Las Vegas Women’s Book Club

The month of September we will be reading Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.

Synopsis: Drawing on Maggie O'Farrell's long-term fascination with the little-known story behind Shakespeare's most enigmatic play, Hamnet is a luminous portrait of a marriage, at its heart the loss of a beloved child.

Warwickshire in the 1580s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settles with her husband in Henley street, Stratford, and has three children: a daughter, Susanna, and then twins, Hamnet and Judith. The boy, Hamnet, dies in 1596, aged eleven. Four years or so later, the husband writes a play called Hamlet.

Award-winning author Maggie O'Farrell's new novel breathes full-blooded life into the story of a loss usually consigned to literary footnotes, and provides an unforgettable vindication of Agnes, a woman intriguingly absent from history.

Page Count: roughly 320 pages

Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Adult, Shakespeare, British Literature, Novel.

NOTE: books will be voted on during meetings. To vote for the upcoming book, please download the BookClubs app and add our book club here.
The virtual meeting link will be updated on the day of the event.

About the LV Women's Book Club: The Las Vegas Women’s Book Club is open to women of all ages! We read one book per month (voted on by members) with an accompanying virtual discussion meeting happening the last Thursday of every month at 5:15 pm PST. There will also be occasional (optional) in-person meet ups too for those in the Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada area. Join for lively discussion, new friendships, and a great time diving into fantastic reads together!

You will also need to secure tickets to the event. The tickets are FREE here.

NOTE: There are two different official RSVP forms - one for the event planners (the city of Las Vegas) through EventBrite.com and one for this book club through Meetup.com (the Las Vegas Women's Book Club). Please fill out both forms to attend this event with us.

We will not be providing food or drinks by the club, but the festival offers a variety of vendors and food trucks, so there will be plenty of options to grab something to eat and stay refreshed throughout the day.

Looking forward to this event! Feel free to learn more on their website here, their Facebook page here, and their Twitter page here.

The month of October we will be reading The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

Synopsis: Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he’s teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what’s left of his self-respect; he hasn’t written—let alone published—anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student, announces he doesn’t need Jake’s help because the plot of his book in progress is a sure thing, Jake is prepared to dismiss the boast as typical amateur narcissism. But then . . . he hears the plot.

Jake returns to the downward trajectory of his own career and braces himself for the supernova publication of Evan Parker’s first novel: but it never comes. When he discovers that his former student has died, presumably without ever completing his book, Jake does what any self-respecting writer would do with a story like that—a story that absolutely needs to be told.

In a few short years, all of Evan Parker’s predictions have come true, but Jake is the author enjoying the wave. He is wealthy, famous, praised and read all over the world. But at the height of his glorious new life, an e-mail arrives, the first salvo in a terrifying, anonymous campaign: You are a thief, it says.

As Jake struggles to understand his antagonist and hide the truth from his readers and his publishers, he begins to learn more about his late student, and what he discovers both amazes and terrifies him. Who was Evan Parker, and how did he get the idea for his “sure thing” of a novel? What is the real story behind the plot, and who stole it from whom?

Note: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz is part of a two-book companion series, but you do not need to read any other books to enjoy it.

Page Count: roughly 336 pages.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Books About Books, Contemporary, Adult.

NOTE: books will be voted on during meetings. To vote for the upcoming book, please download the BookClubs app and add our book club here.
The virtual meeting link will be updated on the day of the event.

About the LV Women's Book Club: The Las Vegas Women’s Book Club is open to women of all ages! We read one book per month (voted on by members) with an accompanying virtual discussion meeting happening the last Thursday of every month at 5:15 pm PST. There will also be occasional (optional) in-person meet ups too for those in the Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada area. Join for lively discussion, new friendships, and a great time diving into fantastic reads together!

We use BookClubs to manage book voting -- BookClubs is an online management tool for book clubs across the U.S. that allows members to vote for upcoming books, chat with one another, and receive updated notifications for club meetings. If you would like to vote on the book of the month, as well as receive updates and notifications, you will need to download the BookClubs app (available on IOS and Android) and add our club using this invitation link to join us! We will announce the book on MeetUp as well as the BookClubs app for each month once we have picked it.

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Meeting time: Every last Thursday of the month at 5:15 pm PST (one meeting per month).
Meeting type: virtual video meeting (camera-on optional).
Book: one book per month, fictional or non-fiction, voted on by members.
In person meetup: in-person events and meet-up opportunities occasionally arise for members to attend. These events/meetings are designed for socializing and are announced as they come.
Perfect for: women of all backgrounds and ages in the Las Vegas and Henderson area looking for book discussions, as well as a community and social group.
Materials:

• Book is not included, you will need to obtain a copy of the book on your own, this can be done through the library or by purchasing through a book store.
• BookClubs app downloaded onto mobile device. There is no charge or fee associated with the application.

Join for lively discussion, new friendships, and a great time diving into fantastic reads together! If you have any questions, feel free to comment or message me on MeetUp, or direct message me via Instagram (found in our contact links).