Hoopla Book Club
Each quarter, Hoopla will release a new spotlight selection title, discussion guide, author content and more! Hoopla will also curate additional recommended titles for diverse audiences.
Dear Reader,
Written with insightful knowledge, a touch of humor, and a deep respect for the victims, world-renowned forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black takes us on a tour of the human skeleton. From skull to feet, via the face, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis, and legs, she shows that each part of us has a tale to tell.
As Professor Black explains, each person's life history is revealed in their bones, which she calls "the last sentinels of our mortal life to bear witness to the way we lived it." Each chapter includes an explanation of the biology, from how the bone is formed in a person's development to how it changes as we age and the secrets it my hold, accompanied by anecdotes from the author's career helping solve crimes and identifying human remains...
Read more of Stephanie Hinamon, hoopla Digital, Why We Love Letter HERE.
P.S. We can't wait to hear what your book club thinks about Written in Bone! Share your feelings on this book with @hoopladigital and form a connection with readers everywhere using #hooplabookclub.
Written in Bone is the 4th quarter title, and will be available from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Read more about Written in Bone at TheClub.hooplaDigital.com!
Download the Discussion Guide.
Dear Reader,
Written with insightful knowledge, a touch of humor, and a deep respect for the victims, world-renowned forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black takes us on a tour of the human skeleton. From skull to feet, via the face, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis, and legs, she shows that each part of us has a tale to tell.
As Professor Black explains, each person's life history is revealed in their bones, which she calls "the last sentinels of our mortal life to bear witness to the way we lived it." Each chapter includes an explanation of the biology, from how the bone is formed in a person's development to how it changes as we age and the secrets it my hold, accompanied by anecdotes from the author's career helping solve crimes and identifying human remains...
Read more of Stephanie Hinamon, hoopla Digital, Why We Love Letter HERE.
P.S. We can't wait to hear what your book club thinks about Written in Bone! Share your feelings on this book with @hoopladigital and form a connection with readers everywhere using #hooplabookclub.
Written in Bone is the 4th quarter title, and will be available from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Read more about Written in Bone at TheClub.hooplaDigital.com!
Download the Discussion Guide.
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Graphic Novel: Hoopla Book Club
Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson is our Summer Spotlight title, and will be promoted from August 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021 at The Club.HooplaDigital.com/GraphicNovel.
Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City- until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! As Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to handle? Kamala has no idea either. But she's comin' for you, New York!
Check out the discussion guide and learn why we love Ms. Marvel!
Follow @hoopladigital.com and let us know what you are thinking using #hooplaGNBC.
Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City- until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! As Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to handle? Kamala has no idea either. But she's comin' for you, New York!
Check out the discussion guide and learn why we love Ms. Marvel!
Follow @hoopladigital.com and let us know what you are thinking using #hooplaGNBC.
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Past Hoopla Book Club Titles and Resources
Learning to Speak Southern
Author: Lindsey Rogers Cook Read by: Tiffany Morgan Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Release Year: 2021 Length: 288 pages / 7h 25m A searing Southern story about confronting the difference between the family you're born into and the family you choose, from the acclaimed author of How to Bury Your Brother Lex fled Memphis years ago, making ends meet with odd jobs teaching English around the world. She only returns when she has no choice, when her godmother presents her with a bargain she can't refuse. Lex has never understood her mother, who died tragically right before Lex's college graduation, but now she's got a chance to read her journals, to try and figure out what sent her mother spiraling all those years ago.
The Memphis that Lex inhabits is more bourbon and bbq joint than sweet tea on front porches, and as she pieces together the Memphis her mother knew, seeing the lure of the world through her mother's lush writing, she must confront more of her own past and the people she left behind. Once all is laid bare, Lex must decide for herself: What is the true meaning of family?
Author: Lindsey Rogers Cook Read by: Tiffany Morgan Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Sourcebooks Release Year: 2021 Length: 288 pages / 7h 25m A searing Southern story about confronting the difference between the family you're born into and the family you choose, from the acclaimed author of How to Bury Your Brother Lex fled Memphis years ago, making ends meet with odd jobs teaching English around the world. She only returns when she has no choice, when her godmother presents her with a bargain she can't refuse. Lex has never understood her mother, who died tragically right before Lex's college graduation, but now she's got a chance to read her journals, to try and figure out what sent her mother spiraling all those years ago.
The Memphis that Lex inhabits is more bourbon and bbq joint than sweet tea on front porches, and as she pieces together the Memphis her mother knew, seeing the lure of the world through her mother's lush writing, she must confront more of her own past and the people she left behind. Once all is laid bare, Lex must decide for herself: What is the true meaning of family?
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"Women's fiction lovers won't be able to put down this story of transformation, coming-of-age and the true meaning of family. Lindsey Rogers Cook has hit her stride!"
— Kristy Woodson Harvey, USA Today bestselling author |
"Imaginative, immersive and beautifully intense, this is your new favorite read!"
— Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author |
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