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Is an award-winning book necessarily the best book club book? Our three-part series on book prizes for book clubs helps you decode what prizes mean and why they matter. See our predictions for the National Book Award for Fiction and learn about the history of the award: https://bookclubz.com//bookclubz-bold-discussion-guide-and

We are so excited to share October's #BookOfTheMonth with you all THE REDEMPTION OF BOBBY LOVE is the inspiring, dramatic, and heartwarming true account of an escaped convict and his wife of thirty-five plus years who never knew his secret, which captured the imaginations of millions on Humans of New York. Pick up this captivating memoir and then use our accompanying discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting!

"A haunting, mind-bending memoir. . . . riveting." New York Times A young woman is found dead on the floor of a Tijuana hotel room. An ID in a nearby purse reads Atlantis Black. The police report states that the body does not seem to match the identification, yet the body is quickly cremated and the case is considered closed. So begins Betsy Bonner’s search for her sister, Atlantis, and the unraveling of the mysterious final months before Atlantis’s disappearance, alleged... overdose, and death. In this haunting memoir and piercing true crime account, Bonner must decide how far she will go to understand a sister who, like the mythical island she renamed herself for, might prove impossible to find. THE BOOK OF ATLANTIS BLACK is among our #RecommendedReading titles for October. This must-read will have you questioning facts, rooting for secrets, and asking what it means to know the truth. Share this post with a true crime lover, and don't forget to add this title to your Books We Want To Read shelf!

Dune is hitting the big screen tonight, and we couldn't be more excited In anticipation, we've come up with our list of the top seven under-appreciated science fiction books for book clubs. From Octavia Butler to Andy Weir, we've got your club covered. Head to the blog to see which titles made our list and to read about Timothée Chalamet’s beautiful angular face: https://bookclubz.com//top-seven-under-appreciated-sci-fi-

BOOKCLUBZ AUTHOR CHATS TOMORROW We cannot wait to go LIVE with Emily Itami to discuss her funny, provocative, and startlingly honest debut novel, FAULT LINES. Combining the incisive intimacy of Sally Rooney with the sharp wit of Helen Fielding, FAULT LINES is a compulsively readable and astonishingly relatable book about marriage, motherhood, love, self and the vibrant, surprising city that is modern Tokyo.... See us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bookclub.z/) for that conversation on Thursday, October 21st at 11:00am ET! Join Bookclubz Author Chats to add this and other interviews to your calendar: https://bookclubz.com/join-a-book-club/club/31467

A shelf of endless possibilities... What are you reading this weekend?

Hello weekend! Ready for a new read? Check out the Join a Book Club page (bookclubz.com/join-a-book-club) for clubs that ANYONE can join and start reading with the Bookclubz community! @readwithsam's Book Club is diving into the #YA novel FAR FROM THE TREE, Robin Benway’s beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its formshow to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it.... : instagram.com/readwithsam

We’re excited to partner with Algonquin Books, the exclusive publisher of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, for a special event with three Bellwether winners on Thursday, March 25 at 6 pm Eastern. Join us during Women’s History Month for a conversation with Katherine Seligman (author of AT THE EDGE OF THE HAIGHT), Lisa Ko (THE LEAVERS), and Heidi Durrow (THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY). Their award-winning, page-turning novels offer so much to think and t...alk about! We hope you can join us for this FREE virtual event next week! Register at https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_S7TTxReyQISOBWhpDteBmA

We this photograph of author Nguyn Phan Qu Mai with her debut novel THE MOUNTAINS SING this month's #HearOurVoices title! Steeped in the language and traditions of Vit Nam, THE MOUNTAINS SING shares a multigenerational storyshowing us the human costs of conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people, along with the true power of kindness and hope.... From Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of THE SYMPATHIZER: An epic account of Vit Nam’s painful 20th century history, both vast in scope and intimate in its telling...Moving and riveting." Presented in partnership with Algonquin Books, the Hear Our Voices Book Club features strong stories each month from and about underrepresented voices. These are the perfect titles to add to your book club's #TBR list to make you think, feel, and talk in your discussions! : Algonquin Books

We're looking forward to chatting with Hala Alyan tomorrow on #InstagramLive about her new book, The Arsonists' City. Join Bookclubz co-founder Anna Ford as she and Hala discuss writing, reading, and the inspiration for Hala's latest novel and why it's the perfect book to read with your book club. Tune in tomorrow, Thursday 3/18 @ 1 pm ET at bit.ly/2ZFVhsA (Hala's photograph): Elena Mudd

In between consuming only coffee and wine for 2 days, endlessly watching @CNN, and refreshing our news feeds...we also launched a new tech feature. Bookclubz isn't *just* for books anymore! Now, you can share links to content like films, articles, podcasts, and more with your club members. Just "Add link for article, film, or other meeting material" when you Create a New Meeting, copy the link, and let Bookclubz do the rest! ... Pro tip: you can add multiple links to share more than one piece of content! Who's going to be the first to start Bitesized Book Club with this? See more

"Brokenness can be a remarkable gift. If we allow it, it can expand our space to transform - this potential space that is slight, humble, and unassuming." Michele Harper, The Beauty in Breaking Our co-founder Nancy is in a book club with her siblings (I know, ridiculously cute!), and this month they're diving in to The Beauty in Breaking.... Michele Harper's memoir is an account of her time as an emergency room physician for more than a decade. It’s a story about recognizing trauma both physical and emotional and the importance and beauty of healing. If you need a new read to fill your mind and your shelves this week, this is one we recommend.

Words we needed this morning from the poet Maggie Smith. #keepmoving What do you read to calm your mind and nerves?

Justice and equality are on the ballot this year. If you haven't yet cast your vote in the US election, today is the day! Vote for the change you want in the world. #VOTE

Whether your book club is meeting to discuss the issues of the day, or enjoying a literary escape from politics, we're here to help you discover new reads! Over on Instagram today (www.instagram.com/bookclub/z), we're sharing new November titles! With so much at stake over the next few days, we hope you find ways to stay connected all month through Bookclubz.

I am sure everyone has had the experience of reading a book and finding it vibrating with aliveness, with colour and immediacy. And then, perhaps some weeks later, reading it again and finding it flat and empty. Well, the book hasn't changed: you have. Doris Lessing Feeling very inspired by this beautiful quote from the novelist who won the 2007 Nobel Prize for a lifetime of writing that shattered convention, both social and artistic.... Painting is "Bookstore (Reading Women)" by Willy Belinfante. Discovered via instagram.com/words_of_women

Channeling Winifred when my book club picks the title I *really* wanted to read. Are you a Winifred, Sarah, or Mary? Tag yourselves (and maybe a friend) Happy Halloween! Here's to catching up on a spooky book and eating all the fun size candy.

Today, we're virtually visiting Wally and Linda Kass at her bookstore in Ohio, Gramercy Books Bexley Pop over to our Instagram stories (instagram.com/bookclub.z), where we have 5 questions for Linda about her new novel (and our October #BookoftheMonth), A Ritchie Boy.

GIVEAWAY Love from the Vortex & Other Poems by Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz has been opening our hearts page after page. (Swipe to read her beautiful poem "Mercury Rising.") "Sealey-Ruiz opens a world to us in which we are reminded of the importance of speaking truthfully - with both love and rage-about our past and the lovers and loved ones who bring us to the present - and home." Jacqueline Woodson, Author of Red at the Bone... Now it's time to add this beautiful book, signed by the author, to your shelf! We're giving away two copies to one lucky reader and a friend! Find this post on Instagram at instagram.com/bookclub.z and follow the instructions to enter for chance to win your copies! See more

Just discovered the #libraryporn hashtag and somehow 3 hours of the morning just disappeared! *Almost* like being in a real library. Hit the if you miss browsing the stacks too.

A weekly reminder! We're sharing the why and how over on Instagram today (find us at instagram.com/bookclub.z), along with some suggested reads. Drop your tips in the comments! Want to learn even more? Join us TONIGHT to explore what it means to practice antiracism beyond a book club experience. This month's theme? Being Culturally Responsive Through Literary Selection.... We'll be joined by... Tre Johnson (@tre_john_son) Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz (@yolie_sealeyruiz) Gholdy Muhammad (@gholdy.m) Gabriel Bump (@bumperg) When: TONIGHT at 6pm EST Where: Zoom Register for FREE at https://bit.ly/34mAAFc See more

Ok guys and ghouls , give us your best spooky reads for the season in the comments!

Not complaining, just observing. via Twitter @sosayscarmen