Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Under the Whispering Door’ by TJ Klune
We have all enjoyed his writing, and now we have decided to read Under the Whispering Door as a light bonus book for June. The term “light” is used loosely because Klune has a way of making everyone emotional.
For those who have read The House in the Cerulean Sea or have Under the Whispering Door on their TBR come and join us this month as we read it together!
What is The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson?
In case you didn’t know Maude Garrett has been a HUGE fan of his series and we’ve even covered Mistborn for book club. The Way of Kings has been on her TBR for years and she thought it would be a great idea to start this series with our wonderful community. The book was published in 2010 and has 1001 pages. We decided to split this book into two months so everyone has enough time to read it for their leisure.
Sanderson novels are filled with adventure, but there is something special about the Stormlight Archive.
The ‘Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow’ by Gabrielle Zevin Has Found Its Director!
Maude Garrett even interviewed her and told Zevin how much this book affected her. It’s a beautiful novel that many readers didn’t expect to love as much as they did. Zevin’s writing is a gut punch to the soul as she crafts a stunning relationship between two people.
Paramount Studios had acquired the rights to the book in 2021 before its publishing date in 2022. It has taken quite a bit of time to develop everything, news broke out over the weekend that has fans of the best-selling novel soaring.
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Ruthless Vows’ by Rebecca Ross
Earlier this year MBC chose to read Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross in February!
The story between Iris Winnow and Roman Kitt placed our readers in a trance. The love letters expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings were magical.
Book of the Month Preview: ‘The Way of Kings’ by Brandon Sanderson
Maude Garrett has been such a fan of Brandon Sanderson over the years. MBC has even covered the Mistborn trilogy in the past. Sanderson has such a strong wit and writes his adventures beautifully. They are fully formed characters with motivations and more importantly dreams. They all overcome obstacles that help improve their perspective about themselves and how they live.
Celebrating World Book Day
It's World Book Day! Did you know that UNESCO created World Book Day on April 23rd, 1995? As someone born that year, seeing an annual event for readers everywhere after 29 years is amazing.
It is marked in over 100 countries around the globe and the first World Book Day was held in the UK and Ireland in 1997. World Book Day events were held on March 7th. And next year it will be on March 6th.
Maude’s Book Club QNA with Andy Weir
The MBC community has chosen Artemis as the bonus book for April.
We are very fortunate that Andy Weir will join us for a QnA this month! If you’re a fan of his novels, come and discuss his sci-fi novels with us.
Hot Off The Shelf: April 2024 New Releases
Hello, April!
We are four months into 2024 and many great books have been released. This month, there are some pretty special releases! MBC will be looking for the next big Fantasy or Science Fiction novel that will have readers buzzing.
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Dark Age’ by Pierce Brown
Hey, Howlers!
Maude Garrett has been raving about Red Rising, and our book club members have loved the second book, Golden Son. Morning Star and Iron Gold have gotten some mixed feelings from our community. This April, we head back into the universe created by Pierce Brown with Dark Age, the fifth book in the series. It was a nominee for Best Science Fiction in 2019.
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Artemis’ by Andy Weir
Are you a fan of Andy Weir’s novels?
Well, if you are and in case you didn’t know MBC has read Project Hail Mary and The Martian for book club. The MBC community has chosen Artemis as the bonus book for April!
Here’s What We Know About ‘Onyx Storm’ by Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros dropped some of the biggest news on her Instagram about the third novel in the Empyrean series!
Is Casting Underway For ‘Beach Read’ By Emily Henry?
In the middle of last year Maude Garrett, Amanda Tass, and Amanda Guarragi (me), all read books by Emily Henry. If you don’t follow us on Goodreads, then come on over! After reading Book Lovers, Beach Read and Happy Place, we are all awaiting the release of Funny Story in April.
It’s hard to tell which film will come to fruition first, but Henry continuously surprises readers by posting on her Instagram story. And we feel that Beach Read will be the first one with a confirmed cast.
Join Maude’s Book Club!
We know that the internet can be a tough space to navigate and that’s why we want to create a safe space for everyone in the reading community to be able to discuss their favourite books with other bookworms.
Not only do community members interact with other book lovers and creator Maude Garrett, but Maude connects with the authors of the books directly so the community can also discuss the book with their favoruite authors.
