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The May Spotlight Group Is…

May 01, 2020 Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

May 2020 Spotlight: Reading Between the Wines

Our May Spotlight Group members leave books for one other on their doorsteps!

This is our small but wonderful book club called Reading Between The Wines that just started meeting in January of this year. We all belong to St Paul’s United Methodist Church in Carolina Beach, NC and met there several years ago. Since we all liked each other, I thought a book club would be a great great way to get to know each other better, since so many of us are retired educators.

Our first book discussion in February was for Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.

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Our 2019 survey results are in! And along with our readers’ favorite books of the year, we have a list of the top ten most-read books specifically from Reading Group Choices 2019.

Has your group read all of these terrific books yet?

**1. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah**

““There are many great things about this book…It will thrill her fans with its combination of Greek tragedy, Romeo and Juliet-like coming of age story and domestic potboiler.

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Book a Day: April Reading List & Author Chats

April 08, 2020 Book a Day, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Reading Group Choices Book a Day Reading List and Author Chats

April brings more Book a Day recommendations for your reading enjoyment and morale!

We’re posting a new or classic book recommendation each day to boost your book intake, with absorbing reads to occupy and entertain. Some of our Book a Day selections also feature Facebook Live events with authors. See our picks for April below!

Even though your book groups might not be meeting right now, we are lucky to still have ways to communicate. Share the news and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to never miss a dose…

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Stay Connected With Your Book Group (When You Can’t Meet in Person)

April 07, 2020 Advice, Bookmark

Don’t let distance stop your book group!

When times prevent us from sitting around with our book group in person, we have to get creative! From online chats to old-fashioned mail, options exist for staying in touch with your members and friends. Reading Group Choices offers these ways to stay connected to your group when you can’t meet in person! (And don’t forget to follow our Book a Day picks on Facebook, Twitter, and our blog to boost your reading morale.)

1. Swap a book

Each member chooses someone from the group,

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Coming of Age in America: Sigh, Gone

March 31, 2020 Bookmark, Featured Books

Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran is a coming of age memoir.

Phuc Tran’s memoir Sigh, Gone tells a coming-of-age story through the lens of books, music, and American culture.

During the fall of Saigon in 1975, Phuc Tran’s family evacuates and begins a journey that brings them to the small town of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It’s here, in this unfamiliar country, that this coming-of-age memoir begins with a child’s question to his parents. What is his name? Not his Vietnamese name, but his English one? What follows is a vivid, humorous, and raw account of coming to the United States as an immigrant and the long journey of finding his place.

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Books You CAN Judge by Their Cover

March 15, 2020 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Books with amazing cover art (whose stories are equally beautiful)…

The old adage ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ has some wisdom, yet readers are often first attracted to a book’s cover when browsing the shelves at a library or bookstore. Covers can tell a reader a lot about a book’s story, but they can also be works of art by themselves. Sometimes, a book with a beautiful story is encased by an equally beautiful cover design—a delight for both the eyes and the mind! Reading Group Choices has selected a list of books with gorgeous covers and beautiful stories to match.

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