The Community

In 1970s Briarcliff Manor, Charlie Riverton befriends a gifted newcomer and sets out to make a God-honoring Christmas gift for the whole village. What do their friendship and acts of compassion teach us about seeing neighbors who feel left out of the holiday joy? Share the moments that made you look at giving differently.

How do you turn a $50,000 deposit into a multi-million-dollar property portfolio? Lloyd Edge joined the club to unpack the fully updated and revised edition of Positively Geared — from responsible leverage and cash flow to the practical choices that can turn a long-term property plan into lasting financial freedom.

A journey of faith, family, and forgotten connections. Claudia C. Breland joined the club to talk about Home to Beulah — how a genealogist's paper trail becomes a mystery, why archives hold so much grief and grace, and what it means to uncover the past in order to understand the present and find home along the way.

Use property to build wealth, create freedom, and leave a legacy that lasts. Lloyd Edge sat down with the club for a frank, practical conversation about Set for Life — strategy over luck, the numbers behind a portfolio, and how readers turn a plan on paper into financial freedom.

It's Christmastime in the pocket-sized village of Briarcliff Manor. With yuletide spirits flying high, life seems close to perfect in this quaint suburb of Manhattan. But not everyone feels the holiday cheer. While most go about their joyful holiday pursuits, young Charlie Riverton is restless. Compassionate by nature, he's especially mindful of the lonely and forlorn. At the same time, he's the unofficial leader of a close-knit group of sixth-grade buddies. Together they grapple with pre-teen hijinks, newfound freedoms and an emerging, nerve-wracking interest in girls. Meanwhile, there's a curiously gifted newcomer in town. Charlie develops a special friendship with the handsome stranger and together, they set out to craft a God-honoring Christmas gift for the whole community. Along the way, lives are changed and people begin to look at Christmas a little differently. Come spend the holidays in Briarcliff with this feel-good, coming-of-age story set in small-town America in the early 1970s. A club-favorite christmas fiction pick — our members spent a full month with A Gift Most Rare, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A genealogist follows a paper trail of birth records and old letters back to a Michigan farmhouse — and to the family secret waiting there. A journey of faith, family, and forgotten connections. A club-favorite mystery pick — our members spent a full month with Home to Beulah, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Australia's leading property strategist shows how to build a portfolio that creates freedom, wealth, and a legacy that lasts. A club-favorite personal finance pick — our members spent a full month with Set for Life, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A practical guide to building a multi-million-dollar property portfolio from a $50,000 deposit, fully updated and revised for today's property investor. A club-favorite property & finance pick — our members spent a full month with Positively Geared, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A reclusive Hollywood icon reveals the secrets of her seven marriages to an unknown journalist. A club-favorite contemporary pick — our members spent a full month with The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Four generations of a Korean family navigate identity, exile, and ambition in 20th-century Japan. A club-favorite historical pick — our members spent a full month with Pachinko, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Twin sisters take divergent paths across race and identity in mid-century America. A club-favorite literary pick — our members spent a full month with The Vanishing Half, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

An artificial friend studies the human heart from a sunlit storefront window. A club-favorite literary sci-fi pick — our members spent a full month with Klara and the Sun, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Two half-sisters in 18th-century Ghana set in motion 300 years of family history. A club-favorite historical pick — our members spent a full month with Homegoing, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A magical competition between two young illusionists unfolds inside a circus that arrives without warning. A club-favorite fantasy pick — our members spent a full month with The Night Circus, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Two friends become collaborators in video games — and in love, friendship, and creative obsession. A club-favorite literary pick — our members spent a full month with Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A 1960s chemist becomes the unlikely star of a daytime cooking show that becomes a feminist movement. A club-favorite historical pick — our members spent a full month with Lessons in Chemistry, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A solitary caseworker is sent to assess a classified orphanage on a sunlit island. A club-favorite fantasy pick — our members spent a full month with The House in the Cerulean Sea, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A luminous reimagining of the Shakespeare family and the son whose name became a play. A club-favorite historical pick — our members spent a full month with Hamnet, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Between life and death, a library holds every life you could have lived. A club-favorite fantasy pick — our members spent a full month with The Midnight Library, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A glamorous 1950s socialite uncovers horror in a remote mountain mansion. A club-favorite gothic pick — our members spent a full month with Mexican Gothic, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A young woman raised alone in the marshes becomes a murder suspect in a small Carolina town. A club-favorite mystery pick — our members spent a full month with Where the Crawdads Sing, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Four friends exchange letters and longings across a changing world. A club-favorite literary pick — our members spent a full month with Beautiful World, Where Are You, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A 17th-century woman trades her soul for immortality — and is forgotten by everyone she meets. A club-favorite fantasy pick — our members spent a full month with The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

A musician's incandescent memoir about food, grief, and the language of mothers. A club-favorite memoir pick — our members spent a full month with Crying in H Mart, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.