The Ensemble by Aja Gabel is a stirring debut about four friends navigating careers, love and ambition. Set in the classical music world, this one stands out for the classic music setting alone. But it’s not just about music.
The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis is an enjoyable read that might encourage you to call up some of your old friends from college. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first.
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel is one of those books all over Instagram. The cover is beautiful, bright and inviting. But we know not to judge a book by its cover so let’s take a closer look at the story.
The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis is an ideal summer book. Friends reunited, twentieth wedding anniversary, cocktails—all with the setting of a Bermuda cruise.
Amy Poeppel is the author of the novels Limelight and Small Admissions. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she lives with her husband and three sons in New York City. She workshopped a theatrical version of Small Admissions at the Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit. She blogged weekly in 2017 for The Debutante Ball. Her writing has appeared […]
Book club questions for The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview first.
The Summer Sail by Wendy Francis is reportedly a great read for fans of Emily Giffin.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a timely and important novel about racial injustice. The story is also about the devastation of a family. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first.
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn is one of those books with so much buzz that you have to read it. The story is described as a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house. Sign me up for this one.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a story about race, justice, love and heartbreak. Jones crafted a compelling and unique narrative in this beautiful written novel. An American Marriage needs to be on the top of your TBR list.
My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley is an original story with likable characters. It’s a witty, sharp and feel-good novel that left me with a smile on my face when I finished it. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you haven’t read the novel yet, check out my preview and review first.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones has been on my TBR list for quite some time. The book has plenty of acclaim and earlier this year, Oprah chose it for her 2018 Oprah’s Book Club selection.
My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley is such an enjoyable book. The premise is original and it all revolves around the idea that family is what you make it. And that love can appear in many forms.
Elisabeth Cohen majored in comparative literature at Princeton University and her work has appeared in Conjunctions, The Mississippi Review, The Cincinnati Review, McSweeney’s Online and The Millions. She lives outside Philadelphia with her husband and two sons. Her debut novel, The Glitch, is an original story about a workaholic CEO (check out my preview, review and book club […]
