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Start Here! :wave:
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1448
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April 17, 2025
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (6/18/2026)
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25
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49
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June 19, 2026
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What’s the last book you read that would qualify as a beach read? Is there one you can name that you’d heartily recommend?
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8
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18
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June 19, 2026
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BookBrowsers Ask Lauren J.A. Bear, author of Aphrodite in Pieces
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56
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128
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June 18, 2026
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What book have you read that’s set in or near your hometown?
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26
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216
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June 18, 2026
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How many audiobooks do you listen to in a year (if any), and what percentage of the books you “read” are in audiobook format?
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22
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109
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June 18, 2026
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Polly had a complicated relationship with the women, like Virginia, who worked for her. How did her relationship with these women influence Polly’s decision to work with Eunice? Do you think the women like Virginia felt like they were family to Polly?
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33
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June 18, 2026
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Overall, what did you think of A Pair of Aces? (No spoilers in this topic, please!)
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20
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107
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June 18, 2026
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How did you feel about Eunice’s working relationship with Thomas Dewey? What did you think of his decisions throughout the book? Do you think his view of Eunice changed by the end? Do you think Eunice would face the same sorts of issues today?
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38
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June 17, 2026
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Do you think Eunice and Polly influenced each other’s lives? Do you think they learned anything from one another? How did their relationship change over the course of the book? What factors led to this transformation?
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17
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June 17, 2026
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Both Eunice and Polly had to sacrifice a lot to achieve their positions. What trade-offs did they have to make? Do you think it was worth it? What would you have done in each of their positions?
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16
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June 17, 2026
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Name a book that was really popular that you absolutely hated
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95
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1036
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June 17, 2026
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Thoughts on What We Can Know by Ian McEwan?
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2511
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June 17, 2026
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (6/11/2026)
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38
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200
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June 18, 2026
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Eunice and Polly both faced a lot of challenges in their lives. How were their struggles similar, and how were they different?
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31
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June 17, 2026
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How did you feel about Eunice’s relationship with her mother? In what way did her mother’s accomplishments influence Eunice’s life choices? Did she inspire her? Or did Eunice feel more pressure to succeed because of her mother’s achievements?
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June 17, 2026
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At one point in the book, Eunice and Polly discuss whether race or class shaped their hardships more profoundly. Did you better understand each woman’s perspective after this conversation? Did it shift your own view of race and class?
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29
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June 17, 2026
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How did you view Eunice’s relationship with her husband? Why do you think there was so much tension in their marriage?
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14
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56
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June 17, 2026
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Did anything surprise you about the trial of Lucky Luciano? Why do you think Dewey didn’t want to prosecute Luciano for running a prostitution ring? Do you think this perspective would still be in evidence today?
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June 17, 2026
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How would you describe Polly’s relationship with her parents? Was her relationship different with her mother than with her father, and if so, how? Why did she feel more animosity toward her father, and do you feel that was justified?
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36
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June 17, 2026
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Eunice Hunton Carter and Polly Adler were well-known figures in 1930s New York. Were you familiar with either of them before reading A Pair of Aces?
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June 17, 2026
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Library services innovate amid transformed playing field
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June 17, 2026
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Lucky Luciano was the most notorious mobster of his time. Had you heard of him before reading the book? Lucky, Eunice, & Polly were all prominent figures in the 1930s. Who do you think is the best known of the three today? Why do you think that is?
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67
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June 16, 2026
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War and Peace Side Read: Week 3, June 15-June 21, to the end of Book 1/Part 3
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24
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June 16, 2026
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Author income declining
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41
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June 16, 2026
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Ann Patchett TED Talk
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24
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June 16, 2026
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War and Peace Side Read: Week 2, June 8-June 14, to the end of Book 1/Part 2
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14
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73
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June 15, 2026
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Mimi has a difficult relationship with her mother-in-law, Halina. Why do you suppose Halina was so hostile? Do you think there was anything Mimi could have done to improve the situation?
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86
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June 15, 2026
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Overall, what did you think of When No One Else Will? To what audience would you recommend the novel? (No spoilers, please!)
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30
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202
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June 15, 2026
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As an assistant district attorney for the City of New York and Manhattan’s first Black female prosecutor, Eunice Hunton Carter achieved incredible success. What personality traits led her to achieve this success?
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June 14, 2026
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