{"id":42778,"date":"2021-12-21T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=42778"},"modified":"2021-12-10T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:33:37","slug":"decembers-celebrity-book-club-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/decembers-celebrity-book-club-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"December&#8217;s Celebrity Book Club Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a new month which means that Jenna Bush Hager and Reese Witherspoon have picked new books for their book clubs! Reminder that if you join our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davenportlibrary.com\/about-us\/contact-us\/best-sellers-club-contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Sellers Club<\/a>, these titles will automatically be put on hold for you.<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1416394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-42781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bright-burning-things.jpg?resize=266%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Jenna Bush Hager has selected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1416394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Bright Burning Things<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Lisa Harding.<\/p>\n<p>Curious what\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1416394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Burning Things<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is about? Check out the following description provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sonya used to perform on stage. She attended glamorous parties, dated handsome men, rode in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed to black. In their absence, came darkness\u2014blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she could not remember.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Haunted by her failed career and lingering trauma from her childhood, Sonya fell deep into an alcoholic abyss. What kept her from losing herself completely was Tommy, her son. But her love for Tommy rivaled her love for the bottle. Addiction amplified her fear of losing her child; every maternal misstep compelled her to drink. Tommy\u2019s precious life was in her shaky hands.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Eventually Sonya was forced to make a choice. Give up drinking or lose Tommy\u2014forever.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bright Burning Things is an emotional tour-de-force\u2014a devastating and nuanced look at an addict\u2019s journey towards rehabilitation and redemption.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>O<a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1415011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verDrive eBook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>__________________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1416484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-42786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/lucky.jpg?resize=265%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Reese Witherspoon has selected\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1416484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucky<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Marissa Stapley.<\/p>\n<p>Curious what<a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1416484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<em><strong>Lucky<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0is about? Check out the following description provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n<p><em>A compelling and thrilling road-trip novel about a talented grifter named Lucky whose past comes back to haunt her.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What if you had the winning ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn\u2019t cash it in?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. She\u2019s ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity\u2014when things go sideways. Lucky finds herself alone for the first time, navigating the world without the help of either her father or her boyfriend, the two figures from whom she\u2019s learned the art of the scam.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When she discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, her elation is tempered by one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means the police will arrest her for her crimes. She\u2019ll go to prison, with no chance to redeem her fortune.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As Lucky tries to avoid arrest and make a future for herself, she must confront her past by reconciling with her father; finding her mother, who abandoned her when she just a baby; and coming to terms with the man she thought she loved\u2014whose complicated past is catching up to her, too.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a novel about truth, personal redemption, and the complexity of being good. It introduces a singularly gifted, complicated character who must learn what it means to be independent and honest\u2026before her luck runs out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davenportlibrary.com\/about-us\/contact-us\/best-sellers-club-contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Sellers Club<\/a>\u00a0to have Oprah, Jenna, and Reese\u2019s adult selections automatically put on hold for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a new month which means that Jenna Bush Hager and Reese Witherspoon have picked new books for their book clubs! Reminder that if you join our\u00a0Best Sellers Club, these titles will automatically be put on hold for you. _________________________________ Jenna Bush Hager has selected\u00a0Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding.<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/decembers-celebrity-book-club-picks\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[361,10,1,8],"tags":[5268,6003,402,5267,6004,6005,6006,1765],"class_list":["post-42778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio-books","category-books","category-reference","category-staff-picks","tag-best-sellers-club","tag-bright-burning-things","tag-fiction","tag-jenna-bush-hager","tag-lisa-harding","tag-lucky","tag-marissa-stapley","tag-reese-witherspoon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-b7Y","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42778"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42815,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42778\/revisions\/42815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}