{"id":45858,"date":"2022-11-18T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=45858"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:55:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:55:17","slug":"novembers-celebrity-book-club-picks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/novembers-celebrity-book-club-picks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"November&#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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davenportlibrary.com\/about-us\/contact-us\/simply-held\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simply Held<\/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=1443816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-45908 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/the-cloisters.jpg?resize=265%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Jenna Bush Hager has selected <a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1443816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Cloisters<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Katy Hays for her November pick.<\/p>\n<p>Curious what\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1443816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Cloisters<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a>is about? Check out the following description provided by the publisher:<\/p>\n<p><em>In this \u201csinister, jaw-dropping\u201d (Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary) debut novel, a circle of researchers uncover a mysterious deck of tarot cards and shocking secrets in New York\u2019s famed Met Cloisters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, she expects to spend her summer working as a curatorial associate at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she finds herself assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its medieval art collection and its group of enigmatic researchers studying the history of divination.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Desperate to escape her painful past, Ann is happy to indulge the researchers\u2019 more outlandish theories about the history of fortune telling. But what begins as academic curiosity quickly turns into obsession when Ann discovers a hidden 15th-century deck of tarot cards that might hold the key to predicting the future. When the dangerous game of power, seduction, and ambition at The Cloisters turns deadly, Ann becomes locked in a race for answers as the line between the arcane and the modern blurs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A haunting and magical blend of genres, The Cloisters is a gripping debut that will keep you on the edge of your seat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book is also available in the following format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1445553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Large Print<\/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=1448955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-45912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/tiny-beautiful-things.jpg?resize=259%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Reese Witherspoon has selected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1448955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Tiny Beautiful Things <\/em><\/strong><\/a>by Cheryl Strayed as her November pick.<\/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=1448955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Tiny Beautiful Things<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is about? Check out the following description provided by the author.<\/p>\n<p><em>THE REESE&#8217;S BOOK CLUB NOVEMBER PICK \u2022 An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of &#8220;Dear Sugar&#8221; advice columns written by the author of #1 New York Times bestseller Wild\u2014featuring a new preface and six additional columns. Soon to be a Hulu Original series.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar\u2014the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed\u2014first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit podcast, Dear Sugars, and now through her popular Substack newsletter. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed. Rich with humor, insight, compassion\u2014and absolute honesty\u2014this book is a balm for everything life throws our way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davenportlibrary.com\/about-us\/contact-us\/simply-held\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simply Held<\/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! 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