A reader's circle is a book club where people attend with whatever they're reading. The only structure is if participants decide to have an 'optional book.' Otherwise, people just bring their own books, articles, magazines, and conversation goes from there.
The idea is to loosen the usual format so participants can select their own reading and attend if they're still in the middle of a book. Conversation inevitably covers the books brought and many other subjects as well.
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Daughter of Drum Mountain: The Remarkable Life of Muriel Caldwell Pilley Gail Pilley Harris This is the story of a brilliant woman who struggled to understand Christianity in the midst of war, loss, and depression. |
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Beyond the Sea Nina Purtee Reduced to a state of grief and loss of direction, Annie Harrison is offered an opportunity to board her grandfather's lavish sailing vessel, the Porto Banus, in Marbella, Spain, and begin an international adventure to restore her confidence and sense of balance. Along the way, Annie encounters two dashing suitors, a brave and... |
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Strengthening Your Identity Mwati Mwila We all know life has its ups and downs, but when Mwati Mwila was diagnosed with bipolar disorder while a college student, she thought her life would mostly be down from that point on. Not understanding why she had been chosen to suffer, she found herself on an incredible... |
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Woman of an Uncertain Age Priya Malhotra When fifty-something Naina Mehta's husband dies of a heart attack, she transforms herself from a suburban wife into a bold woman thirsty for new experiences. A far cry from the classic image of the aging Indian widow who dresses in subdued colors and focuses solely on her children and God. Naina moves to New... |
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If Not for Sarah Madelaine Benoliel If Not for Sarah by Madelaine Benoliel is a gripping, heartfelt novel that explores the fragile threads of family, the weight of generational secrets, and the courage it takes to face the truth. In 1940s Brooklyn, being an unwed mother carries a stigma as damning as a scarlet letter. Rozzie Schaeffer knows this all too well. Haunted by an unplanned pregnancy... |
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The Little Book on Wisdom Patricia Ann Jordan Can you use more wisdom? Do you consider yourself wise? Do you "practice" using wisdom? Yes, you can practice using wisdom. You can become more wise at any age, at any stage of your life. Practice will make almost perfect. The Little Book on Wisdom can help in your life's... |
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Trinity - The Search Anthony T. Jackson In a world where the truth about mankind's origins has been unveiled, Trinity and Joshua stand at a crossroads. Their decision to join the aliens in their fight against mutinous crewmates holds the key to humanity's destiny. Prepare for an exhilarating expedition as they delve into the heart-pounding world... |
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The Paris Architect Charles Belfoure An extraordinary book about a gifted architect who reluctantly begins a secret life of resistance, devising ingenious hiding places for Jews in World War II Paris. In 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money—and maybe get him killed. All he has to do is design a secret... |
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Modern Day Jouliete S. Storm Jouliete first join the Army in 1998 because her first husband, Mike, said she would never make it as a soldier. Not only did she become a soldier, but she also eventually become one of approximately 500 living female Purple Heart Medal recipients for injuries sustained in combat and serve three years overseas, along the way meeting her... |
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The Politzer Saga Linda A. Broenniman A housefire in 2011. The contents of a box that survives become the catalyst for a quest whose seeds were planted in 1983 - the day Linda Ambrus Broenniman learned that her Catholic father was Jewish and what little family history she knew was a lie. Searching for truth, Linda pieces together the astonishing story of her Jewish... |
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Probably lives in Tahiti R.A. Cramblitt What happens when two cynics fall in love, disrupting what they thought were settled, semi-happy lives? Probably Lives in Tahiti is the often humorous, sometimes profound story of lovers navigating the hopes, dreams and doubts that can make or break a fledgling romance. |
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Observer Lanza Robert & Nancy Kress If we can alter the structure of reality, should we? Caro Soames-Watkins, a talented neurosurgeon whose career has been upended by controversy, is jobless, broke, and the sole supporter of her sister, a single mother with a severely disabled child. When she receives a strange job offer from Nobel Prize-winning... |
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The Great Derangement Amitav Ghosh Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? Ghosh examines our inability—in literature, history, politics—to grasp the scale and violence of... |
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Darkness Drops Again Melissa Manning After surviving a dysfunctional childhood caring for her alcohol and drug addicted mother while her father buried himself in his criminal law practice, thirty-nine-year-old attorney Maeve Shaw has painstakingly constructed the perfect life. Her husband, Patrick, is a handsome senior manager at a... |
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The Journey Home Gabriel Bron The Journey Home is a novel narrated through 35 engaging vignettes involving a son’s relationship with his parents during their final year of life. Using amplified recollections vivid dreams, and impressionistic flashbacks, The Journey Home leads the listener on an amazing pilgrimage of discovery and healing. Starting... |
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What She's Hiding Art Bell The day Henry Gladstone, a lawyer at a white-shoe Manhattan law firm, met Leslie Dunlop, he knew she was trouble—but he couldn't say no. Their steamy affair became a marriage filled with secrets and lies that collapsed as spectacularly as it began. Cut to today: Leslie, who Henry hasn't heard from since their... |
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