It’s 'National Book Month’! What’s Everyone Reading These Days?!
We’re here to provide you with some info on what everyone’s reading right now...
From the ones that everyone is talking about to the books that you’ll want to read before they’re turned into movies, we’ve got something for everyone. Find some time in life’s hectic schedule to stop and relax as you dive into another world and escape reality for a bit; Grab a great book to read on the plane with all of the travel that’s going on these next few months; stock up on a few of these to hold on to for the long, chilly winter months, too! Whenever and wherever you choose to read these gems, be prepared for greatness and to fall in love with reading, all over again! Recommend your favorite to friends, introduce them into your book club, and enjoy every minute and every word as you sip some hot cocoa, snuggle in your favorite spot, and read!
Some of the benefits of reading include:
(1) It provides mental stimulation.
*Just like any other muscle in our bodies, our brains need exercise and nourishment to help it stay strong and healthy. Studies have also shown that it can slow, or even prevent altogether, diseases like Alzheimer’s and Dimentia.
(2) It reduces stress.
*Reading has the power to take you to another place and help you forget about any stress going on in your life in the real world. Take a well-deserved break and sit down with a book.
(3) It provides you with knowledge.
*Even if you’re reading fiction, everything you take in provides your brain with new knowledge… And that’s something that can never be taken away from you.
(4) It expands your vocabulary and memory, according to research.
*The more you read, the more you get exposed to new words and expressions, which strengthens your personal vocabulary more and more each day. It improves your memory because it trains your brain to remember characters, plots, and other things that are happening in your book after you set it down.
(5) Last but certainly not least, it’s free entertainment!
*When you read a book, your mind creates its own images of each character and setting, meaning the story is just a little bit different for everyone who reads it. It makes it more personal and exciting for you, and it provides entertainment that can last hours.
***HOT BOOKS RIGHT NOW***
(1) Three Days Missing
(By: Kimberly Belle)
Every mother’s worst nightmare is realized in Three Days Missing. Kat Jenkins’ son has gone missing during an overnight school trip, and the police have lost his trail. Joining forces with another mother from school, Kat will do whatever it takes to get Ethan back.
(2) Without Merit
(By: Colleen Hoover)
The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit.
Merit Voss collects trophies she hasn’t earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for her next trophy, she finds Sagan. His wit and unapologetic idealism disarm and spark renewed life into her—until she discovers that he’s completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix.
(3) Tell Me Lies
(By: Carola Lovering)
Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college, and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother, whom she’s never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. Quickly grasping at her fresh start, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer—new friends, wild parties, stimulating classes. And then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Charming. Attractive. Complicated. Devastating.
Alternating between Lucy’s and Stephen’s voices, Tell Me Liesfollows their connection through college and post-college life in New York City. Deep down, Lucy knows she has to acknowledge the truth about Stephen. But before she can free herself from this addicting entanglement, she must confront and heal her relationship with her mother—or risk losing herself in a delusion about what it truly means to love.
(4) The Subway Girls
(By: Susie Orman Schnall)
In 1949, dutiful and ambitious Charlotte's dream of a career in advertising is shattered when her father demands she help out with the family business. Meanwhile, Charlotte is swept into the glamorous world of the Miss Subways beauty contest, which promises irresistible opportunities with its Park Avenue luster and local fame status. But when her new friend—the intriguing and gorgeous fellow-participant Rose—does something unforgivable, Charlotte must make a heart-wrenching decision that will change the lives of those around her forever.
Nearly 70 years later, outspoken advertising executive Olivia is pitching the NYC subways account in a last ditch effort to save her job at an advertising agency. When the charismatic boss she’s secretly in love with pits her against her misogynistic nemesis, Olivia’s urgent search for the winning strategy leads her to the historic Miss Subways campaign. As the pitch date closes in on her, Olivia finds herself dealing with a broken heart, an unlikely new love interest, and an unexpected personal connection to Miss Subways that could save her job—and her future.
(5) By Invitation Only
(By: Dorothea Benton Frank)
Two very different worlds collide in By Invitation Only when the wealthy Cambrias’ only daughter, Shelby, plans to wed Fred, who comes from much, well, lower stock. There’s an adjustment period whenever two families merge, but these fictional folks will keep you laughing all the way.
(6) The Reminders'
(By: Val Emmich)
Grief-stricken over his partner’s death, Gavin sets fire to every physical reminder in the couple's home. A neighbor captures the ordeal on video, turning this unsung TV actor into a household name. Now, Gavin is fleeing the hysteria of Los Angeles for New Jersey, hoping to find peace with the family of an old friend. Instead, he finds Joan.
Joan, the family's ten-year-old daughter, was born with the rare ability to recall every day of her life in cinematic detail. In seconds, she can tell you how many times her mother has uttered the phrase "it never fails" in the last six months (27) or what she was wearing when her grandfather took her fishing on a particular Sunday in June years ago (fox socks). Joan has never met Gavin until now, but she did know his partner, Sydney, and waiting inside her uncanny mind are half a dozen startlingly vivid memories to prove it.
***BOOKS TO READ BEFORE THEY'RE MADE INTO MOVIES***
(1) Are Your There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.
(By: Judy Blume)
It’s been nearly 50 years since Judy Blume wrote her groundbreaking book Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, and in those years, she’s turned down many offers to turn her seminal novel into a film. But now she has said yes! Deadline reports that Judy Blume has granted the rights to producer James L. Brooks’ Gracie Films and Kelly Fremon Craig, who collaborated on The Edge Of Seventeen, the coming of age film that starred Hailee Steinfeld.
(2) The Wicked Deep
(By: Shea Ernshaw)
Deadline announced that Netflix acquired the screen rights to The Wicked Deep, Shea Ernshaw’s novel about a town haunted each summer by the vengeful return of three sisters, thought to be witches, who were drowned in a nearby bay 200 years ago. Only our heroine, Penny, can see the sisters, an ability she keeps secret. When the sisters begin luring teen boys to their deaths, she must choose–come clean to save the guy she loves, or stay quiet to save herself?
(3) Five Feet Apart
(By: Rachael Lippincott — With: Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis)
Perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Five Feet Apart is about Stella and Will, two cystic fibrosis patients who meet in the hospital and fall in love. Stella must stay away at least six feet away from anyone who might possibly pass on an infection that would jeopardize her chances at a lung transplant–and that includes Will. Five Feet Apart hits shelves November 20 of this year, and the movie–which stars Cole Sprouse (Riverdale) and Haley Lu Richardson–will make its big screen debut on March 22, 2019!
(4) Long Way Down
(By: Jason Reynolds)
With all the awards, accolades, and reader love Jason Reynolds’ bestselling Long Way Downhas earned since it came out, it’s no surprise movie studios were clamoring for the movie rights. Universal optioned the rights, Variety announced, with John Legend producing! We can’t wait to see how they tell a story written in verse that takes place over a period of only 60 seconds via the film format. However they end up structuring the narrative, we’re definitely seeing it opening night.
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