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Both sisters read and review the same book, a fairy tale retelling.

Next Quarter's Book Pick

4/21/2021

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Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for June 2021 is:

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Towering
by
Alex Flinn

Join us in reading this fairy-tale retelling! In June, Mary and Elizabeth will each share a review of this novel. Then, they will discuss the book and share their discussion here. You can join the discussion as you read by joining our Facebook group!

​Keep reading for more information about this book and the fairy-tale which inspires it.


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Looking Back Over Our First Year

4/20/2021

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When we first started Briarbook Lane, we knew we wanted to run an associated book club, so that at the very least the two of us could read, review, and discuss a book together every few months. We are both very much fans of fairy tales, and so it was easy for us to decide that we'd like to theme this book club after fairy-tale retellings.

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Sisters in Story Discuss: Gingerbread

3/30/2021

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This quarter, marking our fourth book club title, we are discussing Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi. We've already shared our individual reviews (you can find Mary's here  and Elizabeth's here), and now it's time for us to respond to the six questions we cover with each book club discussion. Normally, we have an actual conversation which we record to share in both video and transcript form. However, as Elizabeth has been ill, this month we've each written up our answers separately instead.
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Remember that you can join in this discussion, whether by commenting here or by joining our Enchanted Garden Book Club Facebook group! 

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Next Quarter's Book Pick

1/12/2021

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Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for March 2021 is:

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Gingerbread
by
Helen Oyeyemi

Join us in reading this fairy-tale retelling over the next few months! In March, Mary and Elizabeth will each share a review of this novel. Then, they will discuss the book and share their discussion here. You can join the discussion as you read by joining our Facebook group!

Keep reading for more information about this book and the fairy-tale which inspires it.

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Sisters in Story Discuss: Toads and Diamonds

12/29/2020

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This quarter, for our third and final book club pick for 2020, we are discussing Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson. We've already shared our individual reviews (you can find Mary's here  and Elizabeth's here), and now it's time for us to respond to the six questions we cover with each book club discussion. Normally, we have an actual conversation which we record to share in both video and transcript form. However, as Elizabeth has been ill, this month we've each written up our answers separately instead.
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Remember that you can join in this discussion, whether by commenting here or by joining our Enchanted Garden Book Club Facebook group!

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Sisters in Story Review: Toads and Diamonds

12/4/2020

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You can find Mary's review of the book here & Elizabeth's review of the book here.

Let us know what you think in the comments here on Briarbook Lane, or over in our book club group on Facebook!
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Next Quarter's Book Pick

10/1/2020

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Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for December 2020 is:

Book Cover of Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson. A young woman's hennaed hands hold a single pink blossom.

Toads and Diamonds
by
​Heather Tomlinson

Join us in reading this fairy-tale retelling over then next few months. In December, Mary and Elizabeth will each post a review of this novel. Then, they will discuss the book and share their discussion. You can join the discussion as you read by joining our Facebook group!

For more information on the fairy tale that inspires this book, keep reading below.

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Sisters in Story Discuss: Spinning Silver

9/29/2020

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This quarter, for our second book club pick, we are discussing Spinning Silver, a Rumpelstiltskin retelling by Naomi Novik. We've already shared our individual reviews (find Mary's here & Elizabeth's here), and now it's time for us to discuss the book and respond to the six questions we cover with each book club discussion.

Remember that you can join in this discussion, whether by commenting here or on YouTube, or by joining our Enchanted Garden Book Club Facebook group!


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Follow us on Facebook!

9/1/2020

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​Briarbook Lane is now on Facebook! In addition to following our website/blogs here, you can now follow us and get updates by following our Facebook page.

We also have a Facebook group for our Enchanted Garden Book Club. We invite you to join us there for our quarterly fairy-tale book club discussions. This month we will be discussing Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. We will still be posting our book reviews on our respective blogs (look for them next week!). If you're unable to read the current book in time, or uninterested in the title, you can still come discuss all things fairy-tale with us.
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Sisters in Story Discuss: Mirror, Mirror

6/13/2020

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Introducing the Book Club Discussion

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Every three months, Mary & Elizabeth will pick a fairy-tale retelling to read, review & discuss as part of the Enchanted Garden Book Club. Mirror, Mirror is our first book club pick. We've already shared our individual reviews (find Mary's here & Elizabeth's here) and an introduction to the historical context of this particular book (found here). Now, we'll conclude with a discussion about the book.

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