Whatever your book club s reading preferences historical fiction, heartfelt family sagas, thoughtprovoking teen novels, and more this list has a book that is sure to please. This book club recommendations list contains books that have wide appeal and would provide compelling discussions for your book club. As at any good potluck party, we often circulate the recipes. Please note that at this point we have a fairly large group and only accept new members if their interests closely match the groups interests your answers to the profile questions really matter, so please. Highly recommended books youll devour in a few days and want to discuss with your friends over wine. Dec 26, 2017 book recommendations, refreshment suggestions and some craft related ideas. If youre looking for a nonfiction title for your book club that will provide plenty of material for discussion, here are 72 possibilities. Dolly partons imagination library usa, uk, ie, ca, au. The milwaukee nonfiction book club 152 critical thinkers ux book club mke. Best summer reads of 2016 best book club books, book. Read an exclusive excerpt from elizabeth strouts olive, again.
And even if frankies struggles with the good ol boys at her elite prep school arent directly applicable for all readers, the idea of finding oneself transcends the. The milwaukee nonfiction book club milwaukee, wi meetup. The annual book club organizational gettogether is more like a party. Adult book club information wisconsin department of public. The ver best book club picks for your next book chat. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books. To join the discussion, call the toll free uberconference number at 855 7530200. Poverty and profit in the american city matthew desmond, 2016 crown publishing 432 pp. If youre a member of a book club, the beginning of the year often means deciding on at least the first few books youll be tackling, if not the entire 12. The book asks big questions about how women define their place in the world, without forcing solutions on the reader, which is perfect to kick off a book club discussion. The huffington post selected the tigers wife for our now discontinued book club in 2011, and with good reason. We set out food, eat wonderful appetizers and discuss the books. If youve been struggling to find some good questions, we have ideas for that too.
Action book club recommended reading everyday heroes. Another round, a sequel to authorphotographer ron faiolas wildly popular first book on the topic now in its sixth printing, gives readers a peek inside 50 additional clubs from across the badger state. Selecting each months book requires walking a fine line between art and science, preplanning and sheer luck. The definitive history of racist ideas in america by ibram x. All book club meetings are on tuesdays, every other month, and you may. Book club in downtown milwaukee, milwaukee, wi with. Now that youve had some time to recover from all those champagne wishes and caviar dreams, its time to get down to business.
Book group favorites for the best book club discussion. Nonfiction memoir released june 28, 2016 272 pages. Find 1640 listings related to book club in downtown milwaukee on. This essay collection from fiction and science writer rivka galchen is not. Jun 11, 2017 the top 10 bestselling books of 2016 the top 10 bestselling books of 2016 so far. It truly made us think about the processed foods we consume and how we can better support local food producers. Mpm docents facilitate the program and choose nonfiction books of a scientific nature that relate to museum exhibits, research, or programs. Books that would make enjoyable reading and spark lively discussion for coed book clubs. There are tons of benefits to reading nonfiction in.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Traveling from the northwoods to beloit, faiola documents some of the most exceptional and longlived restaurants that embrace the decadesold supper club tradition. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and. Book club groups in milwaukee heres a look at some book club groups near milwaukee. Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Despite the title, this is not a selfhelp book, but a collection of nine brilliant short stories. Book club book suggestions for 2016 huffpost canada life.
Notable nonfiction books in 2016 jennifer chase for the washington post. When oprah winfrey named a specific translation of tolstoy classic anna karenina to her book club list in 2004, publisher penguin immediately increased its print run. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 the washington post. Here are our reading groups favorite book club books of 2014 based on our 2014 survey results. Evicted grpl book club poverty and profit in the american city book club kit. We have a standard set of questions that we use for most of our book club discussions you can find them at questions for a book club youll quickly work out that you need a wide variety of books to keep the interest level high, stopping people from dropping out. These are the essay collections, memoirs, and nonfiction reads that we absolutely loved in 2016. A list of classic and current book club favorite reads.
A man called ove by fredrik backman, all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, the nightingale by kristin hannah, th. In mondays book club 101 post, we talked about how a fabulous book club discussion starts with the right book and it takes more than a great book to make a great book club novel to gather this list of 40 book club favorites, i polled you on the mmd facebook page, asked you on twitter, and combed through your suggestions here. The council for wisconsin writers will give milwaukee historian john gurda its annual nonfiction book award for. New york times bestseller winner of the pulitzer prize named one of time s ten best nonfiction books of the decade one of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic has set a new standard for reporting on poverty barbara ehrenreich, the new york times book. It is one of those books that you can grasp but cant easily explain, so i wont try here. To save ancient arabic texts from al qaeda, a band of librarians pulls off a brazen heist worthy of oceans eleven. Picking out the next incredible book club book is no easy task, but if theres one thing you can all probably agree on around this time of year is that choosing a book focused on the holiday. In 1980s milwaukee, 10yearold hayat shah lives in a troubled. Complaints about a lack of excitement in the books any particular book group chooses are common. Obrehts portrayal of a southeast europe corrupted by war yet inspired by legends and fairy tales is both touching and deeply important. In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, abdel kader. Whether you belong to a book club or not, this is a great list of book recommendations and books that are fun to discuss. Read up on some older recommendations for bonus ideas.
Here are our readers favorite book club books of 20 based on our 20 survey results. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date. They are welcome to join even if they are not current book club members. Best summer reads of 2016 best book club picks for your next book chat. Natalia has returned to her roots in balkan country to lend a hand at an orphanage, and. The mpm book club is a volunteerled program that invites interested adults to join lively monthly discussions. Save over 40% all preorders are available at the membership price or one member credit, and because they are shipped separately, preorders are not eligible for feature selection bundle prices. My mom, my sisters, my nieces, and i started the three. Regular book club meetings help you stay accountable, keep you social, and broaden your horizons, not to mention sharpen your wine and cheese pairing skills. Written by computer scientist and philosopher bernardo kastrup, the idea of the world is a brilliant book.
Nonfiction book club questions add these questions to your standard book club list. Oprah announces olive, again by elizabeth strout, as the latest selection for oprahs book club. Were making it easy this year by rounding up the best book club books 2019 has to offer. Check out our favorite books from 2015, 2014, 20, 2012, 2011. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting. The book is available now on apple books in both e book and audiobook formats. By showing how deeply entrenched racist ideas have been and. This months featured reading group recommendations books. For starters, its a great way to remove some of the intimidation that many people feel when approaching nonfiction.
A combination of bestseller, mystery, classic, and inspirational. This list of book club books has nonfiction, chicklit, young adult and middle grade titles, history books and parenting books. Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. Here are our reading groups favorite nonfiction books of 2015 based on our 2015 survey results. This group is for readers interested in science, history, philosophy, and contemporary social issues who enjoy discussing big ideas from a critical, rational. Evicted follows eight families in milwaukee, each struggling in their. There are tons of benefits to reading nonfiction in your book club. Were here to help you pick a nonfiction book that your book club will love. Inspired by her fathers inability to read and write dolly started her imagination library in 1995 for the. A quietly powerful book containing an inner core of steely strength. Having your book club pals around to wade through the difficult or confusing parts can help spark conversation and open new dimensions to a book. Set in the heart of hitlers hideaway lair the wolfsschanze, this story focuses on rosa, one of ten women chosen to. And the easiest way to make sure your book club actually reads the books is to choose ones that have depth, create just a little controversy, and spark your imagination chick lit fluff need not apply. And if you need still more ideas, many of the authors mentioned below have additional titles that would make fantastic discussion books.