Senior Planet Book Club: Poll Results!
The votes have been counted and we are pleased to announce that our next two online book selections will be…
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June: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
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July: Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
We’ll kick off our June book club by sharing the first reading assignment in this Tuesday’s article!
Here is how you can obtain a copy of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray:
Borrow Online
Most libraries in the U.S. allow patrons to borrow e-books or audiobooks through online systems or applications you can download to your smartphone. OverDrive and Hoopla are two of the most popular services. The Personal Librarian is currently available on OverDrive HERE. If you are in New York State, you can apply for a library card online HERE.
Order a Hard Copy
Contact your local bookstore to see if they are shipping books! We highly encourage you to support the independently owned bookstores in your area.
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Visit BookShop.org, an online bookstore with a mission to financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community.
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Read on Your Smartphone, E-Reader or Tablet
Don’t have a Kindle? You can download the Kindle app for free on your smartphone or tablet!
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Don’t have a Nook? You can download the Nook app for free on your smartphone or tablet!
Having any issues getting the book? Call (888) 713-3495 for assistance!
Are you new to the book club? Joining is easy! Follow these simple steps:
- Obtain a copy of the current book.
- Read the book club article (updated every Tuesday) to find out the assigned chapters for each week.
- After reading a section of the book, share your thoughts in the comments section of the book club article.
- Finally, at the end of the month, join us on Zoom for our group discussion with fellow readers. (The next Zoom session will take place on Thursday, July 3rd at 4:30pm ET. More details to come!)
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Comments
It’s very hard to find out the date for the the next book club session. Anyone knows when it is? It’s easy to find the book, but no date.
Please include audio books. I can no longer read but I can listen to audiobooks. Thanks.
Hi Dianne! You can find the audiobooks for our June and July selections on OverDrive, just check the “Borrow Online” section in the article. To find them, enter the book title into the search bar on the OverDrive website.
Click here to go directly to the audiobook for The Personal Librarian.
How do you choose your books? How can I suggest my book to be considered?
Mama Drama, A Journey with Bipolar and Dementia, Finding Light Through Loss and Grief
Mama Drama is a deeply personal story, raw and heartfelt, by Sheri Smith, offering an unfiltered look into her life, relationships, and struggles with family dynamics, loss, grief, and self-discovery. The story weaves through pivotal moments in Smith’s life, starting when she starred on Broadway at seven years old and appeared in the lon
Hi Sheri! We’re always open to book recommendations. We gather them from book club article comments and our monthly Zoom discussions. Every two months, we choose four titles for a poll, and book club members vote on what we’ll read next. We do follow some criteria, mainly that the book should be at least a year old and written by an author from an underrepresented background. We’ll keep your book in mind as we plan future reads.