In her second novel, The Stationery Shop, Marjan Kamali weaves a heartbreaking tale of thwarted love with the political upheavals of 1950s Iran. The beautifully immersive story takes us from Boston in 2013 to Iran in 1953 as we follow the lives of two star-crossed lovers, Roya and Bahman.

For January, we'll be reading a poignant, tender tale of enduring love that explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate.

December's book club pick, Miss Benson's Beetle, is the latest by the British author Rachel Joyce. Following in the footsteps of her beloved, bestselling novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, the book whisks us away on a life-changing adventure of hope, friendship, and self-discovery.

For December, we've picked a tender book that offers us hope, takes us on a life-changing adventure, gives us some much-needed escape from these troubled times, and explores the transformative power of friendship.

Deepa Anappara joined us for an Ask Me Anything during which our book club asked her questions about the plot and characters of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, the switch from journalism to fiction, her publishing journey, her next book, writing advice, and more.

Deepa Anappara was born in Kerala, southern India, and worked as a journalist in India for eleven years. Her debut novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the JCB prize for Indian literature 2020. It was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and is being translated into 22 languages.

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell is a literary-fiction novel that showcases Dugoni's versatility as an author — a gentle coming-of-age story that our book club loved reading this month. During our AMA, Robert Dugoni reflected on his writing career, told us about his latest work, and shared invaluable advice for budding writers.

Book lovers know that a good book can sweep you off your feet — it can whisk you away to another place in time, inspire you, and can teach you new ways to look at the world. For the month of October, we've chosen a book that is sure to do all of those things.

For September, we selected A Woman Is No Man as our book club pick of the month and invited the author, Etaf Rum, for an Ask Me Anything — Read the transcript of our conversation with Etaf here.

We invited Kristina for a Q&A inside our book club to discuss her book, her future plans with regards to writing, her advice for first-time authors, and the unique challenges and opportunities that come with being a young author, among several other interesting topics.