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The Lilac People & The Berry Pickers

March 27, 2025 Bookmark, Featured Books
The Lilac People by Milo Todd

Milo Todd and Amanda Peters have created two unmissable books to start unforgettable conversations.

The Lilac People by Milo Todd

“A profound and riveting story of identity and resilience.”
—Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train

For readers of All the Light We Cannot See, a moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the freedoms of prewar Berlin to survive first the Nazis and then the Allies while protecting the ones he loves.

Brimming with hope, resilience, and the enduring power of community,

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The May Spotlight Group Is…

April 30, 2024 Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

May 2024 Spotlight: Readers by the River

Our March 2024 Spotlight is celebrating 15+ years together!

Readers By The River started as a group of Friends of the Library in 2001. We currently have 11 members, two of which are Charter members.  We meet monthly in our Municipal Building with a view of the Oswego River on most days. Our members range in age from women in their 60’s to one member who is 91. While most members are native Fultonians we have transplants from NYC and various other places.

We try to include a variety of genres in our monthly selections.

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20 Most-Read Books from RGC 2022

March 01, 2024 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Our 2023 survey results are in! And along with our readers’ favorite books of the year, we have a list of the most-read titles specifically from Reading Group Choices 2022.

Has your group read all of these terrific books yet?

1. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

One of our recommended books is The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

 

In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Her World War I veteran husband and her daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author.

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Our 2021 Favorite Book Survey Winners Are…

August 15, 2022 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

Thank you to all of the great readers who filled out our 2021 Favorite Books survey!

Every year, Reading Group Choices surveys book groups and readers to compile our annual list of Favorite Books. And every year we randomly choose winners who receive a gift certificate to their local independent bookstore, copies of our 2022 annual guide, and a literary tote!

Meet our 2021 favorite books survey winners below (and sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss the chance to take our 2022 survey!).

Colfax Library Book Club
Colfax,

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Most Read Books from RGC 2021

July 08, 2022 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Our 2021 survey results are in! And along with our readers’ favorite books of the year, we have a list of the most-read titles specifically from Reading Group Choices 2021.

Has your group read all of these terrific books yet?

Most-Read of 2021

1. Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

One of our recommended books is Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

 

In 1909, Clementine steps off a train with her new husband, Winston. An angry woman emerges from the crowd to attack, shoving him in the direction of an oncoming train.

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