Books with Buxmont - "The Names" - Florence Knapp

For the first bookclub of 2026 I went ahead and picked the book! I didn't want to wait too long for our next meeting and Im sure we can all appreciate something to read after the holidays!
I saw, "The Names" suggested a few times on various book lists and looks like reviews are very positive. I think the importance of a name can also make for great discussion too! After this book club meetup we can go back to our original way of selecting books! Happy Reading! :)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217245618-the-names?ref=rae_2#CommunityReviews

For those who are new to bookclub here are some details about this event...
While we love reading books and discussing we are by no means an intense bookclub. Anyone can participate, even if you couldn't finish the book! We just ask that you at least attempt the book :)
We will bring some questions to help start off and guide the convo, but usually we do go off topic quite often. If you are someone who prefers bookclubs to be more guided and to the book, this may not be the bookclub for you. We just want to be upfront about this.
Please keep an open mind about books that are suggested and we respect different opinions about books. You do not have to like book :)
We choose genres from a list that was created at past bookclubs ( if you have an idea for a genre please let us know! We love different and creative!) We put all the genres in a random picker website and thats how our book genre is selected. It will be announced on the event page. Sometimes as a group we may pick the next genre at the the previous bookclub if it just makes sense timing wise ( ex. Summer bookclub is usually something light and a beach read. If bookclub falls close to a holiday we may choose to go with a theme close to that, etc )
Once we feel we have enough suggestions posted on the event board we will send out a survey to vote. We will ask that you vote ASAP, so we can get a book picked and start reading.
Location - We have been meeting at Huntingdon Valley's Be Well Bakery and Cafe recently (on the bakery side next to the cafe entrance, flower wreath on door ). However we may change location if may a spot fits the theme. :) We usually vote on this as a group when voting for the book choice.
As for when the book club will meet, this will be flexible. We usually like to keep at least a month and 1/2 between meetings. Usually ends up being every other month. We will schedule as we go