{"id":14821,"date":"2023-03-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=14821"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T19:33:56","slug":"nine-reading-recommendations-for-book-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/nine-reading-recommendations-for-book-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Reading Recommendations for Book Clubs\u00a0this March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>March is here and it\u2019s time to get started on (or to continue crushing) that New Year reading goal. Curl up with a great book after some spring cleaning.&nbsp; This month, you can maintain a healthy reading habit in two simple steps:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Discover an incredible page-turner&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take part in a community of like-minded readers&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/7-book-club-alternatives-to-try-with-friends\/\">Book clubs<\/a> are some of the most popular groups on Meetup, with nearly 2 million people around the world forming literary circles for both serious learning and serious fun. Joining one of these communities will not only expose you to lots of amazing books, but will also plug you into a social scene that\u2019s always widening and deepening through a shared love of stories. Plus, it\u2019s much easier to stick to your reading routine when you\u2019re motivated by new friends striving for the same goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Books clubs aren\u2019t school, and a healthy reading habit doesn\u2019t feel like homework. As a casual reader, there are no rules about what books you\u2019re supposed to be drawn toward. But with that sense of freedom comes the big question: <em>where should I begin?<\/em> If you\u2019re having a too-many-options crisis with picking a new book, get started by checking out some of these recommendations!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books to celebrate Women\u2019s History Month&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the month of March, organizations like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nypl.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/01\/31-books-march-womens-history-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Public Library<\/a> will be spotlighting books not only about women, but written by women whose contributions to art and society as a whole are extraordinary and irreplaceable. A few of the many notable items on their recommended reading list include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1095\" height=\"630\" data-id=\"14919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs1.png 1095w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs1-548x315.png 548w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs1-768x442.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trick Mirror (Courtesy: Random House), Mexican Gothic (Courtesy: Del Rey), Becoming (Courtesy: Crown)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/567511\/trick-mirror-by-jia-tolentino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>Jia Tolentino\u2019s collection of incisive essays is an exploration of the daily narratives we construct and how they shape our lives. This book isn\u2019t afraid to look at, for example, the destructive power of internet culture and other ultramodern changes to society that are steering us into uncharted waters.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/577068\/mexican-gothic-by-silvia-moreno-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mexican Gothic<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>Silvia Morena-Garcia has crafted a truly unique blend of Gothic horror with murder mystery and indigenous folklore. A dark fairy tale befitting our day and age, this book centers on a young woman in Mexico during the 1950s who tries to investigate when her cousin claims her husband is plotting to kill her. Big creepy old mansion vibes in this one.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Becoming-Michelle-Obama\/dp\/1524763136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Becoming<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>Michelle Obama\u2019s memoir is sometimes gripping and tense, sometimes heartfelt and uplifting, and always authentic. She is unflinching and deeply personal about her experience as the First Lady of the United States, and her relationship with just being Michelle.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books that are currently flying off the shelves&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re in a reading rut, one of the best ways to break out is to break open a bestseller! The numbers don\u2019t lie: these authors have something vital to share, and people everywhere are taking notice.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1095\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs2.png 1095w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs2-548x315.png 548w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs2-768x442.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liberation Day (Courtesy: Random House), Braiding Sweetgrass (Courtesy: Milkweed Editions), Cinema Speculation (Courtesy: Harper)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcnallyjackson.com\/book\/9780525509592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Liberation Day<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 George Saunders is considered royalty in the world of short stories. His latest collection features him at his most genre-bending and delightfully weird. This was named one of the best books of 2022 by NPR, <em>The New Yorker<\/em>, <em>The Guardian<\/em>, and many others.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcnallyjackson.com\/book\/9781571313560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Braiding Sweetgrass<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>Robin Wall Kimmerer\u2019s magnum opus on natural history, indigenous wisdom, and the spiritual science of botany arrived in 2015. Since then, it\u2019s been a mainstay among nonfiction circles in search of deeper truths and beauty.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcnallyjackson.com\/book\/9780063112582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cinema Speculation<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>Quentin Tarantino is an auteur filmmaker in the twilight of his career, as well as one of the most unabashedly nerdy cinephiles on Earth. This book is a dream for anyone who loves the movies (not just Tarantino\u2019s work). Take a deep dive into the key American films from the 1970s that shaped a young movie-obsessed Quentin into a bona fide artist.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books that simply make more sense in springtime&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the simple pleasures in life is discovering the right book at the right time. Find something that evokes the magic of greener fields, longer days, and newness.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1095\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs3.png 1095w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs3-548x315.png 548w, https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Bookrecs3-768x442.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leaves of Grass (Courtesy: SeaWolf Press), Entangled Life (Courtesy: Random House), The Overstory (Courtesy: W.W. Norton and Company)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Leaves-Grass-Original-Walt-Whitman\/dp\/1449505716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Leaves of Grass<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>Walt Whitman\u2019s collection is anything but the stuffy, ivory-tower poetry it sometimes gets lumped together with. Instead, these poems are honest, physical, and unafraid to \u201cgo there.\u201d Bursting with energy and teeming with life, <em>Leaves of Grass<\/em> was incredibly controversial when it was first published in 1855. Whitman\u2019s joy is infectious, and he\u2019ll make you feel dumbstruck by the too-often-ignored beauty of everyday things.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/entangled-life-how-fungi-make-our-worlds-change-our-minds-shape-our-futures-merlin-sheldrake\/12072841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Entangled Life<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>Merlin Sheldrake\u2019s <em>New York Times <\/em>bestseller is subtitled, \u201cHow Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds &amp; Shape Our Futures.\u201d In this book, a professional biologist takes you on a tour through underground fungal networks to demonstrate how these mostly unseen beings act as the great connectors of the living world.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-overstory-richard-powers\/17315941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Overstory<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Richard Powers\u2019s novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 2019, and became a huge sensation among both literary circles and environmental activists. Barack Obama commented about this book, \u201cIt changed how I thought about the Earth and our place in it.\u201d Structured like the concentric rings of great big trees, the story grows and grows, encompassing the lives of nine people whose unique experiences with trees lead them to confront deforestation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more with book lovers like you&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading is an amazingly fruitful activity, but sometimes the isolation can be a turnoff. But with a great book club, reading becomes a conversation starter, a shared experience, and a bridge toward deeper connection. Plus, it\u2019s one of the most accessible hobbies to form a group around. 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