Saimah Haque

Nov 9, 2023 | offtheshelf.com | Jennifer Proffitt |Alice Martin |Saimah Haque |Jana Li

|+| Add to Your Shelf November 9 We’ll start with the most obvious fall reading recommendation: NOVEMBER 9. This story presents a captivating exploration of love, creativity, and truth between a burgeoning writer, Ben, and an ambitious actress, Fallon. The two begin as strangers, running into each other fatefully at a diner, but their chance encounter evolves into an annual autumnal reunion.

Oct 16, 2023 | offtheshelf.com | Alice Martin |Kerry Fiallo |Karen Bellovich |Saimah Haque

|+| Add to Your Shelf The Chalice England, 1538. Joanna, a young novice who is a fugitive of the royal court, becomes caught up in a dangerous plot to kill Henry VIII. Despite trying to build a life with a man who loves her, Joanna can’t escape the essential role she is to play in a seer-foretold prophecy.

Aug 18, 2023 | offtheshelf.com | Jana Li |Alice Martin |Saimah Haque |Martha Waters

|+| Add to Your Shelf Hopeless Sky’s life changes when she meets Dean in this young romance that is reminiscent of world-shattering, naive-yet-hopeful high school first relationships. The Hopeless series captures the nuances of what it’s like to love when you’re seventeen, and HOPELESS is just the swoon-worthy introduction to such undeniable chemistry.

Aug 17, 2023 | offtheshelf.com | Emily Lewis |Saimah Haque |Casey Nugent |Sean Michaels

|+| Add to Your Shelf Do You Remember Being Born? At age 75, Marian Ffarmer, an admired poet, is a bit of a recluse who has dedicated herself to her poetry career, even as it pays poorly and keeps her glued to her words, pulling her away from friends and family. But when a tech company invites her to California to collaborate with their new AI machine to write a poem—with a hefty monetary offer as incentive—she can’t pass up the opportunity.

Jun 23, 2023 | offtheshelf.com | Alice Martin |Maddie Nelson |Karen Bellovich |Saimah Haque

One of our favorite things about living a book-filled life is the multitude of options we have every time we choose our next read. However, sometimes too many options put us in decision paralysis and we end up returning to the most-hyped books, which can often result in very similar stories coming up time and time again. This is not always a bad thing! It can create a sense of comradery among our discussion partners. But it can also lead to some incredible books flying under the radar.