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Books for Book Clubs July 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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Signature Author Series - Jodi Picoult
Sunday, October 22, 2:00 pm
DoubleTree Greeley at Lincoln Park
Bestselling author and fan favorite Jodi Picoult will be joining us in October for our Signature Author series. Join us for Jodi Picoult in Conversation, and get your book signed. Tickets will be available online beginning Thursday, August 3 - $15 for Conversation with the Author, $25 for Conversation and Signing. See our website, www.MyLibrary.us, for more details!
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Small Great Things: A Novel
by Jodi Picoult
Hesitating to treat the newborn of a white supremacist couple who has demanded that a white nurse assist them, a black nurse is placed on trial in the tragic aftermath of the baby's death and is aided by a white public defender with whom she begins questioning their beliefs as the case becomes more racially charged. Now is the perfect chance for local book groups to read Jodi Picoult's latest discussion-prompting bestseller before seeing her speak live at our Signature Author Series! By the #1 bestselling author of Leaving Time.
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No One Is Coming to Save Us: A Novel
by Stephanie Powell Watts
Sarah Jessica Parker has partnered with the American Library Association to launch Book Club Central, a new online resource for book groups and other readers, and No One Is Coming to Save Us is her first pick. Join in the fun online at www.BookClubCentral.org and by reading the inaugural selection, which is inspired by The Great Gatsby. The story is set in the contemporary South and follows the difficulties endured by an extended black family with colliding visions of the American dream. A first novel by the author of We Are Taking Only What We Need.
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The Nix
by Nathan Hill
Book groups that appreciate dark humor won't want to miss the compulsively readable The Nix. Astonished to see the mother who abandoned him in childhood throwing rocks at a presidential candidate, a bored college professor struggles to reconcile the radical media depictions of his mother with his small-town memories and decides to draw her out by penning a tell-all biography. A first novel.
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In the Unlikely Event
by Judy Blume
Beloved children's author Judy Blume's latest is an adult novel, her first since 1998's Summer Sisters, was inspired by true events and Blume's own childhood in New Jersey helps the time and setting to leap off the page. This moving novel was inspired by a series of passenger airplane crashes that occurred in 1951 and 1952 New Jersey, and reimagines the impact of the tragedies on three generations of families, friends and strangers.
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First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
by Kate Andersen Brower
The author of The Residence presents an intimate examination of the true influences of White House First Ladies from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama that draws on previous untapped and candid sources to document their stories. Book groups interested in the historical roles of women or the personal struggles of those affected by politics and power should enjoy this impartial look at the office of First Lady of the United States.
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Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog
by Lauren Fern Watt
A lightbeat, epic account of how the 20-something author brought her giant English Mastiff to her first tiny New York apartment after college, while navigating boyfriends, first jobs, her mother's illness and a bucket list that involves her dog's participation.
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Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff
In 1945, a sightseeing trip over "Shangri-La" turned deadly when the plane crashed, leaving only three survivors who, battling for their survival, were caught between man-eating headhunters and the enemy Japanese, in this real-life adventure drawn from personal interviews, declassified Army documents and personal photos and mementos. Book groups in the market for page-turning adventure and survival should try this book, which has all the makings of a Hollywood action film.
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The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone--Especially Ourselves
by Dan Ariely
From Washington to Wall Street, the classroom to the workplace, an award-winning, best-selling author and behavior economist explores the question of dishonesty to help us understand why cheating is so prevalent and what we can do about it. Human behavior has never been so funny as in this accessible and engaging exploration into why we tell lies - both big and small.
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