IN THIS ISSUE
*New Fiction, Giveaways, Menus
*Author Ellery Adams's Scones
*Winophiles Book Club
*The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Tea Tasting & Giveaway
*Book Clubs Preview 2020 Titles
*Just in: "A GentleBlend in Moscow"
*Debut Historical Fiction:
The Henna Artist
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Book Club Daily
Giveaways and book-inspired menu ideas from authors
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Curl up with
Ellery Adams's
THE BOOK OF
CANDLELIGHT, the latest in her
new Secret, Book, and Scone Society mystery series
— paired with the author's better-than-a-bakery White Chocolate Raspberry scone recipe.
Later this month:
the
rom-com
Glamour
calls "one of the most universally beloved books of 2019"— RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE.
A family's fresh start in coastal Maine becomes a nightmare in Mary Kubica's psychological thriller, THE OTHER MRS. Camille Pagán's novel, THIS WON'T END WELL, delves into the risks—and rewards—of opening your life to new people.
Happy reading!
Judy Gelman
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THE BOOK OF CANDLELIGHT
Ellery Adams
(Kensington Books)
Fiction / Mystery
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The new book in Adams's Secret, Book, and Scone mystery series focuses on books, food, secrets, and the power of friendship in a small Southern town.
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RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE
Casey McQuiston
(St. Martin's Griffin)
Fiction / Women's Fiction
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A big-hearted romantic comedy in which the First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends.
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THE OTHER MRS.
Mary Kubica
(Park Row Books)
Fiction / Thriller
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The twist-filled new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of
The Good Girl.
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THIS WON'T END WELL
Camille Pagán
(Lake Union Publishing)
Fiction / Women's Fiction
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An ingeniously witty novel about the risks—and rewards—of opening your life to new people.
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Book Club Buzz: THE HENNA ARTIST
Debut Historical Fiction
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Alka Joshi's debut novel,
T
he Henna Artist
, is the story of a young woman who escapes an abusive marriage in post independence Jaipur, India, where she becomes a henna artist—and confidante—to upper class women. This portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel.
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GalleyMatch Book Clubs Suggest
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Book clubs previewing new titles through our
GalleyMatch program share
reading and menu suggestions.
Click images for their discussion highlights.
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Book Nerd Book Club of Tehachapi, California and Lewiston, Idaho
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PROMISES OF THE HEART
by Nan Rossiter
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Our Wine Club has a Book Problem of Caseyille, Illinois
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LOST IN OAXACA
by Jessica Winters Mireles
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Sunday Night Book Club
of Otsego, Minnesota
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IN THE FLO:
Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life
by Alisa Vitti
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Pennsylvania's
Chester County/ Chester Springs Library and
Durham, North Carolina's
Testers & Tasters Cookbook Clubs
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FRESH FLAVORS FOR
THE SLOW COOKER
by Nicki Sizemore
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A GentleBlend in Moscow
New Book Blend Inspired by Amor Towle's Novel
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"A GentleBlend in Moscow" (Dill Weed) inspired by Amor Towles's
A Gentleman in Moscow
is the latest addition to the Book Blends spice library.
Whether you use it to flavor Count Rostov's favorite cucumber soup or other dishes, this spice the Count calls the “harbinger of summer" will transport you to the Metropol Hotel Moscow.
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Spice Up Valentine's Day!
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Savory, salty, spicy:
red, white, and pink Blends for Valentine's Day!
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Bookish Brews and Bubbles
Novel Wine and Tea Tastings
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Author Lisa See transports readers to the remote mountains of China's Yunnan Province, where the Akha ethnic minority harvest Pu-erh teas—some of the most
sought-after teas in China—in
her novel,
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
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See's husband suggested that since many people have never heard of Pu’er tea she might devise a way for readers and book clubs to taste it. See turned to
Bana Tea Company
owner Linda Louie, with whom See traveled while researching her novel, to create a
tea tasting kit
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See and Louie selected authentic Pu-erh teas and created tasting notes and a guide to different flavors. "Readers
love to have an activity or food that ties into the book," See told us. "They loved the tea and the guide."
One of our GalleyMatch book clubs recently sampled teas as described in See's novel, and shared highlights: c
omparing the teas, learning their traits such as
hui gan
(the finish) and
cha qi
(tea energy), tea fermentation, and the differences between raw and ripe Pu-erh.
For her new novel,
The Island of Sea Women
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about women divers on the Korean island of Jeju,
See connected with Yoon-hee Kim, a Korean tea master and culinary expert in Los Angeles, who created a
t
asting kit
featuring a selection of traditional Korean teas, a Korean tea cookie, a candy made from a Jeju island orange, where the novel takes place, and a recipe for Korea tea snacks.
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The French Winophiles, members of a virtual wine tasting group that blog about wine, food, and France jumped at the chance read Kristin Harmel's novel
The Winemaker's Wife
through our
GalleyMatch
program.
"Historical fiction set in Champagne during World War II was right up our alley," says member
Camilla Mann, who proposed that members post book reviews, wine commentary, and book-inspired wine and food pairings.
"The novel was a perfect fit for our wine pouring group," adds Mann. "The prose is vivid, the characters are brave, fragile, and resilient. This heart-wrenching tale gives insight into those who lived and survived in the Champagne region during this horrific part of our global history."
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HANNAH'S WAR
THE BOOK OF ROSY
ALICE BY HEART
DANCING AT THE PITY PARTY
BEST LAID PLANS
AGNES AT THE END OF THE WORLD
ON VANISHING
BLACK SUNDAY
THE FORGOTTEN GIRL
GROWING OLD
NIGHT THEATER
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