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Book of the Month
Cost: $16.99/month
Ships To: United States.
Coupon Code: “BOOK15” to get a 3-month Book of the Month membership for just $8.99/month!
Book of the Month is a monthly book subscription service. Each month their panel of Judges selects a limited number of exceptional books to offer to our members. They announce their New Selections on the first of the month, and members have six days to decide which book (or books) they would like to receive. They ship books to all of their members at the same time, so members can read and participate in their discussion forum as a group.
The January 2016 book selections were:
~Bohemian Gospel by Dana Chamblee Carpenter (Amazon Price: $20.28)
~Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy (Amazon Price:$17.62)
~My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (Amazon Price: $17.77)
~The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner (Amazon Price: $18.91)
~The Verdict by Nick Stone (Amazon Price: $20.85)
Book of the Month ships via USPS on the 6th day of each month.
Books arrive basically like you’d get them from Amazon (or another online retailer). I still appreciate that they closed the outer packaging on the side so you didn’t have to worry about slicing into the book if the opening was on the top.
I had no idea which of the selections I would receive this month (I receive this box to review), but I was quite happy when I saw what was selected for me!
~The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner (Amazon Price: $18.91): I received “The Sound of Gravel” which is a story about a child growing up in a Polygamist Doomsday Cult. It’s certainly not the fluffy, fun books I normally read, but it’s really captivating so far.
From Book of the Month:
Growing up in her father’s doomsday, polygamist colony in Mexico, Ruth Wariner’s childhood feels as foreign to most of us as if she were from Mars. Her mother was her father’s fifth wife, and she had countless siblings, both full and halfs. After her father is murdered by his brother in a battle for control of the colony, Ruth’s mother marries Lane, a man who already has multiple wives and more children than he can come close to supporting.
Did you get Book of the Month this month? Which selection did you opt for and what’d you think? I would have selected any of these books on my own at a bookstore, but I totally think that’s part of the appeal.
If you are interested in subscribing to Book of the Month you can get signed up now and get one of the January options as your first book (through Jan. 15th)! Also, make sure to use coupon code “BOOK15” to get a 3-month Book of the Month membership for just $8.99/month!
