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Continue reading →: Review: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustSynopsis: Some stories cannot be told in just one lifetime. Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived…
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Continue reading →: Currently Reading: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
We are reading this July/August 2025. Synopsis: Wildly original, funny and moving, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August is an extraordinary story of a life lived again and again from World Fantasy Award-winning author Claire North. Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions…
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Continue reading →: Review: There are Rivers in the SkySynopsis: In the ancient city of Nineveh, on the bank of the River Tigris, King Ashurbanipal of Mesopotamia, erudite but ruthless, built a great library that would crumble with the end of his reign. From its ruins, however, emerged a poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh, that would infuse the existence…
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Continue reading →: Currently Reading: There are Rivers in the Sky
We are reading this June/July 2025. Synopsis: In the ancient city of Nineveh, on the bank of the River Tigris, King Ashurbanipal of Mesopotamia, erudite but ruthless, built a great library that would crumble with the end of his reign. From its ruins, however, emerged a poem, the Epic of…
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Continue reading →: Review: The Reappearance of Rachel PriceSynopsis: A new true-crime fueled mystery thriller about a girl determined to uncover the shocking truth about her missing mother while filming a documentary on the unsolved case. Lights. Camera. Lies. 18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel…
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Continue reading →: Currently Reading: The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
We are reading this April/May 2025. Synopsis: A new true-crime fueled mystery thriller about a girl determined to uncover the shocking truth about her missing mother while filming a documentary on the unsolved case. Lights. Camera. Lies. 18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s…
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Continue reading →: Review: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreySynopsis: Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble…
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Continue reading →: Currently Reading: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
We are reading this March/April 2025. Synopsis: Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt.…
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Continue reading →: Review: Blackout by Simon ScarrowSynopsis: Berlin, December 1939 As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia in the capital is intensified by a rigidly enforced blackout that plunges the city into oppressive darkness every night, as the bleak winter sun sets. When a young woman is found brutally murdered, Criminal…
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Continue reading →: Currently Reading: Blackout by Simon Scarrow
We are reading this January/February 2025. Synopsis: Berlin, December 1939 As Germany goes to war, the Nazis tighten their terrifying grip. Paranoia in the capital is intensified by a rigidly enforced blackout that plunges the city into oppressive darkness every night, as the bleak winter sun sets. When a young…
Welcome to The Next Chapter Book Club!
We’re a small group of bookish ex-colleagues who enjoyed each other’s company so much that we decided to continue with Book Club when we were no longer colleagues.
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