My favorite suffragette books: novels about women who helped win the right to vote. It has not been long since we were ...

Since Kirsten and I started the Read Carpet Report, we have been captivated by books about podcasts. These are novels about ...

The new winter book releases for 2027 are fantastic, and I cannot wait to dive into these amazing books. This is the post ...

Thoughtful Partita book club questions for Barbara Kingsovler's newest novel, covering music, ambition, and loss, plus a free printable discussion guide.

The 2027 Reading Challenge is here! This will be the 9th reading challenge since Jackie and I started Beyond the Bookends. We love seeing how much the challenge has grown and how much all of you have ...

This year, I read a number of books that I loved with a clear antiheroine. These characters are flawed and should be unlikable, yet somehow, I was laughing out loud. I knew I needed to make a list of ...

Kirsten and I recently had a discussion about speculative fiction novels and what constitutes speculative fiction. It turns out that this is a long-running debate in the literary community. We wanted ...

I love a family drama book, but there is something even more captivating about multigenerational novels. I love seeing multiple generations together, connected in some way. Sometimes the generations ...

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett is at the top of the New York Times bestseller list and is one of the hottest book club books of the year. With that in mind, I knew I needed to make a list of ...

As soon as I read Ann Patchett’s newest book, I knew it would be perfect for a book club selection. I made a list of Whistler book club questions to help with your next book club. You can sit back and ...

Ann Patchett, writer extraordinaire and owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, published her newest book in June 2026. Whistler is a perfect pick for a book club because of its themes and the ...