{"id":49823,"date":"2023-12-07T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=49823"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:38:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T18:38:32","slug":"decembers-celebrity-book-club-picks-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/decembers-celebrity-book-club-picks-3\/","title":{"rendered":"December’s Celebrity Book Club Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0Simply Held<\/a>, these titles will automatically be put on hold for you.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Jenna Bush Hager has selected\u00a0We Must Not Think of Ourselves<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>by Lauren Grodstein for her December pick.<\/p>\n

Curious what\u00a0We Must Not Think of Ourselves<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>is about? Check out the following description provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n

On a November day in 1940, Adam Paskow becomes a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, where the Jews of the city are cut off from their former lives and held captive by Nazi guards to await an uncertain fate. Weeks later, he is approached by a mysterious figure with a surprising request: Would he join a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls?<\/em><\/p>\n

Adam agrees and begins taking testimonies from his students, friends, and neighbors. He learns about their childhoods and their daydreams, their passions and their fears, their desperate strategies for safety and survival. The stories form a portrait of endurance in a world where no choices are good ones.<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the people Adam interviews is his flatmate Sala Wiskoff, who is stoic, determined, and funny\u2014and married with two children. Over the months of their confinement, in the presence of her family, Adam and Sala fall in love. As they desperately carve out intimacy, their relationship feels both impossible and vital, their connection keeping them alive.<\/em><\/p>\n

But when Adam discovers a possible escape from the Ghetto, he is faced with an unbearable choice: whom can he save, and at what cost ?<\/em><\/p>\n

Inspired by the testimony-gathering project with the code name Oneg Shabbat, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Grodstein draws readers into the lives of people living on the edge. Told with immediacy and heart, We Must Not Think of Ourselves is a piercing story of love, determination, and sacrifice.<\/em> – Algonquin Books<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Reese Witherspoon has selected\u00a0Before We Were Innocent<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>by Ella Berman for her December pick.<\/p>\n

Curious what Before We Were Innocent <\/strong><\/em><\/a>is about? Check out the following description provided by the publisher.<\/p>\n

A summer in Greece for three best friends ends in the unthinkable when only two return home. . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

Ten years ago, after a sun-soaked summer spent in Greece, best friends Bess and Joni were cleared of having any involvement in their friend Evangeline\u2019s death. But that didn\u2019t stop the media from ripping apart their teenage lives like vultures.<\/em><\/p>\n

While the girls were never convicted, Joni, ever the opportunist, capitalized on her newfound infamy to become a motivational speaker. Bess, on the other hand, resolved to make her life as small and controlled as possible so she wouldn\u2019t risk losing everything all over again. And it almost worked. . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

Except now Joni needs a favor, and when she turns up at her old friend\u2019s doorstep asking for an alibi, Bess has no choice but to say yes. She still owes her. But as the two friends try desperately to shake off their past, they have to face reality.<\/em><\/p>\n

Can you ever be an innocent woman when everyone wants you to be guilty?<\/em> – Penguin Random House<\/p>\n

This title is also available as a Libby eBook and in large print.<\/p>\n

Join\u00a0Simply Held<\/a>\u00a0to have Oprah, Jenna, and Reese\u2019s adult selections automatically put on hold for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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