Celebrity book club picks for April 2020

Posted on 04/01/2020 at 03:35 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrity book clubs have released their picks for March. Jenna Bush Hager picked Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore. The novel explores...

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Tagged As: Book club, Pop culture

Quarantine reading from throughout history

Posted on 03/31/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Many of us use books as an escape from reality, so for them, “plague reading” would simply mean fiction they...

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Tagged As: Book club, Book lists, coronavirus / COVID-19, History, Literature in translation, The Guardian

Oprah drops "My Dark Vanessa" from book club — but is that fair?

Posted on 03/06/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell was supposed to be Oprah Winfrey’s book club pick for March 2020. But...

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Tagged As: Book club, Pop culture, Scandal

Oprah Winfrey addresses "American Dirt" book club controversy

Posted on 03/05/2020 at 09:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Oprah Winfrey addresses the American Dirt controversy head-on in a show that will air on Apple TV+ tomorrow. After Winfrey...

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Tagged As: Book club, Pop culture, Scandal

Celebrity book club picks for March 2020

Posted on 03/04/2020 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrity book clubs have released their picks for March. Jenna Bush Hager picked Writers & Lovers by Lily King. “I...

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Tagged As: Book club, Pop culture

Books behind bars: Some inmates get a club, others get charged

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have two stories about books in incarceration facilities to share: one uplifting, one less so. The Texas Observer checked...

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Tagged As: Book club, Politics, Reading

Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo shares her favorite books

Posted on 11/05/2019 at 08:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You don’t have to admit it if you were among the readers who thought “who?” upon learning that Bernardine Evaristo...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Awards, Book club, Literary Hub

Ann Patchett discusses life as a writer and indie bookseller

Posted on 10/01/2019 at 12:23 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ann Patchett’s latest novel, The Dutch House, has been warmly received by critics and readers alike. So it’s not surprising...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Book club, Podcast, Women in literature

Want a book club that doesn't meet? Head to Instagram!

Posted on 09/28/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve enjoyed our experiences with in-person book clubs. Not everyone has the flexibility to arrange a large group meeting, though,...

Tagged As: Book club, Just for fun, Pop culture

Oprah picks Ta-Nehisi Coates's debut novel for her book club

Posted on 09/24/2019 at 11:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Water Dancer was already a buzzworthy book, it being the debut novel from acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. But yesterday...

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Tagged As: Book club, Excerpt, New release