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Are you part of a book club or looking to start one? Fret by Nadia Bozak makes a great book club pick! A propulsive and incisive novel about Kate, a washed-up rock star and frazzled mother of two, whose precarious situation is made more so when her idling car is stolen — with her young daughter still in it — and all her life choices, both big and small, are opened up to the scrutiny of the internet, her community, and ultimately, herself. Book Club Questions Do you think Kate is a reliable narrator? Where do you see gaps in how...
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Are you part of a book club or looking to start one? This Is Why I Need You by Alecsandra Kakon makes a great book club pick! Four lifelong friends explore romance, motherhood, sexuality, and loss, forcing them to confront the strength of their bonds and the direction of their lives. Character driven and sharply observed, This Is Why I Need You captures the realities of friendships in your 30s. Book Club Questions How does the contained vacation setting heighten the tensions between the women? Even though there are history and loyalty, can friendship survive the unspoken? Discuss the sexual awakening storyline....
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Are you part of a book club or looking to start one? The Astonishing Lives of Older Women by Moira Welsh makes a great book club pick! The Astonishing Lives of Older Women offers cautionary tales from courageous women and practical financial insights to empower women in navigating career choices, family duties, and long-term financial planning with confidence and awareness as they age. Book Club Questions Which cultural narratives about older women did this book reinforce or challenge, for you? How do you think aging is framed in this book? As a loss or an opportunity? Whose individual story stayed...
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Are you part of a book club or looking to start one? Motherness by Julie M. Green makes a great book club pick! Spanning 13 years—beginning with pregnancy and ending with diagnosis—Motherness is a deeply personal account of an autistic mother raising an autistic child. It covers sensory processing, meltdowns, masking, empathy, bullying, special interests, and more. Tender and incisive, it’s essential for parents navigating their own autism diagnoses. Book Club Questions What part of the memoir resonated with you the most — and why? How does the author’s experience with autism challenge or confirm societal assumptions? Did the writing style...
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Are you part of a book club or looking to start one? She’s a Lamb! by Meredith Hambrock makes a great book club pick! Jessamyn St. Germain is a struggling musical theater actress hired to be the childminder for the kid actors in a production of The Sound of Music, and she is determined to steal the lead role by any means necessary. Book Club Questions For many readers, Jessamyn is a deeply unlikeable character, but they still found themselves rooting for her. Did you root for Jessamyn? Why do you think this is? Jessamyn has a really narrow focus and...