{"id":40862,"date":"2021-06-01T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=40862"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:11:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T16:11:41","slug":"online-reading-challenge-june-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/online-reading-challenge-june-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Reading Challenge – June"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hello hello!<\/p>\n

Time for a new author exploration in our Online Reading Challenge. This month our author is: Alice Hoffman!<\/p>\n

A popular and prolific author, Hoffman books always include a bit of magic. It’s often understated, and sometimes doesn’t appear immediately, but it runs through each title like a vein of gold. Some of her best loved titles include Practical Magic,<\/strong><\/em><\/a> The World That We Knew<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, The Dovekeepers<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and The Marriage of Opposites<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you would like to read something by a different author, look for books with some magical realism and\/or female relationships. Some titles to consider include:<\/p>\n

House of Spirits<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Isabel Allende<\/p>\n

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Amiee Bender<\/p>\n

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by A.E. Schwab<\/p>\n

In Five Years<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Rebecca Serle<\/p>\n

The Immortalists<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Chloe Benjamin<\/p>\n

The Life of Pi<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>by Yann Martel<\/p>\n

Chocolat<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Joanne Harris<\/p>\n

Like Water for Chocolate<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>by Laura Esquivel<\/p>\n

Mexican Gothic<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Silvia Morena-Garcia<\/p>\n

Lots of great choices! There will also be displays at both Fairmount and Eastern with titles to consider.<\/p>\n

I am planning on reading The Rules of Magic<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>by Alice Hoffman, which is a prequel to Practical Magic<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. It’s been a long time since I read Practical Magic<\/strong><\/em>, so I’m hoping this one can be read as a stand-alone. I will let you know how it goes!<\/p>\n

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