Can you believe we are on the cusp of autumn? Where did my summer go?? September always feels like a new beginning to me. The start of a new season, back-to-school, and my birthday on August 27th…all of these together send my brain a signal that makes me evaluate my daily routines and get myself back in order. Two of our book club selections this month address the sort of changes I’m looking to within myself. And the third simply promises to be enjoyable. Let’s take a look at the September book club selections, shall we?
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LWD SEPTEMBER BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS
Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
Whether readers want to get more sleep, stop checking their devices, maintain a healthy weight, or finish an important project, habits make change possible. Reading just a few chapters of Better Than Beforewill make readers eager to start work on their own habits—even before they’ve finished the book.
10% Happier by Dan Harris
After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out.
Finally, Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. 10% Happier takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: A Novel by Mary Ann Shaffer
“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. . . .
What’s better than curling up with a good book and a delicious cup of tea? And when the tea is named “Reading Nook“? Perfection.
Plum Deluxe “Reading Nook” tea blend
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Good luck with the changes you plan to make in your life. I hope reading the books helps you figure out the right steps for you to take.
I’ve read “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” twice now. It’s a great read. Interestingly, I first read it because it was the selection for a book club another blogger started (which never went further than the one book, but there you go). I borrowed it from the library at the time, and later read it again when I brought my own copy not too long ago.
I’m really looking forward to reading it. I have it saved to watch on Netflix but I always like to read the book first.
I haven’t seen the movie yet. I hear it’s good, but the book is best (from someone who’s read the book and seen the movie).
The books are almost always better. 🙂