What makes a great book club? What keeps a book club going? On this week's episode of The Library Love Fest Podcast, Linda Cohen, Sales Director at Booklist, discusses the formation of her close-knit book club group and how the group has continued meeting (without losing any members) for two years. The episode concludes with Linda facilitating a round table discussion of the book they selected this month. The photo above shows the Zumbettes, as they call themselves, with copies of Claire Gibson's Beyond the Point, their March book club pick.
You can find out how Linda has created and sustained a successful book club at the beginning of the audio and hear the discussion of their book selection at the 18 minute, 45 second mark. Listen below.
Claire Gibson's Beyond the Point is a powerful debut novel about three young women who attend The United States Military Academy at West Point on the eve of 9/11, and their struggles to maintain their friendships, marriages, and careers as their lives unfold amid heartbreak and ultimate triumph.
Check out this awesome praise:
"In Beyond the Point, Claire Gibson writes a stellar trio of heroines—women I want to hug, women I want to befriend, women I want to be…An inspiring tribute to female friendship and female courage!'
—Kate Quinn, New York Times Bestselling author of The Alice Network
"This heartening and heartbreaking story is an ode to the strength of friendship."
—Publishers Weekly
"…the rare novel that allow[s] you to feel the importance of family, friendship, and patriotism simultaneously. This compelling read…offers hours of page-turning fun with believable women…women you know…women you are…women you want to be."
—Nancy Fench, author of Home and Away
Here's a video of Claire Gibson explaining her background and the inspiration for Beyond the Point:
To find out more about starting a book club and find your next book selection, check out our new book club website.
Be sure to grab a copy of Beyond the Point, available now, and follow along with Linda's book club discussion.
-Lainey