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Fifty featured reads — each with a week-by-week reading schedule, discussion questions, and a direct link to Amazon.

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Cover of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Week 1Contemporary

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A reclusive Hollywood icon reveals the secrets of her seven marriages to an unknown journalist.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Pachinko
Min Jin Lee
Cover of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Week 2Historical

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

Four generations of a Korean family navigate identity, exile, and ambition in 20th-century Japan.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
Cover of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Week 3Literary

The Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett

Twin sisters take divergent paths across race and identity in mid-century America.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
Cover of Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Week 4Literary Sci-Fi

Klara and the Sun

by Kazuo Ishiguro

An artificial friend studies the human heart from a sunlit storefront window.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
Cover of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Week 5Historical

Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

Two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana set in motion 300 years of family history.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
Cover of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Week 6Fantasy

The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern

A magical competition between two young illusionists unfolds inside a circus that arrives without warning.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Week 7Literary

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

Two friends become collaborators in video games — and in love, friendship, and creative obsession.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
Cover of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Week 8Historical

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

A 1960s chemist becomes the unlikely star of a daytime cooking show that becomes a feminist movement.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune
Cover of The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Week 9Fantasy

The House in the Cerulean Sea

by TJ Klune

A solitary caseworker is sent to assess a classified orphanage on a sunlit island.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
Cover of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Week 10Historical

Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell

A luminous reimagining of the Shakespeare family and the son whose name became a play.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
Cover of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Week 11Fantasy

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

Between life and death, a library holds every life you could have lived.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Cover of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Week 12Gothic

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A glamorous 1950s socialite uncovers horror in a remote mountain mansion.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
Cover of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Week 13Mystery

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

A young woman raised alone in the marshes becomes a murder suspect in a small Carolina town.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally Rooney
Cover of Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Week 14Literary

Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney

Four friends exchange letters and longings across a changing world.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab
Cover of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Week 15Fantasy

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

A 17th-century woman trades her soul for immortality — and is forgotten by everyone she meets.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Crying in H Mart
Michelle Zauner
Cover of Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Week 16Memoir

Crying in H Mart

by Michelle Zauner

A musician's incandescent memoir about food, grief, and the language of mothers.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
Cover of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Week 17Literary

Cloud Cuckoo Land

by Anthony Doerr

An ancient text binds five lives across centuries and a single ribbon of hope.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Week 18Sci-Fi

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

A lone astronaut wakes in deep space with no memory and the survival of Earth on his shoulders.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
Cover of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Week 19Mythology

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

A radiant retelling of the love between Patroclus and Achilles before the gates of Troy.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Circe
Madeline Miller
Cover of Circe by Madeline Miller
Week 20Mythology

Circe

by Madeline Miller

The exiled witch of Aiaia takes her place at the center of her own story.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
Cover of An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Week 21Literary

An American Marriage

by Tayari Jones

A newlywed couple's life is shattered when one is wrongly imprisoned.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Normal People
Sally Rooney
Cover of Normal People by Sally Rooney
Week 22Literary

Normal People

by Sally Rooney

Two Irish students orbit one another from school to university with quiet, electric intensity.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Power
Naomi Alderman
Cover of The Power by Naomi Alderman
Week 23Speculative

The Power

by Naomi Alderman

Women across the world discover an electric power within — and the world tilts.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
Cover of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Week 24Literary

A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

Four friends in New York are bound by ambition, art, and the weight of one painful past.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Educated
Tara Westover
Cover of Educated by Tara Westover
Week 25Memoir

Educated

by Tara Westover

A young woman raised off-grid in Idaho finds her way to Cambridge and back to herself.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Such a Fun Age
Kiley Reid
Cover of Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Week 26Contemporary

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

A racially charged grocery-store incident reshapes a babysitter's life and her employer's marriage.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
Cover of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Week 27Literary

The Dutch House

by Ann Patchett

Two siblings cast out of childhood spend a lifetime returning to the house that shaped them.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Anxious People
Fredrik Backman
Cover of Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Week 28Contemporary

Anxious People

by Fredrik Backman

A failed bank robbery turns a Stockholm apartment viewing into a portrait of strangers.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Henna Artist
Alka Joshi
Cover of The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Week 29Historical

The Henna Artist

by Alka Joshi

An ambitious henna artist in 1950s Jaipur builds a life from secrets and skill.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Beach Read
Emily Henry
Cover of Beach Read by Emily Henry
Week 30Romance

Beach Read

by Emily Henry

Two rival writers spend a summer in adjacent beach houses swapping genres — and falling.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry
Cover of People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Week 31Romance

People We Meet on Vacation

by Emily Henry

Best friends with a tradition of summer trips finally take the one that might change everything.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Cover of Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Week 32Contemporary

Daisy Jones & The Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The oral history of a fictional 70s band — and the night they walked off stage forever.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Malibu Rising
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Cover of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Week 33Contemporary

Malibu Rising

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Four famous siblings throw a single legendary party that burns their family's secrets to the ground.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Cover of Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Week 34Contemporary

Carrie Soto Is Back

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

A retired tennis champion comes out of retirement to defend her record.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Paris Library
Janet Skeslien Charles
Cover of The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
Week 35Historical

The Paris Library

by Janet Skeslien Charles

Inside the American Library in Paris during WWII, a librarian discovers what books can do.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah
Cover of The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Week 36Historical

The Four Winds

by Kristin Hannah

A Texas mother takes her children west during the Dust Bowl in search of survival and dignity.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles
Cover of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Week 37Literary

The Lincoln Highway

by Amor Towles

Four young men set off across 1950s America on a road trip that becomes an odyssey.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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A Gentleman in Moscow
Amor Towles
Cover of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Week 38Historical

A Gentleman in Moscow

by Amor Towles

A count sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol Hotel discovers a life of unexpected richness.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Mountains Sing
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Cover of The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Week 39Historical

The Mountains Sing

by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

A sweeping Vietnamese epic told across the 20th century by grandmother and granddaughter.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
Cover of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Week 40Historical

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead

A young woman flees a Georgia plantation along a railroad that runs literally beneath the earth.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
Cover of Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Week 41Literary

Convenience Store Woman

by Sayaka Murata

A woman who has spent 18 years working at the same Tokyo store quietly redefines a life.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Cover of Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Week 42Literary

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

A Tokyo café offers patrons the chance to revisit a single moment — before the coffee cools.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende
Cover of The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Week 43Magical Realism

The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende

Three generations of the Trueba family love, fight, and dream in a turbulent Latin American country.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
Buy on Amazon
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez
Cover of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Week 44Magical Realism

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel García Márquez

The Buendía family conjures a town, a curse, and a century from the dust of Macondo.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
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Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Week 45Literary

Beloved

by Toni Morrison

A formerly enslaved woman is haunted by the daughter she could not keep.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
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Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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Week 46Literary

Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison

A young man's journey south unfolds a family history that teaches him to fly.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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Week 47Literary

Their Eyes Were Watching God

by Zora Neale Hurston

Janie Crawford comes home to tell the story of three marriages and her own long becoming.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 15–22 · the long middle, where the heart breaks

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
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The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Week 48Literary

The Color Purple

by Alice Walker

Through letters, Celie finds her voice, her sister, and her own redemption.

This Week's Reading

Final chapters · resolution, reflection, and what we carry forward

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
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Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Week 49Literary

Purple Hibiscus

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A Nigerian teenager begins to question the silences of her father's house.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 1–6 · meet the characters and the world they inhabit

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
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Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Week 50Historical

Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Love and loyalty are tested by the Biafran war in 1960s Nigeria.

This Week's Reading

Chapters 7–14 · the turn that changes everything

Discussion Questions

  1. Which line of prose did you underline this week — and why did it stop you?
  2. How does the setting shape the choices the characters can make?
  3. Where do you see yourself in this story, and where do you see someone you love?
  4. What is the author asking you to grieve, forgive, or refuse?
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