Hey everyone! Here’s the book list from the September 5th book club meeting at the Stable Winery. We are not your typical book club, we come prepared to chat about a recent read or two. It is a no stress way to make book friends and find new authors and titles to add to the ever present TBR list.
If you are interested in joining us, we meet up on the 1st Thursday of every month at 6:30 PM at the Stable Winery in Andover, OH.
This month we shared lots of laughs and remembered our dear friend, Suzie who had just recently passed away.
Check out the books we talked about:
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
reader rated 4/5 stars
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what would happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to an Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
A Hunger to Kill by Kim Mager with Lisa Pulitzer
reader rated 4/5 stars
In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager , a real-life version of Clarice Starling, reveals how she closed in on―and broke―one of Ohio’s most infamous serial killers.
How to Age Dis-gracefully by Clare Poole
reader rated 5/5 stars
A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy from New York Times- bestselling author Clare Pooley.
The Indigo Girlby Natasha Boyd
reader rated 4/5 stars
An incredible story of dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice. Based on historical documents, including Eliza’s letters, this is a historical fiction account of how a teenage girl produced indigo dye, which became one of the largest exports out of South Carolina, an export that laid the foundation for the incredible wealth of several Southern families who still live on today. Although largely overlooked by historians, the accomplishments of Eliza Lucas influenced the course of US history. When she passed away in 1793, President George Washington served as a pallbearer at her funeral. This book is set between 1739 and 1744, with romance, intrigue, forbidden friendships, and political and financial threats weaving together to form the story of a remarkable young woman whose actions were before their time: the story of the indigo girl.
Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey
Sean Kowalski no sooner leaves the army than he’s recruited by Emma Shaw to be her fake fiance. Emma needs to produce a husband-to-be for her grandmother’s upcoming visit, and, though Sean doesn’t like the deception, he could use the landscaping job Emma’s offering while he decides what to do with his civilian life. And, despite his attraction to Emma, there’s no chance he’ll fall for a woman with deep roots in a town he’s not planning to call home.
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
reader rated 5/5 stars
From the aggressive rethinking of workload management, to introducing seasonal variation, to shifting your performance toward long-term quality, Slow Productivity provides a roadmap for escaping overload and arriving instead at a more timeless approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment. The world of work is due for a new revolution. Slow productivity is exactly what we need.
Selling the Dream by Jane Marie
reader rated 5/5 stars
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited off the evisceration of the American working class.
Mind Gamesby Nora Robertson
reader rated 5/5 stars
The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy and trauma, love and family, and the evil that awaits.
Romantic Suspense, Paranormal, Mystery, Thriller
Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
reader rated 5/5 stars
A richly imagined novel that tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum’s intrepid wife, Maud–from the family’s hardscrabble days in South Dakota to the Hollywood film set where she first meets Judy Garland.
The Burning by Linda Castillo (series)
reader rated 5/5 stars
Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a gruesome murder that reveals a little-known chapter of early Amish history in this new installment of the bestselling series by Linda Castillo.
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
reader rated 5/5 stars
April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed.
From the acclaimed author of The Last Year of the War and As Bright as Heaven comes a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, and the power of female solidarity.
The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley, C. S. Harris, Anna Lee Huber, Christine Trent
reader rated 4/5 stars
A stellar line-up of historical mystery novelists weaves the tale of a priceless and cursed gold watch as it passes through time wreaking havoc from one owner to another. The characters are irrevocably linked by fate, each playing a key role in breaking the curse and destroying the watch once and for all.