Hi everyone! This month we are discussing The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, and we’d love to hear what you have to say. Often quoted in the book, Martin Luther King Jr had a dream, but in reality racism is still rampant. What actions do you take to be an anti-racist? The protagonist of the…
Read More January Discussion: The Nickel BoysHi everyone! This month we are reading The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. The novel is set in Nigeria, where author Akwaeke Emezi was born. There is a lot of great Nigerian fiction out there. Have you read any? In the novel, communities are formed based on shared identities. Did this resonate with…
Read More December Discussion: The Death of Vivek OjiThis month’s book is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Usually in non-fiction, the author is separate from the work, but in this book the author is a character. How you do feel about authors being part of their stories? Henrietta Lacks’ tissue was taken without her knowledge and used for research.…
Read More November Discussion: The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksThis month we are reading Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff and we want to hear from you! Do you read scary books? What is the scariest book you’ve ever read? Lovecraft Country has been turned into an HBO series. Have you seen it? How does it compare to the novel? Lovecraft Country combines the realistic…
Read More October Discussion: Lovecraft CountryThis month we are reading Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. We don’t want to wait for fifty three years, seven months, and eleven days and nights to hear from you! Have you ever reunited with a past flame after a long period apart? How did it go? We see many…
Read More September Discussion: Love in the Time of CholeraDear readers! This month we are reading An absolutely remarkable thing by Hank Green and we want your comments and opinions for what will surely be an absolutely remarkable episode! If aliens came to Earth, do you think it would be in peace or for war? What would you post to social media if you…
Read More August Discussion: An Absolutely Remarkable ThingDear readers! This month we are reading The Huntress by Kate Quinn and we are on the hunt for your comments and opinions of the book: Have you read The Huntress? What did you think? Are you a fan of historical fiction? Why or why not? Do other genres strike your fancy? Please comment below,…
Read More July discussion: The Huntress by Kate QuinnHello dear readers! Please join us in our May book discussion where we talk about Educated by Tara Westover. 1) Have you read Education by Tara Westover? What did you think? 2) Much of Tara Westover’s education occurs outside the classroom. Aside from your own school teachers, who have been important “educators” in your life? …
Read More May Discussion: Educated by Tara WestoverThis month, dear readers we are reading Tenth of December – stories by George Saunders. Proclaimed by Time to be “the best short-story writer in English—not ‘one of,’ not ‘arguably,’ but the Best”, by the Guardian as a “book to make you love people again”, and by Entertainment Weekly as a book that ”will make you…
Read More April discussion: Tenth of December by George SaundersThis March, the Time to Read podcast book club is reading The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Canadian author Craig Davidson. We hope you’ll join us! In the book, 12-year old Jake along with his eccentric Uncle C, form a spirit-hunting gang called the Saturday Night Ghost Club. The gang explores the many supposedly haunted places…
Read More March discussion: The Saturday Night Ghost Club