CannonBookClub – Page 2 – Cannonball Read 17

“Don’t worry about any of this stuff, okay? It’s all just adult junk that doesn’t mean anything.”

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki

September 29, 2023 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

This One Summer is a re-read for me. It is also the book I have read in the past few years specifically from the Banned Book List put out by the ALA that makes me scratch my head the most. It is because this is the book that hit #1 most challenged in 2016 and was why I read it in 2017. It then came back to the top ten in 2018. It did not make sense to me then, and it makes little sense […]

Reminder! The Banned Graphic Novels #CannonBookClub is Coming Soon – October 6 & 7!

September 29, 2023 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

Banned Graphic Novel Book Club Discussion Now Open – Join us today for the discussion! Hello my lovely fellow Cannonballers! We are a week away from this year’s Banned Graphic Novels Book Club! (Did September get away from anyone else? Just me?) We’ll be discussing Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, Class Act by Jerry Craft, and This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki with topics ranging from how the art in each book impacted the meaning-making, to how much ‘explicit’ content is really present […]

#CannonBookClub October Book Club Announcement

July 27, 2023 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

Banned Graphic Novel Book Club Discussion Now Open – Join us today for the discussion! Last year when we decided to have a Banned Books Book Club the timing felt right – it was the 40th anniversary of the creation of Banned Books Week and nationally we were seeing an uptick in challenges against books for a variety of reasons. The uptick turned out to be a tidal wave unprecedented since ALA started keeping statistics – 2022 had the highest number of challenges ever and […]

Hot Fun in the Summertime (#CannonBookClub, June 2023) Discussion Post—Romance Edition

June 23, 2023 by elisamaza76 9 Comments

(You know, you should probably also check out the discussion post for our Hot Fun in the Summertime cozy mystery selection, Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala.) The Romance Extravanga Whether you’re a returning CannonBookClub participant or a newbie, welcome! This is the place to discuss the three (count-em, THREE) Hot Fun in the Summertime romance selections. You don’t have to be registered for CBR15 to comment below, but there are a few ground rules: The topics are numbered, so please refer to them […]

Hot Fun in the Summertime (#CannonBookClub, June 2023) Discussion Post—Mystery Edition

June 23, 2023 by elisamaza76 9 Comments

(Be sure to check out the discussion of the Hot Fun in the Summertime romance selections: Georgie, All Along; Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute; and Never Been Kissed.) Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, Book 1: Arsenic and Adobo Whether you’re a returning CannonBookClub participant or a newbie, welcome! This is the place to discuss Mia P. Manansala’s Arsenic and Adobo. You don’t have to be registered for CBR15 to comment below, but there are a few ground rules: The topics are numbered, so please refer to […]

#CannonBookClub June 2023 Discussion Topics

June 21, 2023 by elisamaza76 6 Comments

Hot Fun in the Summertime #CannonBookClub discussions are now open. Join us to talk in the comments about our three romances or the cozy mystery selection; and Zoom with us Saturday June 24 @ 7PM EST. If you haven’t gotten your invite, contact us. Hello, Cannonballers! I’ve posted zero reviews, and it’ll probably stay that way (yay for repetitive stress injuries!). But I will be very excited to talk with you about our 4 selections on Saturday! Hope to hear from (and chat with) some of you this coming […]

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