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Books for Book Clubs September 2017
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Did you know? The High Plains Library District offers many services to support you and your book club! Book Club Bags: Each book club bag includes 12 copies of the book and a discussion guide, and best of all it comes with a 6-week checkout period! Book-a-Librarian for Book Clubs: Set up a face-to-face appointment for your book club with a librarian. From tips on running a successful discussion to presentations on hot new books, we're here to help! Just follow the link and select "Reading Advice" from the list of options. Personalized Reading Lists: If you'd like the personalized help from a librarian without the face-to-face meeting, this is the option for you! Simply fill out the survey, letting us know about the books your group loved (and loved to hate), and we'll send you a list of suggestions picked just for you! Books for Book Clubs Newsletter: Subscribe to this newsletter for monthly picks that are great for discussion, as well as notification of upcoming events and programs suited for book clubs.
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House of Names
by Colm Tóibín
Critically acclaimed author Colm Tóibín explores human nature through this retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children in the legendary Greek city of Mycenae. As he describes how, at the side of her lover, she plots to murder her long-absent husband for his betrayals and infidelities, he also highlights the themes of loneliness, loss, and failure. By the award-winning author of The Master.
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane: A Novel
by Lisa See
Lisa See, author of the book club favorite Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, has written another discussion-inspiring novel focused on the lives of women. Here, she explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter, who has been adopted by an American couple, tracing the very different cultural factors that compel them to consume a rare native tea that has shaped their family's destiny for generations.
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Our Souls at Night
by Kent Haruf
A senior-aged widow and widower forge a loving bond over shared loneliness and respective histories, provoking local gossip and the disapproval of their grown children in ways that are further complicated by an extended visit by a sad young grandchild. Our Souls at Night is the final novel of Colorado author Kent Haruf, whose hallmark style involved quiet, bittersweet, and intimate tales of the inner lives of his unforgettable characters.
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One of the Boys: A Novel
by Daniel Magariel
Leaving Kansas with the father who won a bitter custody dispute, a 12-year-old boy and his older brother start over in Albuquerque only to be dismayed by the odd and sinister characters that make up their father's new social circle. Book clubs open to stories about darker, more upsetting (although important) topics may want to consider One of the Boys and its examination of child abuse.
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The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
by Neil Gaiman
The best-selling author of American Gods presents an enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics—from art and artists to dreams, myths and memories—observed in his distinctive, probing and amusing style. Gaiman may be best known for his fiction, but the essays here (crowned by the inspiring and motivating "Make Good Art") show that he's an equally skilled essayist.
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The Hello Girls: America's First Women Soldiers
by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman
In World War I, telephones linked commanding generals with soldiers in muddy trenches. A woman in uniform connected almost every one of their calls, speeding the orders that won the war. Like other soldiers, the "Hello Girls" swore the Army oath and stayed for the duration. A few were graduates of elite colleges. Most were ordinary, enterprising young women motivated by patriotism and adventure, eager to test their mettle and save the world. When the switchboard operators sailed home a year later, the Army dismissed them without veterans' benefits or victory medals. The women commenced a sixty-year fight that a handful of survivors carried to triumph in 1979.
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Love Warrior: A Memoir
by Glennon Doyle Melton
A highly anticipated new memoir by the best-selling author of Carry On, Warrior traces her journey of self-discovery after the dissolution of her marriage, revealing how she found healing by rejecting gender standards and refusing to settle for a "good-enough" life. Readers fascinated by personal journeys and the quest for an improved life should find this Oprah pick fulfilling.
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