Book Club: November book ideas please!
For those of you that don’t know, I run a little book club here in the blogosphere. I actually am part of a real life book club with real life lovely friends, (I do have friends, you see) but I thought it would be nice to open the virtual doors so you can all read along and join in the discussions at the end.
Anyway, book club has been off the menu for the last couple of months as it’s all been so busy over here, what with Paris, Edinburgh and lumps in boobs (all benign by the way! Whoop whoop!)
So, I have decided to get a wriggle on in time for November’s book club and throw out the net to you lovely folk to help me choose a book.
I need to make a decision by the end of next week so I can announce it in time for November, so if you have any recommendations, please either leave me a comment below or add it to the discussion over here.
If you want to join in the book club fun, please do make sure you’ve joined my Book Club list so I can keep you in the loop of when the discussions will take place.
ALSO I am going to be starting a real life (where we can TALK to each other) book club for you and other bloggers. It will take place monthly, local to Notting Hill and there will absolutely be cake. If you’d like more info on this or would like to be involved, please drop me a line here and I’ll be in touch with details.
Have a lovely Monday everybody, and thank you in advance for your help!
Yasminselena
Long time subscriber and follower, Poppy. This is going print-on-demand at the end of November. but is out as an eBook in all formats. I’d rather the reviews and cover quote spoke for themselves, but can I suggest Gunshot Glitter by yours truly? It’s had a soft launch so far, incl a wee feature in Psychologies last year and I’m delighted by the response so far. Here’s a link to some reviews: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gunshot-Glitter-ebook/dp/B00916B4OU/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_t_1
Contact me if you have any questions, it’s also in limited edition print 🙂 Give the sample a mooch, it is completely different to any contemporary crime novel out there, Yasmin x
Nikki
hmmm, not unusual but Great Fun Reading would be Dark Witch by Nora Roberts- the first in a trilogy, out end of Oct 🙂
Elizabeth Nieukirk
Hi Poppy – Firstly – SOOO happy to hear that your bumpy breast bio came out blessedly benign!
Secondly – Shayne Parkinson has a series of books that are historical fiction called Promises To Keep. They take place in 19th century New Zealand. I was hooked from book one (series of 4). The site explains them much better:
https://sites.google.com/site/shayneparkinson/
Happy reading!!
claire
Hiya, here are some of my recent fav book club reads:
– Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick (absolutely fascinating)
– The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (made me cry)
– Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (long but amazing and has won a place in my top 5)
– A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (sucks you right in)
– The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (good all-round reviews at my book club)
I could go on and on… but hopefully these give you some ideas 🙂
Claire xx
http://somewhereyonder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/book-club-beginning.html
Jackie
The new Bridget Jones 3rd installment – Mad About the Boy
JaneA
I know I’m way too late for this, but I just found your blog (which I love by the way!) and I thought I’d add an idea for your book club list. I’m reading “Wolf Hall” by Hilary Mantel, which won the Man Booker a few years ago. It’s a sultry, dark, mysterious telling about Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Really fascinating and emotionally gripping. I can’t put it down! Can’t wait to hear more about your book club. X Jane http://janeheinrichs.blogspot.com