Reader S Companion: 81 books

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan | Digest & Review The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan’s newest novel set during the Second World War, is a story of love, lust, pain, and unimaginable suffering. Rich in Australian history that is still applicable in...

The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel | Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy:  • A digest of the The Astronaut Wives Club • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact...

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg | Digest & Review How many times have you tried to let go of that habit? You ask yourself over and over again as you struggle to let go for the fifth time in 2 years. Charles Duhigg would say that you are missing something in your process to change a...

Yes Please by Amy Poehler | Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the Yes Please • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read •...

Memory Man by David Baldacci | Digest & Review David Baldacci returns with an intriguing book about Amos Decker, a man blessed with a perfect memory. He works as a detective but his life takes a sudden U-turn when he returns home one night to find his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law...

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee | Digest & Review Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird follows the life of six-year-old Scout Finch and her ten-year-old brother Jem Finch. They spend the majority of their time playing with their friend Dill in a town called Maycomb, Alabama....

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein | Digest & Review What is a hobbit? Hobbits are a clan of little chubby people; around half the height of a person and sporting big furry toes. Hobbits are a lively bunch and enjoy drinking and having loads of fun. One such hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, lives in a...

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston | Digest & Review The Hot Zone is a novel written by Richard Preston that is based on the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the 1980s. It happened at a medical research facility that housed monkeys in Reston, Virginia. Author Richard Preston also writes about...

At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen | Digest & Review This is a digest of At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen. The setting takes place in Scotland in 1944, and follows a trio of high society adolescents as they set out on a hunt for the mystical Loch Ness monster. Their trek soon becomes...

Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner | Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy:  • A digest of the Who Do You Love • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important...

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng | Digest & Review Everything I Never Told You, the debut novel by Celeste Ng, is about a Chinese American family living in small-town Ohio during the 1970s. The book begins when the Lee’s middle child, Lydia goes missing and is found dead in...

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey | Digest & Review This is a digest of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, a self-help book written by Stephen Covey. In it, Covey teaches about seven habits that he believes all truly successful people possess. Covey insists...

The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant | Digest & Review Activists fought for an end to child labor. Women secretly shared pamphlets about contraceptives. At the height of prohibition, patrons at certain cafes drank whiskey from teapots. Born in 1900, Addie Baum formed an identity separate from...

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin | Digest & Review The Happiness Project was written by Gretchen Rubin, one of the world’s most influential and inspirational writers of self-help books today. In this book, Rubin gives a compelling and interesting account of a year during which...