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2023 Most-Viewed Books on RGC Website

December 01, 2023 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists
Most Viewed Books on RGC website 2022

As we close the book on 2023 and enter a new reading era in 2024, we want to highlight the 20 most-viewed books on the RGC website from the past twelve months.

How many of these fabulous titles did you read this year? Which ones will you add to your TBR pile? We love that this year’s RGC reading wrap-up includes a variety of genres (fiction, nonfiction, and young adult) in addition to formats (audiobooks alongside traditional print books)!

1. The Second Life of Mirielle West

by Amanda Skenandore

 

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Book Group City Tour: Twin Cities

December 01, 2023 Book Group City Tour, Bookmark
Minneapolis Book Group City Tour

Next stop is the Twin Cities as Reading Group Choices continues our Book Group City Tour in Minnesota!

The reputation of the Twin Cities as a literary hub is well known. Consistently ranked among the most literate cities in the country, boasting a large community of independent publishers including Coffeehouse, Milkweed, the University of Minnesota Press and Graywolf, and supported by a lively center for writers and writing, The Loft, which hosts the annual Wordplay literary festival … readers (and writers) have many reasons to feel at home here in Minneapolis and St. Paul!

So where to go to find other readers when you want some bookish conversation?

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Great Group Reads 2023

November 15, 2023 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists, WNBA Great Group Reads
The Woman's National Book Association presents its list of Great Group Reads for National Reading Group Month

Reading Group Choices is pleased to share the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Great Group Reads 2020 list, part of their National Reading Group Month initiative!

This annual month-long celebration provides an opportunity for reading groups worldwide to celebrate their accomplishments and plan for the future. It’s also a perfect time to join or start a reading group! Every October, WNBA organizes events nationwide and announces an annual list of book selections for reading groups: Great Group Reads.

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The November Spotlight Group Is…

November 07, 2023 Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

November 2023 Spotlight: The RaRa Sisters Book Club

 

Our November 2023 Spotlight is celebrating 23 years as a book club!

The RaRa Sisters Book Club is the November 2023 Spotlight Group

 

The RaRa (Readers Anonymous) Sisters Book Club was created in 2000. The picture is from our Roaring 20s party that celebrated our 20 years together. It’s crazy to believe that we have been together for 23 years! We’ve had many adventures together and have read nearly 150 books. Together, we have supported one another through many of life’s events: some happy, some scary, and some tragic, but we’re always there for one another.

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Book Group City Tour: Indianapolis

October 11, 2023 Book Group City Tour, Bookmark
Tomorrow Bookstore in Indianapolis

We’re excited to bring back the book group city tour blog posts! Our next stop is Indianapolis, where we explore bookstores, the public library, and more.

Did you know that this capital city earned its lovable nickname “Indy” not only because “Indianapolis” is a mouthful, but also because of all the independent bookstores present in the city?

Okay, we’re totally kidding about Indy’s namesake, but we’re not kidding about it being a hub for independent bookstores. In the past two years alone, nine bookstores in Indianapolis have opened or been announced, including Loudmouth Books, which just opened to the public on September 30,

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