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Books of 2024!
All year long, BookBrowse Book Club members meet in our online forum to discuss the latest featured titles. In 2024, we’ve hosted stimulating discussions of 19 books, a couple of which are still in progress and all of which are available for you to browse in full. Below, we glance back over some of our most popular selections. We hope you enjoy perusing them and find them a useful resource (and inspiration!) for your own book club discussions.
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Hardcover Apr 2024. 400 pages
Published by Flatiron Books
From the Jacket
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.
From the Discussion
"I truly enjoyed this book and had trouble putting it down. It made me seek out other works by the same author. She did an amazing job of creating the feeling of the period." —sweeney
"Luzia is one of my favorite female characters I have had the pleasure of reading in a while. She’s strong and smart and captivating...Would highly recommend this book to multiple readers." —beth annem
"I loved this book! I was interested in it due to the setting and time period of Jewish history but it had me opening up to more of the mystical issues of the story." —laurief
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Paperback Oct 2024. 320 pages
Published by Algonquin Books
From the Jacket
A heart-wrenching story of love and defiance set in the Warsaw Ghetto, based on the actual archives kept by those determined to have their stories survive World War II.
From the Discussion
"I had already read so much about the Ghetto, had visited Poland and was afraid this would just redo so many other books, movies and plays. But it didn’t at all for me. Lauren Grodstein made it personal and brand new, with interesting, complicated people and a wonderful plot." —Jude Gee
"I thought this book was excellent and compelling...I learned so much about what happened in the Warsaw Ghetto. I guess I truly never thought of the day-to-day life of the people. What did they do all day? How did they entertain themselves? How did the children play? What did parents do to try to keep life 'normal'?" —linz
"Although I braced myself for a potentially difficult read, given the topic, I thought this was very captivating and very readable, right from the first sentence." —magpie
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Hardcover May 2024. 432 pages
Published by Sourcebooks Landmark
From the Jacket
An explosive and emotional story of four siblings―each fighting their own personal battle―who return home in the wake of their father's death in order to save their family's home from being sold out from under them, from the author of One Summer in Savannah.
From the Discussion
"I was intrigued in learning what each sibling was like in their past life...I could not put this book down. I would definitely recommend this for a book club to read." —sylviaann
"Harris brilliantly weaves in a lesson about The Torrens Act (aka The Real Property Act of 1900), its original purpose of 'helping to clear titles for black landowners' and its ultimate 'scheme by the rich to seize the land of the poor.'" —Muse48
"I found the concept of heir property intriguing and I kept reading to find out how things would be resolved. Not what I expected but that’s what I liked." —rebajane
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Hardcover Mar 2024. 256 pages
Published by Mariner Books
From the Jacket
From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere, exploring the ties and fractures of a close-knit Indian-American family in the aftermath of a violent encounter with the police.
From the Discussion
"I thought the author did a really nice job spotlighting a family who, by all means, is pretty ordinary, but is going through something extraordinary. By focusing on the Shahs and introducing periphery characters, the contrast between the Shahs' experience and the other characters is more highlighted." —maren
"This book tells in a fictional way what Isabel Wilkerson's Caste is all about." —Joyce
"The story was thought-provoking. What does one have to do to attain the American Dream? At what cost? What threatens that success? Those are just a few questions you will have as you read this book." —Marcia S
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Paperback Jun 2024. 368 pages
Published by Scribner
From the Jacket
The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China - perfect for fans of See's classic Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women.
From the Discussion
"I liked this book very much!...I was able to visualize this world and the events depicted. That is the mark of a masterful writer. I also enjoyed Snowflower and the Secret Fan but I think this book went even deeper." —dorothyl
"Characters were well developed, ancient cultural practices were described well over the course of the book, and the storyline drew me in instantly and continued its intrigue throughout." —jenny
"This would be an excellent choice for book clubs. Mine would love it as they all like historical fiction with a good story." —candacef
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Oct 2023. 402 pages
Published by Alder House Books
From the Jacket
Finalist of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for fiction, Half a Cup of Sand and Sky is a moving portrait of one woman's search for love and belonging cast against a nuanced backdrop of political turmoil.
From the Discussion
"I think this book would be appropriate for book club discussions. It...shows the growth of one woman as she faces marriage and political involvement. The book would also lend itself to discussions on the arms race and what actually could be done today to limit escalation." —Gardenlily
"This book ranks as one of my all-time favorites. I learned quite a lot about this period of history and global nuclear standings. I hope it wins a ton of awards." —bethb
"The author does a good job of making one feel they are there with her words and descriptions of the land and what is going on at the moment." —LoLa
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Paperback Mar 2024. 400 pages
Published by Berkley Books
From the Jacket
A heartrending story about a young mother's fight to keep her daughter, and the winds of fortune that tear them apart by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.
From the Discussion
"I loved the book. It was heart-wrenching to read at times but also very uplifting. The characters were so well-developed; I felt like I was right there with them." —LizB
"Susan Meissner did a masterful job of researching both synesthesia and eugenics and weaving them together in a suspenseful, heartbreaking and very satisfying story. The parallels between Nazi Germany and what was happening in the mental institutions of the United States were chilling." —lynne z
"The way in which the author ended the story was better than I could have imagined and brought tears to my eyes." —Jill
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