The Afterthoughts Book Club List 2023Like this list

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• Fifty Words for Rain

  a Novel

  Lemmie, Asha

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  For discussion 01/11/2023 and 1/22/2022. Although author Asha Lemmie is not Japanese-American, she splits her time between London, New York, and Kyoto.

• The Cartographer's Secret

  Cooper, Tea

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  For discussion 02/08/2023. Tea Cooper is an Australian author and the book's setting is also Australia.

• The Vanishing Half

  Bennett, Brit

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  For discussion 02/23/2023. Planned title for February 2023, Black History Month.

• Such a Fun Age

  a Novel

  Reid, Kiley

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  Discussion date 03/08/2023. Planned title for February 2023, Black History Month.

• The Wonder

  a Novel

  Donoghue, Emma, 1969-

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  Discussion Date 03/22/2023. This planned title was for Irish-American Heritage Month and Women's History Month.

• The Stationery Shop

  Kamali, Marjan

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  Discussion date TBD. Planned title for April 2023: National Arab American Heritage Month. Written by Iranian-American author, Marjan Kamali, this title takes place in Tehran (Iran).

• Patron Saints of Nothing

  Ribay, Randy

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  Discussion date: 05/31/2023. This title is for Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Month. This title is written by a Filipino-American author and set in the Philippines .

• The House in the Cerulean Sea

  Klune, TJ,

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  Discussion date: 06/14/2023. This title is for Pride Month. Travis John Klune is an American author of fantasy and romantic fiction featuring gay and LGBTQ+ characters. His fantasy novel The House in the Cerulean Sea is a New York Times…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On the Come Up

  Thomas, Angie,

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  Discussion Date: 06/28/2023. This title was selected to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  Discussion Date: 07/12/2023.

• Sitting Pretty

  the View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

  Taussig, Rebekah

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  Discussion Date: 7/26/2023. This title was selected for Disability Pride Month.

• Never Name the Dead

  a Novel

  Rowell, Donna M.

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  Discussion date: 8/9/2023. This title was selected for World Indigenous Peoples Day.

• Mimi Lee Gets a Clue

  Chow, Jennifer J.,

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  Discussion date: 09/06/2023. This title was selected for National Hug Your Hound Day.

• The Spanish Daughter

  Hughes, Lorena,

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  Discussion date: 10/04/2023. This title was selected for Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month.

• Piñata

  Gout, Leopoldo,

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  Discussion date: 10/20/2023 but changed to 11/01/2023. This title was selected for Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month.

• The Round House

  Erdrich, Louise

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  Discussion date: 11/29/2023. This title was selected for Native American Heritage Month.

• The Littlest Library

  A Novel

  Alexander, Poppy

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  Discussion date: 12/27/2023. This title is set in England, written by an author who lives in Sussex, but is also a light fluffy read to end out the year!