Attention readers who love to write, writers who love to read: our writing community has some exciting new picks for the book club!
It’s time to borrow, reserve, order, beg…or, if you’re infinitely lucky, find your next book on the seat of a train or your favorite table in your coffee shop.
You might be wondering…
Where do we get our reading inspiration?
From our international (yet tiny and close-knit) community of readers, writers and creatives form all around the world.
When it’s time to find our new books, we all make suggestions, discuss. And finally, we vote.
What I love about picking books together?
I get to be surprised by books I would have never otherwise discovered and read them alongside one of the most creative, eclectic and interesting group of people I know.
Yes, we all have our own books that we’ve always wanted to read…and that we are reading. But here is a chance to try something truly different.
What if you want to join us for a book chat?
If you’re subscribed to the newsletter, you can simply join us for one book chat, free of charge and see how it works.
And now, without further ado…the books!
Book Club Picks for Writers and Creatives:
July: Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
I’m excited we’re finally reading this beautiful book. Jacqueline Woodson is the author who showed me that I NEEDED to be writing poetry if I wanted to be doing any other kind of writing. I can’t really sum up this book and do it justice, but I can say it’s a fast, beautiful and surprising read. And I think you’ll love it.
August: Walking Distance by Lizzy Stewart
A special thanks to Elena Gabrielli for suggesting this graphic novel set in London on the topic of what it’s like to walk around a city…as a woman.
September: Dark River by Rym Kechacha
Thank you, Gosia Rokicka, for drawing our attention to this author who we literally would not have ‘met’ without you. Gosia tells me she knows this writer and the synopsis of this book sounds completely intriguing…
October: Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
Recommended by Joanna Radomska…and apparently, writer-reader, Linda Alley has actually been to the spot the book is named for in Australia—so I can’t wait for the book chat.
I love the way Goodreads sums up the genre of this story of girls who disappeared:
“Whether Picnic at Hanging Rock is fact or fiction the reader must decide for themselves…”
November: The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960s by Maggie Doherty
Mirka Smiskova brought us another one of her creative ideas with this non-fiction narrative. Looking forward to reading more about liberation!
December (or early January): The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha
Thank you to Isabella Moimaz for bringing us to Brazil for some adventures in fiction. I cannot wait to read this one. In case you’re wondering what to expect with this one, here is what Goodreads has to say…
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is a wildly inventive, wickedly funny and keenly observed tale of two sisters who, surrounded by a cast of unforgettable characters, assert their independence and courageously carve a path of their own in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. A deeply human and truly unforgettable novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature.
What’s on your reading list these days?
We’d love to see you at one of our next book chats. But, of course, all of us read alone too…so if you’ve got a book you think we should all know about? Share it in the comments, or get in touch and let me know.
Thanks for reading!
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