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Oprah’s Book Club drops My Dark Vanessa as a pick because of Twitter controversy.

After the massive blowback from its selection of American Dirt—a book about the migrant experience widely denounced for having very little connection to the migrant experience (or to Mexico, where the book is set)—it makes sense that Oprah’s Book Club would make future selections more... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-05 17:20:51 UTC ]

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The Best Book Club Questions to Jump Start Conversation: Critical Linking, March 1, 2020

An awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2020-03-01 11:30:56 UTC ]

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Best Online Book Clubs: 15 Online Clubs to Join in 2020

So you want to join a book club but don't have time to commit to real-life meetings? Here are the 15 best online book clubs to join right now. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-27 11:38:07 UTC ]

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Want to Start a Queer Book Club? Here’s How

Looking for a queer book club or even want to start your own? This is how to get started. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-25 11:36:57 UTC ]

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You Can Do It! (If You Want To): An Introvert’s Guide to Joining a Book Club

If the very idea of book club puts the fear in you, take a page from the introvert's guide to joining book club and consider these tips for participating. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2020-02-24 11:36:04 UTC ]

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Richard & Judy Book Club features Gregory, Lefteri and Gayle

Novels by Philippa Gregory, Christy Lefteri and Mike Gayle are among the six-strong line-up for the Richard & Judy Book Club this spring. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 12:29:23 UTC ]

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Panel Mania: Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, and Ryan Estrada

'Banned Book Club' by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, and Ryan Estrada is the true story of Hyun Sook’s years as a South Korean college student under the brutal military regime of the early 1980s. In this 11-page excerpt a naive and apolitical Hyun Sook meets the fearless student members of a book... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-19 05:00:00 UTC ]

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This Week's Bestsellers: February 17, 2020

Fashion mogul and onetime pop singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson has the #1 book in the country with ‘Open Book.’ Plus Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager’s new book club picks make their list debuts. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-02-15 05:00:00 UTC ]

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A Book Club Without Required Reading (or the Cheese Spread)

A new Times column, Group Text, takes the legwork, guesswork and stress out of community-minded reading. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-12 10:00:11 UTC ]

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A Book Club Without Required Reading (or the Cheese Spread)

A new Times column, Group Text, takes the legwork, guesswork and stress out of community-minded reading. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The New York Times | 2020-02-12 10:00:10 UTC ]

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Publisher Of Controversial ‘American Dirt’ Cancels Author Tour Amid Security Concerns

The latest Oprah's Book Club pick by Jeanine Cummins, a white woman, has been widely criticized for stereotypical depictions of Mexicans and migration. Continue reading >>
[ Source: HuffPost | 2020-01-29 21:08:32 UTC ]

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Publishers defend American Dirt as claims of cultural appropriation grow

Jeanine Cummins’s novel, acclaimed by Oprah Winfrey, Stephen King and others, also faces scathing criticism from Latinx writersJeanine Cummins’s British publisher, Headline, is standing shoulder to shoulder with the American press that published her divisive thriller, declaring that it is proud... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Guardian | 2020-01-24 14:53:36 UTC ]

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Oprah Winfrey wades into 'American Dirt' controversy with her book club pick

Oprah Winfrey chose "American Dirt" as her latest book club selection. Author Jeanine Cummins' novel has sparked a backlash for its portrayal of immigrants. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-21 20:14:23 UTC ]

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On Revamping My Book Club in 2020

Looking back at my book club in 2019, there is much I would like to change to liven up the discussion and the overall meetup in 2020. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2020-01-12 11:31:10 UTC ]

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Nipsey Hussle was a bookworm. Now black men are finding inspiration in what he read

Once a month, black men come together for The Marathon Book Club — founded to read the books that inspired Nipsey Hussle, who was killed in South L.A. in March. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-05 14:00:49 UTC ]

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The I’ve Been Meaning to Get to That Book Club

We're visiting our In the Club newsletter for tips and tricks to kickstart your book club into the new year by looking back and tying loose (bookish) ends. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-31 11:30:28 UTC ]

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10 BAD BLOOD Book Club Questions: Your Reading Guide

Ready to dig into this fascinating nonfiction read? Here's your reading guide and BAD BLOOD book club questions to get the conversation going. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Book Riot | 2019-12-23 11:35:34 UTC ]

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PW Notable: Reese Witherspoon

A new book club queen has emerged—and she's almost as good at selling books as she is on the silver screen. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-23 05:00:00 UTC ]

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SoA launches book club to celebrate literary estates

The Society of Authors will launch a bi-monthly book club on Twitter next month, to celebrate a selection of favourite titles from works in its literary estates. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-22 16:59:37 UTC ]

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Newsletter: Book club begins 2020 with Ocean Vuong's 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous'

The L.A. Times Book Club's 2020 selections include "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" and "American Dirt." Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-12-21 16:00:22 UTC ]

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