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River Dog Recommends: Reading the Middle East

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Today, August 1, is the first day of the River Dog Book Co. Armchair Travel Bookclub! We are reading The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar. While the story begins in Syria, the characters' journeys throughout the book take them to other parts of the Middle East, including Jordan. In a wonderful coincidence of timing, a customer recently asked for a reading list of books featuring Jordan, so here you are - an extended reading list of books focusing on women's lives in the Middle East to enjoy along with The Map of Salt and Stars. What are we missing? Feel free to add books in the comments!

Armchair Travel Bookclub
Armchair Travel Bookclub

Announcing the Armchair Travel Bookclub!

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Open to anyone anywhere in the world, the Armchair Travel Bookclub combines the best of all of our favorite activities - reading fiction and non-fiction books that take us places, forming friendships while we discuss, and then traveling to, from, and maybe even with those new friends to some of those places we've been reading about.

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River Dog Recommends: Independence Day Reads

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Interested in learning more? Read all about how the United States of America was formed in these well-researched books. Some are irreverent, some present an alternate perspective, but they all offer a mind-opening take on the events of 1776 and beyond.

Adult Fiction, River Dog Recommends

River Dog Reads: JULIET, NAKED by Nick Hornby (+trailer preview!)

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There's something voyeuristic about reading the way Nick Hornby writes about middle-aged (or approaching middle-aged) male emotions. It's so brutally honest about hopes and fears, regrets and failures, triumphs and hopes. Though there are sad moments, overall the story is one of inspiration in many forms.