{"id":8793,"date":"2010-10-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2010-10-06T10:19:58","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T16:19:58","slug":"october-is-national-reading-club-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/october-is-national-reading-club-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is National Reading Club Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Oprah was on to something – book clubs are a great way to expand your appreciation and understanding of a book. Of course, books groups and sharing favorite titles has been around almost as long as the printed word, but thanks to Oprah there’s been a huge ressurgance in their popularity the past few years. The Women’s National Book Association celebrates book groups during the month of October, promoting the sharing of great books with the National Reading Club Month<\/strong> <\/a>program.<\/p>\n

Be sure to check out their 2010 selection of Great Group Reads<\/a><\/strong> – even if you don’t belong to a book group, lists like this can often point you toward that next great book. Book club books are usually timely, well-written, thoughtful and provocative, all of which add up to a great read. Just take a look at this list – anything on there you haven’t tried yet?<\/p>\n

2010 Selections<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blame<\/em><\/strong> by Michelle Huneven<\/a>
\nThe Blessings of the Animals<\/em><\/strong> by Katrina Kittle<\/a>
\nCheap Cabernet: A Friendship<\/em><\/strong> by Cathie Beck<\/a>
\nEternal on the Water<\/em><\/strong> by Joseph Monninger<\/a>
\nThe Girl Who Fell from the Sky<\/em><\/strong> by Heidi W. Durrow<\/a>
\nLittle Bee<\/em><\/strong> by Chris Cleave<\/a>
\nThe Lotus Eaters<\/em><\/strong> by Tatjana Soli<\/a>
\nMolly Fox’s Birthday<\/em><\/strong> by Deirdre Madden<\/a>
\nThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake<\/em><\/strong> by Aimee Bender<\/a>
\nThe Queen of Palmyra<\/em><\/strong> by Minrose Gwin<\/a>
\nRoom<\/em><\/strong> by Emma Donoghue<\/a>
\nSafe from the Sea<\/em><\/strong> by Peter Geye<\/a>
\nUp from the Blue<\/strong> <\/em> by Susan Henderson<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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