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Books for Book Clubs May 2018
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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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The Woman Next Door
by Yewande Omotoso
A U.S. debut by an award-winning writer from South Africa traces the unexpected friendship between two hostile widowed neighbors, one black and one white, who gradually overcome barriers to discover common ground. Book groups looking for strong characters, a vivid setting, and a sense of wit should be well satisfied.
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Girl Waits with Gun
by Amy Stewart
Living in virtual isolation years after the revelation of a painful family secret, Constance is terrorized by a belligerent silk factory owner and fights back in ways outside the confines of early-20th-century women. The first in the Kopp Sisters series is a great option for readers looking for a fast-paced and suspenseful mystery that also explores larger ideas and social issues.
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Beartown: A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
In a forgotten town fractured by scandal, an amateur hockey team might just be able to change everything. This complex novel, by the New York Times best-selling author of book club favorite A Man Called Ove, covers several discussion-sparking issues, including the price of success, the extent of friendship, and the cost of keeping secrets.
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Reincarnation Blues: A Novel
by Michael Poore
A man who has been reincarnated nearly 10,000 times, living lives in regions from ancient India and Renaissance Italy to outer space and the modern world, searches for the secret to immortality so that he can be with his beloved, the incarnation of Death. Reincarnation Blues isn't your average book club selection, but groups interested in witty fantasy with an irreverent tone should find lots to talk about.
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
An ecological and anthropological study of eating offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of everyday consumers to protect their health and the environment. By the author of The Botany of Desire.
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The Best of Us: A Memoir
by Joyce Maynard
The New York Times best-selling author of To Die For describes what it was like to find the love of her life only to lose him to pancreatic cancer one year into their marriage. This memoir is understandably heartwrenching, but it also a moving remembrance of late-in-life love and is ultimately an inspiring story about the importance of love and partnership.
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They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Using personal accounts unearthed from oral histories, congressional documents and diaries, the author of the Newbery Honor book, Hitler Youth, unveils the creation of the Ku Klux Klan in Pulaski, Tennessee, and its spread across the American South. This clear and accessible history puts the story of the K.K.K. in direct and terrifying context.
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The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary
by J. A. Simpson
A former chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary describes his 37-year journey through words, whimsically tracing the story of how words come into being or sometimes disappear, how history and culture shapes language and how people cope when words fail. This is not only a smart and witty exploration of our language, but also offers a front-row seat to the process of creating one of the most prestigious dictionaries ever compiled.
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