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Nytimes
5 months ago
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A Book Club Took 28 Years to Read 'Finnegans Wake.' Now, It's Starting Over.

A book club in California has spent nearly three decades reading James Joyce's novel 'Finnegans Wake' and is starting over again.
The novel is known for being incredibly challenging, with dense language and multiple simultaneous stories. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
6 months ago
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Besties, babies and books: how the friends that read together stay together

A group of friends started a book club as they felt they were getting too old for partying.
The book club has strengthened their friendships and provided a platform for personal conversations. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
6 months ago
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Tell us about your interesting book club stories

A book club in Venice, California took 28 years to finish reading James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
The group started reading two pages per month and eventually reduced it to one page per discussion. [ more ]
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www.nytimes.com
1 day ago
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Inside Reese Witherspoon's Literary Empire

Reese Witherspoon curates optimistic and empowering books by women for Reese's Book Club, focusing on self-saving female protagonists. [ more ]
PublishersWeekly.com
3 weeks ago
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A Middle School Book Club Makes Good Trouble, on a National Scale

Established book club Good Books Young Troublemakers for middle graders aims to introduce potentially controversial and diverse content, expanding nationwide. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
2 months ago
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Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu launches book club aimed at sharing relaxing power of reading

Reading helped Christine Ohuruogu cope with stress during athletic competitions.
Ohuruogu launched the Track Changes book club to encourage others to read. [ more ]
Kqed
2 months ago
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Come Read With Us Bay Area! KQED Launches a Climate Book Club | KQED

Talking about climate change is crucial for addressing the issue.
Launching a climate book club can help educate and engage people in climate-related discussions. [ more ]
TODAY.com
2 months ago
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Jenna Bush Hager gets emotional as mom Laura surprises her on Read with Jenna anniversary

Authors celebrate Read with Jenna's fifth anniversary
Books sent to libraries in all 50 states [ more ]
the Guardian
3 months ago
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'Reading is so sexy': gen Z turns to physical books and libraries

Gen Z is embracing physical books and reading as a popular habit.
Physical books accounted for 80% of gen Z book purchases in the UK from Nov 2021 to 2022. [ more ]
WSJ
6 months ago
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Opinion | The 'Musty, Old Book Club' Is as Good as New

Book clubs are evolving from traditional formats to more flexible and nonjudgmental formats.
The No-Stress Book Club in Asheville, N.C., has been successful for 30 years with a format that allows members to choose whether or not to read the selected books. [ more ]
wgrz.com
4 months ago
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Culinary bookstore is a place to celebrate reading & eating

Read It and Eat is a culinary bookstore in Buffalo, NY
They offer cooking classes and a book club [ more ]
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