- A. J. Jacobs
- A'Lelia Bundles
- Abby Collette
- Amanda Montell
- Amanda Stauffer
- Amazing Book Clubbers
- Amy Julia Becker
- Anita Martin
- BK Fulton
- Book Les
- Books and Banter
- Books Are My People
- Brianna S. Clark
- Cadwell Turnbull
- Charlotte Harrison
- Chicklits
- Circle of Friends
- Claire Fullerton
- Crystal Hemmingway
- Crystal Z. Lee
- Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
- Danitza Borges
- Diane S. Nine
- Elizabeth Gauffreau
- Erika Raskin
- Erin Lindsay McCabe
- Fred Lehr
- Free Minds
- Gamma Girls
- Gladys B. West Ph.D.
- Grammartopia
- Hilary Grant Dixon
- J. P. Cane
- J.C. Sasser
- James Markert
- James River Writers Conference
- Jamie Ford
- Jane Friedman
- Jay Cannon
- Jeffrey K. Walker
- Jennie Lee
- Jessica Lee Hutchings
- Joanne Kukanza Easley
- Johnnie Bernhard
- Jones Deady
- Joyce A. Miller
- Judith Bice
- Justine Manzano
- Kadine Christie
- Karen A. Chase
- Karen Rinaldi
- Kathleen M. Rodgers
- Kim Kluxen Meredith
- Kimothy Joy
- Kris Spisak
- Kristin Louise Duncombe
- Kristyn Gansen
- Laburnum
- Laurie Gwen Shapiro
- Lisa Braxton
- Lit Ladies
- Loreen Lilyn Lee
- Lucretia Bingham
- Margaret Davis Ghielmetti
- Meghan Cox Gurdon
- MF Book Club
- Michele Kwasniewski
- My Sistah's BookShelf
- Nancy Houser-Bluhm
- Natalie June Reilly
- Pam Webber
- Pamela Samuels Young
- Reading Women
- Rebecca Dwight Bruff
- Renea Winchester
- Robin Farmer
- Saeeda Hafiz
- Sandra A. Miller
- Sara Crutcher
- Sarah Andre
- Sister Insider
- Stacy Hawkins Adams
- Stefanie Van Steelandt
- Stephanie Knipper
- Steven R. Feldman MD
- Story Spinners
- Susan Cushman
- Sy Montgomery
- T. Marie Vandelly
- Telma Rocha
- The Bookstore Podcast
- The On Reading Well Literary Society
- The Perks of Being a Booklover
- The Stacks Podcast
- Theresa Varela
- Thuan Le Elston
- Tracey Livesay
- Veronica K. Emmerich
- Working Title Podcast
- Yara Zgheib
- Yi Shun Lai
Bookish in the Star City
When I read the caption for this postcard, I wanted to know what the Star is. After googling, I learned that it is officially called The Roanoke Star, which is an illuminated iconic symbol that sits at the top of Mill Mountain. Click on Virginia’s Blue Ridge website to see a photo and to read more about it.
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Name: Laburnum Book club
Number and names of current members: 12 – Sue, Shelly, Barb, Erin, Carlyn, Jessica, Lisa, Ellen, Simonne, Luanne, Sylvia, Amy
Age range: 40s – 60s
Date of first meeting: September 2016
Book selection method: A member volunteers to host and chooses the next selection, sometimes with input from the group.
Most Popular Book: A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman
Best book discussion: The Book That Matters Most by Ann Hood
Book selection for June 2018: The Sound of Gravel: a memoir by Ruth Wariner
Check out some of their other selections: #LaburnumBookClub
Thank you Sue and Laburnum Book Club! I love learning more about the state I live in. 🙂