Events
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What: May Reading Party
When: May 3 at 4 pm EDT
Details: Join the MMD Book Club for some bookish goodness! Celebrate Oaks Day with us by bringing a horse girl book (or any other book you like) to read with us. Get ready for summer with an hour of appointment reading—whether you’re starting our May book selection, or want to knock some old titles off your TBR list. We’ll meet on Zoom, chat for a few minutes, then get to quietly reading. (This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.)
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What: Summer Reading Guide + Unboxing
When: May 16 at 1 and 8:30 pm EDT
Details: We are counting down to our 13th annual Summer Reading Guide! This is our team’s marquee event for the year, and we are so excited for what’s in store for 2024. To kick things off, we’ll host two Unboxing Parties on May 16 at 1:00pm and 8:30pm EDT. We look forward to this event every year: in a 90+ minute live session, I share every title in the guide and why I chose it. Our conversation is casual and unscripted, filled with real talk about great books, in the presence of people who love books and reading. A replay will be available.
There are three ways to get the 2024 MMD Summer Reading Guide:
- Join the Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club
- Support the What Should I Read Next Patreon
- Purchase a la carte.
Visit our Summer Reading Guide hub to learn more and pre-order the guide.
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What: Summer Reading Guide Unboxing Watch Party
When: May 17 at 8:30 pm EDT
Details: Watch parties are so much fun. If you weren’t able to join us for one of our live Unboxings (or even if you are!), come watch with your bookish pals, just like we do for film watch parties. We’ll meet on Zoom, chat for a few minutes, then press play on the Unboxing video together so we can watch and chat in real time. (This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.)
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What: Live discussion with Eliza Jane Brazier
When: May 30 at 7 pm EDT
Details: Join Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club for a discussion of Girls and their Horses with author Eliza Jane Brazier! (Events are available as replays for members who cannot attend live.)
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What: Craft Your Reading Life: Making the Most of Your Summer Reading Time
When: June 4 at 1 pm EDT
Details: Make your reading priorities. Schedule a time. Take action. Book Club Community Manager Ginger uses this simple time-blocking system in many areas of her life, but it’s been most fruitful in her reading life. Even small blocks of time are your friend. Join us for this class where she explains how to articulate what’s important to you, and how to get it done. (This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.)
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What: The Parent Trap Watch Party
When: June 8 at 3 pm EDT
Details: Join us for a watchalong of The Parent Trap, the perfect flight “flick” to go along with our summer Book Club camp theme. (This is a Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club event.)
Louisville, KY
What: Lucy Foley presents The Midnight Feast
When: June 20 at 7 pm EDT
Details: Carmichael’s Bookstore is excited to host Lucy Foley—bestselling author of The Paris Apartment and The Guest List—for her new book, The Midnight Feast: A Novel. She will be joined in conversation by Anne Bogel. This event will be held at the Clifton Theater. Tickets include admission for one and one hardcover copy of The Midnight Feast. This event will include a signing. Purchase tickets here.
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What: Live discussion with Holly Gramazio
When: June 25 at 1 pm EDT
Details: Join Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club for a discussion of The Husbands with author Holly Gramazio! (Events are available as replays for members who cannot attend live.)
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What: Live discussion with Xochitl Gonzalez
When: July 18 at 1 pm EDT
Details: Join Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club for a discussion of Olga Dies Dreaming with author Xochitl Gonzalez! (Events are available as replays for members who cannot attend live.)
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What: Live discussion with Katherine Center
When: August 28 at 7 pm EDT
Details: Join Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club for a discussion of The Bodyguard with author Katherine Center! (Events are available as replays for members who cannot attend live.)
Stay at Home Book Tour
A series of online events modeled after book tour events that are typically held in independent bookstores for authors whose book tours were disrupted because of the pandemic in spring 2020. We recorded all of our Stay at Home Book Tour events, so you can watch them on-demand. Click here to learn more and watch event replays.
