozen recommendations for your book club to read in 2014. Womens groups and the rise of the book club jstor daily. Lacey receives support from women friends who help her search for the mother who abandoned her. If the book club boom of recent decades has any clear starting point, it would be 1996, when oprah winfrey launched the book club segment of her enormously popular television program. Keep clicking for the new reads she couldnt put down love to read. But our club began with 23 women living in the new town of everett over 125 years ago. With 146 books, the list is more than twice as long as that of oprahs book club. Book club books are then made available to anyone with an act card through our frances s. In as little as a half an hour, a great story can reset your mind and lift up. The books we help to select will air on radio 2 from spring 2014. Ive got you covered here are some of your best bets for nonfiction works that will be well liked by everyone in your book club. This is how it always is is an accessible story about a weighty topic that had me feeling a whole range of emotionsits the kind of book many people will enjoy, yet will also provide excellent discussion for book clubs.
Here are all the titles our kids book club has read since we launched in 2011. When i saw the subject line of your email couples book club i thought that either your message was spam or that you had sent in a request for, you know, adult books. Today we have over 300 members meeting throughout snohomish county, washington. Due to concerns over covid19, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of this springs club book lineup. Sarah michelle gellar seems to be more of a summer book club type of person meaning her recommendations only pop up during the warm. One women in general are more social creatures on average then us guys so having something social on averag. Our books editor, fanny blake reads countless new novels every week, so her book recommendations are guaranteed to be good. Book club recommendations washington county library system. Comments please click on the link above to post a comment. Find over 15 womens book club groups with 386272 members near you and meet people in your local community who share your interests.
This is how it always is by laurie frankel made me feel. They are great picks for womens book clubs and the kind of books youll want to pass on to the important women in your lifeyour mother, sister, and best friend. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. A neighbor of mine has asked me if i have any advice on good biographies for her book club. Use the filters below to explore some 260 titles npr staff and critics loved. Check out our favorite books from 2016, 2015, 2014, 20, 2012, 2011. Everywoman book club women and gender resource center. Find your next great read with npr books bestof20 reading guide. For even more book recommendations, download our latest issue.
Grace winter, a young woman who is on trial for an unspecified crime. Picking different book genres is therefore a critical step in keeping your book club recommendations interesting and varied. Roald dahl wanted his magical matilda to keep books alive. Patchett says the best book she read this year was deep down dark. The staff of npr are major books fans, from those whose specific focus is books, like fresh airs book critic maureen corrigan to those with broader beats, such edith chapin, executive editor for npr news. Nprs book concierge our guide to 2015s great reads. Join the irish times book club to discuss literature, books and writing styles with your favourite authors and fellow readers. English afrikaans albanian amharic arabic armenian azerbaijani basque belarusian bengali bosnian bulgarian catalan cebuano chichewa chinese. Npr s book concierge is your guide to 2017s best reads. Due to an increased risk of covid19, all washington county library system branches will be closed beginning march 26, 2020 until. A memoir by nicole chung the book woman of troublesome creek by kim michele richardson death of a rainmaker by laurie loewenstein the girls at 17 swann street by yara zgheib haben. Weve curated this list of 100 favorite books for kids, based on recommendations from more than 2000 of our readers. Stedman, the round house by louise erdrich, the night circu. Npr s book concierge our guide to 20 s great reads.
There is work to be done, but all we want to do is read. Check out our favorite books from 2014, 20, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008. Our club includes 50yearplus members and members whove joined this year. Summer books 20 summer is glorious and too short to waste on the wrong book. Best new halloween books for grades 20 edition weareteachers.
September 10, 2009 the secret proceedings of book clubs in the city and beyond. Coed book club recommendations short book club recommendations 300 pages or less. Find discussion books, contests, and reading lists. We are delighted to be working with the bbc radio 2 book club to involve more people in inspiring reading experiences. Its hard to say any book will appeal to all women, but these books have been hits among many. Give em something to talk about making suggestions for your book club can be risky business. Welcome to book club babble, the site for busy people who love books. Nprs book concierge our guide to 2014s great reads. From october 20, were setting up a special new book selection panel for the radio 2 book club with public library and reading agency staff from across the uk. But this short, compelling book makes us look at our battle for independence in a. Whether youre just beginning your morning or youre at the end of a long day, theres nothing like pouring a cup of tea and curling up in a quiet spot with a good book.