KC Local Virtual Bookclub: Save Our Small Shops!
We’ve received all kinds of recommendations from tons of local readers- read on to see this month’s book club picks, where to shop local, and more.
Photo by Anna Petrow
We’re all indoors, playing the waiting game– and what better way to pass the time than getting lost in a good book? Join Made in KC Editor in Chief Anna Petrow in kicking off the KC Local Virtual Bookclub.
The rules are simple– pick a book, any book! Just be sure to order it from a local bookstore. Check out one of our KC favorites below:
Photo by Anna Petrow
Prospero’s
1800 W 39th St | 816-531-9673
Currently offering curbside pickups– just call and let them know what book you’re looking for!
Rainy Day Books
2706 W 53rd St | 913-384-3126
This KC staple is shipping books out every day to their loyal customers– spend $75, and get free shipping.
Afterword Tavern and Shelves
1834 Grand Blvd | 816-569-3001
Missing your favorite happy hour bookstore? Don’t worry– they’re shipping, and we’re sure you have plenty of wine at home.
Wise Blood Booksellers
300 Westport Road | 816-800-6014
This Westport spot is packing up “Boredom Bundles” of books, available for curbside pickup or to be shipped to your home. They’re even hosting some virtual book discussions of their own!
Photo courtesy of Ann Lewis
Looking for some reading ideas? Check out the long list of recs sent in from our readers at the bottom of the article, or grab a copy of one of the books our Editors + Contributors will be reading. They’ll be hosting virtual happy hour discussions at the end of the month, so we can all get a chance to see each other’s faces!
Here are their picks:
Book: My Life in France, by Julia Child
Led by: Anna Petrow, Editor in Chief
Book: Tender at the Bone
Led By: Amy McDaniel, Wellness Editor
Book: Radical Kindness: The Life-Changing Power of Giving and Receiving, by Angela C. Santomero
Led By: Annie Austen, Life & Style Editor
Book: The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Finn
Led By: Weston Owen, Neighborhoods Editor
Book: Beautiful Boy, by David Sheff
Led By: Josh Montes, Fashion & Design Editor
*BONUS* Cookbook Club with Grace Pritchett! Try recipes, swap tips, swirl wine & chat it up with our Food Editor about everyone’s favorite foodie– Chrissy Teigen!
Book: Cravings, by Chrissy Teigen
Led By: Grace Pritchett, Food & Drink Editor
Whether you pick one of our editor’s reads, start your own virtual book club with your friends, or just read something on your own– thank you for supporting our local bookstores!
Join a book club here!
When you register for a Made in KC Bookclub, we’ll keep track of you and be in touch with the date/time of the virtual meeting!
Thanks for supporting local bookstores!!
Photo by Anna Petrow
Made in KC Reader Recommendations:
The Upside of Being down by Jen Gotch
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
When Life Gives you Lululemons by Lauren Weisburger
The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
From Scratch by Tembi Locke
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Drive by Daniel H. Pink
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Shantaram by Gregory Davis Roberts
The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams
Cooking for Mr. Latte by Amanda Hesser, former food editor for NYT
A Homemade Life by Milly Wizenberg
Coming to my Senses by Alice Waters
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez
The Antidote for Everything by Kimmery Martin
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
We Were the Lucky Ones by Gerogia Hunter
To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Know my Name by Chanel Miller
Educated by Tara Westover
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
