{"id":227,"date":"2008-04-17T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2008-04-17T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=227"},"modified":"2008-04-16T14:07:09","modified_gmt":"2008-04-16T20:07:09","slug":"what-to-read-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/what-to-read-next\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Read Next…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"books\"<\/a>Looking for that elusive next great book to read? I like to look at what’s popular with book clubs; the books they read are usually timely, well-written, thoughtful and provocative, all ingredients for a great read.<\/p>\n

Reading Book Choices<\/a>, a website that reviews books with an eye toward book clubs, has just released their list of the top book club books of 2007<\/a>. Have you read any on this list? All of them? Would you recommend them to a friend? Any that were missed? Any you need to add to your to-read list?<\/p>\n

1. Water for Elephants<\/em><\/a> by Sara Gruen<\/p>\n

2. The Glass Castle<\/em><\/a> by Jeannette Walls<\/p>\n

3. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan<\/em><\/a> by Lisa See<\/p>\n

4. A Thousand Splendid Sun<\/em>s<\/em><\/a> <\/a>by Khaled Hosseini<\/p>\n

5. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter<\/em><\/a> by Kim Edwards<\/p>\n

6 TIE Eat, Pray, Love<\/em><\/a> by Elizabeth Gilbert<\/p>\n

6 TIE The Kite Runner<\/em><\/a> by Khaled Hosseini<\/p>\n

7. My Sister’s Keeper<\/em><\/a> by Jodi Picoult<\/p>\n

8. Nineteen Minutes<\/em><\/a> by Jodi Picoult<\/p>\n

9. The Book Thief<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/a>by Markus Zusak<\/p>\n

10. Three Cups of Tea<\/em><\/a> by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin<\/p>\n

Don’t forget, the Davenport Library offers Bookclub in a Box, kits which include multiple copies of a single title, information on the author and sample questions to get your discussion started. They can be checked out for six weeks. We have more than 40 titles and we’re adding new ones all the time. Visit the library catalog and type in “bookclub in a box” for a complete listing.<\/p>\n

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