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The Book Was Better Book Club: A Simple Favor

Last year I started a new book club that would specifically focus on books that have been turned into movies or TV shows. We had a great first run with Little Fires Everywhere. I had every intention of keeping this going, but as you may have noticed in my previous post, I’m having a baby! I wasn’t expecting to be so sick, but it sort of took me out of commission for a while and I had to pause the book club. I am still committed to keeping this going and would LOVE to get this next round in before the baby comes and hopefully start the next round after she’s born as I’m sure I will need things to read and watch as I’m up for all those late-night feedings.

I will most likely rotate between a TV series and a movie and I had previously announced that A Simple Favor would be our first book/movie selection. If you haven’t joined our private Detroit Duchess Book Club Facebook Group, make sure to join so you can get in on the discussion and the final “Live” discussion.

If you haven’t picked up the book yet, you can find A Simple Favor here for $2.04! In addition, you can watch the movie on Hulu and Amazon Prime. I also found the DVD for $3.74 if you don’t have a streaming service.

I hope you will join us for this fun read and I look forward to hearing your ideas for future reads!

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The Book Was Better Book Club: Little Fires Everywhere

I’ve always LOVED to read. As a child, I would refuse to go to sleep until my parents read to me, no matter how late it was. In elementary school, I would read while walking down the hall. During recess, I would sit on the bench and read instead of running around getting chased by boys. The recess monitor told my mom that I should be playing instead of reading and my mom told her where to stick it. HA! I figured it was time to bring my love of books to the blog and start a Detroit Duchess Book Club!

As I talk about TV and pop culture, I thought I would specifically focus on books that have a TV or movie tie-in. I don’t know about you, but I am obsessed with reading the book first before I watch the show or movie. We will officially call the group: Detroit Duchess: The Book was Better.

Here’s how it will work. I will kick things off by selecting my Book Club pick and announce it on the blog. I will give you a week to pick it up/order it/rent it from the library/download it and then we will start reading. I’ve created a private Detroit Duchess Book Club Facebook Group so we can discuss the current book as we read through it. So click the link to join and follow along!

Right before our official Book Club meeting, I will encourage all of you to watch the movie and/or series. Some of these will be longer than a month depending on whether it is a movie book or a TV series book. At the end of the month or longer, I will host a Facebook Live discussion where we will share our thoughts about the book/movie/show and you can chime in, ask questions, and give me your feedback.

I’ve been dying to watch the Little Fires Everywhere series on Hulu, but have been holding off until I could read the book. I figured this was the perfect book to start with. I can’t wait to see the fashion that Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington bring to the series. You can order the book here-I’ve found it for $6 on Amazon!