(Please note this is a sponsored post in support of Little Mercies but all opinions are my own.)
Summer has arrived, and for me summer means a lot of reading. Beach reading. Poolside reading. Lying in the hammock reading. Time to read new books like Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf.
After I had my first child, I joined a book club through a local group for town newcomers. That was nearly eleven years ago and my group is still together. While we’ve evolved over the years – some people have left, new people have come in – many of us have been in the group since the start.
We’re a group of book lovers who happen to really like each other and we’ve gone through a lot of changes over time. There have been a few divorces and illnesses. We talk about our lives, pop culture, politics but we never neglect to spend sufficient time talking about our chosen books. Some of us are in a few book clubs and some stay loyal to only one.
Enough Said
This past year we actually named our group “Enough Said” to signify our group’s intense desire to share our opinions. We have many former lawyers who never hesitate to take a stand on the books we read and never run out of things to say. We choose books of all kinds – fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, classics. We’ve read everything from To Kill a Mockingbird to Reading Lolita in Tehran to Glass Castle to Loving Frank to Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name.
The group has opened my mind and heart to titles I would never read otherwise and I’ve fallen in love with so many of these titles. Our group doesn’t take a summer break, and I’m really looking forward to delving into some really good reads.
Here are a few on our list:
Poetic and powerful, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by the recently passed Maya Angelou is a modern American classic that will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age–and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
If you’re interested in reading LITTLE MERCIES with your next book club, here are some additional links, including a book club kit:
– Watch the Book Trailer:
– Visit Heather Gudenkauf’s Official Site
– Follow Heather Gudenkauf on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest
– Visit Little Mercies page on Goodreads
– Read an excerpt
I’m giving away 10 copies of Little Mercies!
To win, just comment below and let me know if you are in a book club and what’s on your summer reading list. Also, you must follow the Culture Tripper Facebook page (no need to tell me, I can check).
Winners will be selected randomly. Each winner will receive a copy of the book. This giveaway will end on Monday, June 30th at 9am EST and is open to U.S. residents only.
Winner will be posted here, on the Culture Tripper Facebook page and via email and will have 24 hours to accept their prize.
Disclosure: This post and giveaway are sponsored by Harlequin.
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The winners of the Little Mercies book giveaway are:
Heather Harjehausen
Ellen R. Margulies
Shelby Neuzil
Shelley Martins
Jessica Johnson
Elaine Masterson
Jan Sigwarth
Kathy Beneke
Elena Sonnino
Julie Mackey
Thanks to all for entering and stay tuned for more giveaways!
I have been in a book club for 13 years. I am so lucky as we have only lost one member during that time. We spend a lot of time talking about the books we have read. What I find most interesting is sometimes I might not love a book but after we discuss it in such detail I realize what a great book it was. We do not meet in the summer because many of the members head to the beach so it is hard to find time so we always do a summer reading list with categories. Below is our list. I would love to read little mercies as well.
Invention of wings by sue monk kids
The beginning of everything by Robyn Schneider
The silver star by walls
Orphan masters son
All fall down by wiener
I know why cages bird sings
Thanks for the great recommendations!
I am not in a book club….but these sound like great choices. I have already read I am Malala- (with my daughter actually). I am reading the Light in the Ruins right now and have Wild to read next.
I loved The Goldfinch. Loved it up! Little Mercies sounds so up my alley. Thanks for alerting me to it.
I’m currently reading the short stories collection, Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link. Totally drawn in by the cover and title and enjoying the freedom reading short stories gives me.
Thanks for the great recommendations!
I am in a small book club with 3 other ladies. We all read what we want and talk about it with the other ladies! A great way to learn about other books!
Some books on my summer TBR list are:
Defending Jacob by William Landay
Fault in Our Starts (Its been ony TBR list for 2 years)
Amanda Knox, Elizabeth Smart’s books and I am Malala
I could go on and on!
Thanks for the great recommendations!
I am in a book club!
On my summer reading list is Little Mercies, #scandal, All Fall Down, and so many others! I’d love to win!
Such great choices!
I have been in a book club in the past but not currently in one. I am reading the Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty right now and I also have the Secret Keeper by Kate Morton in line… I also enjoy reading chapter books with my 11 year old daughter…. we try to read together. I have read all of Heather’s books and I can’t wait for this one. Would love to win one!
Thanks for the great recommendations!
Love Heather Gudenkauf, have read every book she has published and would love a copy of her new book.
I’m not in a book club, but I want to be! I have lots on my summer reading list:
Little Mercies 🙂
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The Promise of Stardust by Priscille Sibley
Beautiful Day by Elin Hilderbrand
A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon…
The list goes on and on!
I’m getting great reading ideas here….
Not in a book club as of now.
Summer reading list
Beautiful Creatures Series.
The Fault in Our Stars
Little Mercies
Such great choices!
Loved TFIOS. Will put the others on my list.
PS on my summer reading list…. The invention of wings by Sue Monk Kid, Little Mercies by Heather Gudenkauf, orange is the new black by Piper Kerwin.
OITNB is on my dresser!
Yes! I am in a book club at my local library. I love to read and also love to hear what other people take away from a particular book.
I love Heather Gudenkauf!! Such a talented writer!! I am dying to read her newest!
Oh I would love a copy!
Can’t wait to read your book! Have been waiting a long time!
I belonged to a book club in my old neighborhood in L.A. We decided to read classics for several selections. I loved it because some of the books I kind of glossed over or used Cliff Notes. As an adult, it was wonderful to actually sit down and read these books and have a different perspective. My neighbor just told me there’s a book club in my local library and I look forward to joining that soon.
BTW, was that an error about tickets in your post?
Thanks for having this giveaway!
P.S. On my summer reading list is The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood, The Yarn Whisperer by Clara Parkes and The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer.
I loved The Interestings, will have to check out the others as I totally love your taste.