Group Read Books - 2021

[Carol/Bonadie]

I've also requested another by James McBride, author of Deacon King Kong, recommended by a friend of Sherry and mine, called Five-Carat Soul.

[Ann]

Added for September: When These Mountains Burn .
Jun-2021 We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City by Justin Fenton
Jul-2021 release June 22 Laura Lippman's Dream Girl (moved to July)
Aug-2021 The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz (turned out to be the August book)
Sep-2021 When These Mountains Burn by David Joy
Oct-2021 The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.
Nov-2021
Dec-2021

[Ann]

Carol: very interesting! We haven't had a short story book as a group read that I can recall. One by James McBride would likely be very good, and probably fit the "one discussion thread" format.
Carol/Bonadie wrote: "I've also requested another by James McBride, author of Deacon King Kong, recommended by a friend of Sherry and mine, called Five-Carat Soul."

[KJreads]

Can consider “in my dreams I hold a knife” by Ashley winstead? A debut author and the book is so good!

[Ann]

I just added The Other Black Girl for November! If there are suggestions for December, January or February group reads please feel free to suggest here.
Current line up:
Jun-2021 We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City by Justin Fenton
Jul-2021 release June 22 Laura Lippman's Dream Girl
Aug-2021 The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
Sep-2021 When These Mountains Burn by David Joy
Oct-2021 The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.
Nov-2021 The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Dec-2021

[Ann]

As we think about potential Group Read ( or solo read ) books, here are some best of 2021 recommendations from PBS, introduced by some favorite authors.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/...

[Mary Jo]

Hi Ann, Thank you for that list. Where to begin?

[Ann]

Good question Mary Jo!
Mary Jo wrote: "Hi Ann, Thank you for that list. Where to begin?"

[Carol/Bonadie]

Ooh! By introduced I didn't know you meant recommended! (duh) Favorite authors indeed! I see a few I want to put on my weary TBR list. How about the Scandinavian one as a group read?

[Carol/Bonadie]

I just reserved from the library:

The Girl Who Died
Arsenic and Adobo
Pickard County Atlas

[Ann]

Carol: I should have said recommended! They all look tempting, and I agree a group read of The Girl Who Died would be terrific! As for a weary tbr list, mine is extremely weary!

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Ooh! By introduced I didn't know you meant recommended! (duh) Favorite authors indeed! I see a few I want to put on my weary TBR list. How about the Scandinavian one as a group read?"

[Ann]

Carol, I was surprised to get on the hold list in the first slot for The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson so it looks like a group read works for me!
Does December or January work better for you?
Edited: I am thinking December after realizing I just got my turn for The Other Black Girl!

[Carol/Bonadie]

Ann wrote: "Carol, I was surprised to get on the hold list in the first slot for The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson so it looks like a group read works for me!
Does December..."

Ann, be careful what you wish for! (by "you" I mean "me"!) I have Arsenic and Adobo and Pickard County Atlas waiting for me at the library! Yikes! The Girl Who Died is in transit with me as number 1, so I'm betting it will also be there waiting when I go in on Saturday to pick them up. I'm happy to put The Girl Who Died on for December if others are interested in reading it!

[Ann]

Carol: I have delayed my turn once on Overdrive for The Girl Who Died, so should be able to group read it in December. (Audio) . I'm trying to stop requesting more so I can read what I am already juggling. (Trying, not succeeding, lol)

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Yikes! The Girl Who Died is in transit with me as number 1, so I'm betting it will also be there waiting when I go in on Saturday to pick them up. I'm happy to put The Girl Who Died on for December if others are interested in reading it!"