When Books Went to War. Reading about which books were selected to provide soldiers with reading material during WWII, resulting it the invention of the paperback or “pocket book”, may spark interest in future titles for the group.
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton A Man Called Ove The Storied life of AJ Filkry The Immortal Life if Henrietta Lacks The Boys in the Boat The Lilac Girls America’s First Daughter The Paris Architect The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane
Waking Up White by Debby Irving; (nonfiction); Mudbound by Hillary Jordan; The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh; Behold the Dreamers by Mobil Imbue; Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi; Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (nonfiction); Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult
Alice Network by Katie Quinn Falling Home by Karen White The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley The Bungalow by Sarah Jio One Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
Because the Netflix series just came out, my book club chose Altered Carbon for our next book.
Any particular genre?
Na not really. I’m looking for 6 more to fill out our year.
When Books Went to War. Reading about which books were selected to provide soldiers with reading material during WWII, resulting it the invention of the paperback or “pocket book”, may spark interest in future titles for the group.
A man called Ove by Frederick Backman or Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, still think about these stories even months later
I loved Bear Town by Fredrick Backman
I vote for Beartown over Ove also.
In my TBR pile, I read his other book Grandma asked me to tell you she’s sorry, I enjoyed it.
“The Friend” – Sigrid Nunez. Slim volume but contains so much to ponder!
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
A Man Called Ove
The Storied life of AJ Filkry
The Immortal Life if Henrietta Lacks
The Boys in the Boat
The Lilac Girls
America’s First Daughter
The Paris Architect
The Tea Girl Of Hummingbird Lane
Nectar in a Sieve, Kamala Markandaya.
Mercer Girls by Libbie Hawker…. Great book!!!
Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf
The Coroner’s Lunch by Colin Cotterill
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. It’s a young adult but very powerful and thought provoking.
Waking Up White by Debby Irving; (nonfiction);
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan;
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh;
Behold the Dreamers by Mobil Imbue;
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi;
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (nonfiction);
Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult
Alice Network by Katie Quinn
Falling Home by Karen White
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
The Bungalow by Sarah Jio
One Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
Another Beartown vote as I’m watching Olympic hockey on tv…