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The Invention of Wings: by Sue Monk Kidd | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: The Invention of Wings, written by bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd is a novel of historical fiction, based loosely on the early life of Sarah Moore Grimké, an abolitionist and women’s suffrage pioneer....

The Fault in Our Stars: by John Green | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: The Fault in Our Stars, written by John Green, is the story of love, heartbreak, illness, loss, and death. It tells the tale of two teenagers, Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters, who have...

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: by Gabrielle Zevin | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is a heartwarming book about a lonely man who finds true love, happiness, and friendship. The story is about AJ, a disgruntled bookshop owner who doesn’t care...

Defending Jacob: by William Landay | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: Did he, or didn’t he? This is the simple premise for the psychological legal thriller, Defending Jacob. Jacob is the 14-year-old son of the district attorney, and he is accused of murdering a classmate. At first,...

The Boston Girl: by Anita Diamant | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: The Boston Girl is a simple and sweet tale of a Jewish girl who grows up in the early years of the 20th century. The narrative is told through the voice of an 85-year-old woman who is recounting the days of her youth...

The Girl You Left Behind: by Jojo Moyes | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: In The Girl You Left Behind, the author of the critically acclaimed novel, Me Before You, tells the story of two strong women who lived a century apart. Sophie, whose husband painted her portrait...

Quiet: by Susan Cain | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, is a non-fiction book written by Susan Cain. The book is a product of Susan Cain’s research in a number of areas in science and humanities on...

Orphan Train: by Christina Baker Kline | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is about the relationship between Molly Ayer and Vivian Daly. Brought together by Molly’s community service sentence, seventeen-year-old Molly learns that she has much...

Gone Girl: by Gillian Flynn | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: Gone Girl, the latest novel from Gillian Flynn, tells a story of lies, manipulation, and revenge. The story follows Nick and Amy, a couple who are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. The...

Rising Strong: by Brené Brown | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: Rising Strong is Brené Brown's latest self-help book in which Brown takes on the topics of failure, vulnerability, and personal emotional growth. Throughout the book, Brown offers tips to help people grow...

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: by Jan-Philipp Sendker | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: Julia is baffled by her father’s mysterious disappearance from his life in New York City—until the day she finds a love letter that he had written to a Burmese woman. Desperate for...

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: by Robin Sloan | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is...

The Last Anniversary: by Liane Moriarty | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: When Sophie receives a visit from her ex-boyfriend, Thomas, she is rather nervous. But it turns out that she has been left a house in his Aunt Connie’s will. Sophie is thrilled because the...

Fahrenheit 451: by Ray Bradbury | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside:   EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. *Conversation Starters * is peppered...