Announcing Our July Selection
And it's ON SALE for $1.99 ($6.99 audiobook) - links inside
This month, we’re heading to Carolina low country
The votes were unanimous (!), and I am excited to announce our selected title for July 2025: All the Single Ladies by Dorothea Benton Frank.
Pricing News!
The ebook is currently on sale for $1.99 and the audiobook for $6.99 via the following links:
Bookshop.org Libro.fm Amazon
Synopsis
From the book description:
The perennial New York Times bestselling author returns with an emotionally resonant novel that illuminates the power of friendship in women’s lives, and is filled with her trademark wit, poignant and timely themes, sassy, flesh-and-blood characters, and the steamy Southern atmosphere and beauty of her beloved Carolina Lowcountry.
Few writers capture the complexities, pain, and joy of relationships—between friends, family members, husbands and wives, or lovers—as beloved New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank. In this charming, evocative, soul-touching novel, she once again takes us deep into the heart of the magical Lowcountry where three amazing middle-aged women are bonded by another amazing woman’s death.
Through their shared loss they forge a deep friendship, asking critical questions. Who was their friend and what did her life mean? Are they living the lives they imagined for themselves? Will they ever be able to afford to retire? How will they maximize their happiness? Security? Health? And ultimately, their own legacies?
A plan is conceived and unfurls with each turn of the tide during one sweltering summer on the Isle of Palms. Without ever fully realizing how close they were to the edge, they finally triumph amid laughter and maybe even newfound love.
Discussion Date
Join the live discussion Thursday, July 31 at 7 pm Central. I’ll send the video link to subscribed members a few days before the event. Mark your calendars!
A Few Things Before You Go…
You have the chance to vote on future selections
Those of you who signed up as paying book club members will be able to vote on future book selections. Each month I will offer up 2 - 3 titles for your consideration, so keep an eye on your email for those notifications.
The member chat is now live
When I surveyed peoples’ interest in joining a book club like The Middle, the #1 feature members wanted was an active community chat. Great news is that Substack has a great chat function. I kicked us off by listing a few tidbits about me as a reader. Check it out and add a few tidbits of your own.
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See you on July 31st
Until then, I’ll catch you in the chat.
All the Single Ladies is currently on sale at the following booksellers (current: 7/1)