Senior Planet Book Club: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Welcome to the final week’s discussion of……
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
For the final week, please finish the book (chapters 13 – 16) if you haven’t already. Don’t forget to join us this Thursday, April 27th at 4:30PM EDT to discuss the book on Zoom.
Then, head to the comments below to share your thoughts about the book!
We’ll meet over Zoom to discuss the full book this Thursday, April 27th at 4:30PM EDT. Visit the Book Club Discussion event page for more details.
Here is how you can obtain a copy of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead:
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 Nickel Boys 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
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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
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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 this article below.
- Finally, at the end of the month, join us on Zoom for our group discussion with fellow readers. (April’s Zoom session will take place on 4/27 at 4:30PM EDT. Click here for details.)
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Comments
Sorry mistyped email in last post.
Still waiting for bookclub discussion to begin. 4:30 today?
I would like to join when you start a new book. How do I do this
I would love to join the Book Club. Can you tell me the date for the upcoming discussions for Love in the Time of Cholera?
Unfortunately I couldn’t join the book club discussion yesterday. I hope it went well. I would probably not have selected this book to read, favouring an easy life these days. Thank you all for choosing it, it was so good. I admired the tension that was gradually built up throughout the book and as for the ending, well, I didn’t see it coming at all and I’m pretty good at spotting these things. I hope this doesn’t contain spoilers for anyone still reading.
Hi Christine! You didn’t miss the Zoom discussion. It will take place tomorrow (4/27) at 4:30pm EDT. I’m glad to hear that you enjoyed the book. If you’re available tomorrow, we’d love for you to join the Zoom discussion and share your thoughts!
I am a bit confused..first time with this book club. I am not seeing any comments about the book yet. Do people usually just wait till the whole book zoom discussion? Or am I not looking at the correct comment section for The Nickel Boys book ? Not a criticism, just figuring this process out…Got the Libby audio version and hope to be done by the April zoom meeting. Looking forward to discussion. Thank you.
Hi Carol!
We encourage book club members to share their thoughts about the assigned readings here in this section of the article. Feel free to start the conversation if you have thoughts you’d like to share!