Reading Group Choices

01/29/2025

GIVEAWAY! Last chance to win Under the Same Stars. Enter here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/giveaways/

From New York Times-bestselling author Libba Bray comes an evocative and groundbreaking young adult historical mystery that examines truth, rebellion, reconciliation, and what must be sacrificed for a better world.

It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life will answer back. Now, the tree is giving up its secrets at last.

In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the Bridegroom’s Oak from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her best friend, Hanna, is sending messages too–but not to find love. As World War II unfolds in their small town of Kleinwald, the oak may hold the key to resistance against the N***s.

In 1980s West Germany, American teen transplant Jenny feels suffocated by her strict parents and is struggling to fit in. Until she finds herself falling for Lena, a punk-rock girl hell-bent on tearing down the wall separating West Germany from East Germany, and meeting Frau Hermann, a kind old lady with secrets of her own.

In Spring 2020, New York City, best friends Miles and Chloe are in the first weeks of COVID lockdown and hating Zoom school, when an unexpected package from Chloe’s grandmother leads them to investigate a cold case about two unidentified teenagers who went missing under the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years ago.

01/28/2025

GIVEAWAY! Last chance to with Still See You Everywhere

Five-year-old Leilani Pierson has been missing for over a decade. Amateur detective Frankie Elkin is an expert at finding missing persons. But this case has unusually high stakes. The request comes from Leilani’s sister Kaylee, a convicted serial killer weeks away from her ex*****on date.

The main suspect in the kidnapping? Kaylee’s ex-boyfriend, a tech billionaire who has hidden himself away on a remote base camp near Hawaii.

Determined to find the missing girl-alive-Frankie embarks on a dangerous mission. Up against a ticking clock and an incoming tropical storm, will Frankie Elkin learn the truth and save Leilani before it’s too late?

Follow this link to enter to win: https://readinggroupchoices.com/giveaways/

01/27/2025

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From the author of Hollow Kingdom, a fantastically funny story featuring a cast of colorful characters in a dying Italian village and a giant truffle that changes their fate forever in this “deliciously absurd tale….I savored every page of this book.” (Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures)⁠
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Written in the same enchanting style and raucous humor that defines Hollow Kingdom and Feral Creatures, Tartufo is a reflection on the interconnectedness of life in all its manifestations–and how holding on to harmony in the face of hardship can grow something beautiful and rare beneath the surface.⁠
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To enter to win this title, click here! https://readinggroupchoices.com/giveaways/

01/24/2025

In this breathtaking debut novel, a daring dancer must take her twin brother’s place as a riveter high atop the in-progress Empire State Building to save her family from ruin.⁠
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Set against the backdrop of a city at a crossroads, this electrifying story is full of heart and hope, family and friendship, and the sacrifices we make for those we love.⁠
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Read more about this RGC Recommended Book by following the link! https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/grace-of-the-empire-state/

01/23/2025

Yellowface came out in paperback this month and it's one of our Recommended Books!

White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American—in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R.F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel.

With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media. R.F. Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.

Read more by following the link!
https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/yellowface/

01/23/2025

Read our January eNewsletter here! It includes our recommended books as usual as well as survey information and fun beginning of the year blog posts.

We hope you enjoyed many wonderful books and conversations with your book group in 2024, and we look forward to hearing about your favorites in our annual survey! When you complete the survey, you are entered to win a $100 gift certificate to your local bookstore, five copies of the Reading Group C...

01/22/2025

After Suzy Hopkins’s husband of thirty years unexpectedly left her to pursue an old flame, her grief was so overwhelming that she thought her own heart might stop. How do you take the first step forward after losing such an integral part of your life?

In What to Do When You Get Dumped, the mother-daughter duo of Hopkins and her New Yorker–illustrator extraordinaire daughter Hallie Bateman offer an incisive, tender, appealingly illustrated guide to “unbreaking” your heart.

Lighthearted, impactful, and deeply consoling, What to Do When You Get Dumped provides the wisdom to emerge from a breakup smarter, stronger, and with the unshakable knowledge that you are worthy of lasting love.

Read more about this RGC Recommended Book here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/what-to-do-when-you-get-dumped/

01/21/2025

A whimsical and healing novel about a trans man in New York who—almost 30, laid off, broke—moves back to his small Illinois hometown, walks into the bookstore he worked at in high school. . . and slips through time to come face-to-face with his pre-transition, teenage self.⁠
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The In-Between Bookstore is a stunning novel of love, self-discovery, and the choices that come with both, for anyone who has ever wondered what their life might be like if they had the chance to go back and take a bigger, braver risk.⁠
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Follow the link to read more about this RGC Recommended Book! https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/in-between-bookstore/

01/16/2025

Our 2024 Annual Favorite Books Survey is here! When you complete the survey you are also entered to win a $100 gift certificate to your local bookstore, five copies of Reading Group Choices’ 30th anniversary edition, and a RGC tote bag!

Based on your responses, we create an annual list of the most popular books and highlight the survey winners.

You can enter from now until March 1, 2025!

Each year Reading Group Choices sends out a survey to learn more about you, our readers, and your favorite books from the year. Take it and be entered to win free books!

12/26/2024

One of our featured books this month is Flores and Miss Paula by Melissa Rivero. A wry, tender novel about a Peruvian immigrant mother and a millennial daughter who have one final chance to find common ground. Spirited and warm-hearted, Rivero’s new novel showcases the complexities of the mother-daughter bond with fresh insight and empathy.

Read more about this title here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/flores-and-miss-paula/

12/23/2024

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A wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss—and attempting to reshape the narrative of her life—from PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Claire Oshetsky.⁠
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Heartrending, hopeful, and boldly imagined, Poor Deer explores the journey toward understanding the children we once were and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of life’s most difficult moments.⁠

Read more about this title here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/poor-deer/
Enter to win this title here!: https://readinggroupchoices.com/giveaways/

12/22/2024

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Set during World War II, an unforgettable historical novel about love, war, family, and loyalty told in in the voices of two women, generations apart, who find themselves connected by a mysterious and valuable bottle of wine stolen by the N***s.

Read more about this title here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/french-winemakers-daughter/
Enter to win this title here!: https://readinggroupchoices.com/giveaways/

12/21/2024

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From the author of The Swift and the Harrier comes The Players, a gripping historical tale of espionage, treason, and surprising alliances set against the backdrop of the Bloody Assizes–the trials that would determine the fate of over one-thousand treasonous rebels.⁠

Read more about this title here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/players/
Enter to win this title here!: https://readinggroupchoices.com/giveaways/

12/20/2024

One of our featured books this month is When the Mapou Sings by Nadine Pineda. Infused with magical realism, this story blends first love and political intrigue with a quest for justice and self-determination in 1930s Haiti. Read more about this title here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/when-the-mapou-sings/
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12/19/2024

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The author of the beloved international hit The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot returns with a funny, uplifting story about the power of friendship and finding love in unexpected places.

Read more about this title here: https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/eddie-winston-is-looking-for-love/
Or enter to win it here!: https://readinggroupchoices.com/giveaways/

12/18/2024

Time of the Child was featured in our December eNewsletter and is such a perfect winter read!

From the author of This Is Happiness, a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha.

Read more about this title on our site!
https://readinggroupchoices.com/books/time-of-the-child/

12/17/2024

Our friends over at the Silent Book Club have published their 2024 Survey! Each December, they round up the most-recommended, most-swapped, most-loved-by-members books of the year to share in our yearly list of Silent Book Club Favorites. Get your votes in by December 20th!

It's our 2nd annual Silent Book Club Reader Survey! We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback, and collect your nominations for the 2024 Top Books Recommended by SBC Readers. Complete this 5-10 minute survey and receive 20% off your next order at the Silent Book Shop! (offer ends Dec 20, 2024) Re...

12/17/2024

Take a peek at the December RGC eNewsletter! A lot of great titles featured here to get you through the holidays and into the new year.

Set over the course of one December in the same village as Williams’ beloved This Is Happiness, Time of the Child is a tender return to Faha for readers who know its charms, and a heartwarming welcome to new readers entering for the very first time.