Who is excited for a fresh set of book club selections for the New Year??? This year, to allow as many of our readers as possible to participate in Mom’s Book Nook, my fellow book lover and co-host Laura and I are doing things a little bit differently. Mom’s Book…
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A House for Happy Mothers: Book Club Discussion with Author Amulya Malladi
by MeghanI absolutely love how social media connects you with people you might otherwise never connect with… This summer, when our virtual book club, Mom’s Book Nook read A House for Happy Mothers, our Instagram post connected us with the author, Amulya Malladi. She not only offered to answer our questions,…
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There’s something about the holiday season that brings out the best in most of us… but just like in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, for some it is also a time of loneliness, sadness and perhaps a chance at rebirth. I’ve always loved the rebirth stories of characters like Scrooge… The curmudgeon…
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7 Great Tips and Resources for Raising Readers
by MeghanThere are lots of children’s developmental and educational milestones we celebrate as parents… your baby’s first steps, first words, their first day of school, learning to read. Raising your kids to love books and be lifelong readers is one of the best things you can do for them – no matter…
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They say it is bad form to discuss money, politics and religion in public… But they also say if you don’t heed history, you are doomed to repeat it. So what are book clubs reading before next month’s Election Day? Mom’s Book Nook is talking political and historical fiction this month! No Debates…
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If you’re a member of our monthly, virtual book club, Mom’s Book Nook, you know my favorite part of every month is at the end. We ask everyone for book recommendations for the next month. I love discovering new books, genres and authors to add to my reading list, but not all…
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This month’s book selection for Mom’s Book Nook is a psychological thriller. This genre is often overlooked when searching for book ideas for book clubs, unless the book tops every best selling list out there – like Gone Girl. But they make for great book club picks: quick read, mentally and…
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After more than a year of Mom’s Book Nook, with greater participation than ever, I’ve decided to start sharing all of our favorite part of the monthly discussion as part of the monthly post: the book recommendations! At the end of each month’s book discussion, we field recommendations and vote…