KC Local Virtual Book Club
Connect over great reads and support local bookstores.
CURRENT SELECTIONS • Join a Book Club • Shop Local Bookstores • Reader Recommendations
Photo by Anna Petrow
Current Selections:
Book: My Life in France by Julia Child
Led by: Anna Petrow, Editor in Chief
Book: Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
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
Join a Book Club
When you register for a Made in KC Book Club, we’ll keep track of you and be in touch with the date/time of the virtual meeting!
Local Bookstores
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!
Thank you for supporting local bookstores!
Recommended books:
You let us know your top picks, and we’re sharing them here!
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
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