Better Book Clubs
Kathy Leonard CzepielFor book clubs and readers who want more from their readings and discussions
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 310 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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This Week, I'm Reading...
I learned about The Wild Dark on our John Burroughs tour back in April. The book had just won the 2026 John Burroughs Medal—one of the John Burroughs Literary Awards, now 100 years old. Later, my friend Rebecca tracked down a copy and sent...
Mea Culpa
First of all, mea culpa for prematurely telling you I was back about a month ago, because shortly thereafter I got hit with another deadline that I knew was coming. I was just so giddy with having my weekends to myself again in April that I...
Corporate America and "storytelling"
About 15 years ago, when my colleague Sharyn and I created a course at Quinnipiac University titled “The Power of Story,” I would have been thrilled to hear people in business calling themselves storytellers. Back then, it felt like all any...
This Week, I'm Reading...
Dedicated readers of Better Book Clubs will have noticed I went silent last week. I am in the revision phase with my editor and will be for the next few weeks, but I know you’ll forgive this relatively short lapse before I’m back, hopefully...
Signs & Seasons
I spent my birthday this weekend with a bunch of good-natured friends and my cousin, who agreed to meet us at Slabsides, the Hudson Valley cabin of the 19th-century nature writer John Burroughs—even though a cold rain was falling. We had ho...
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I’m the author of a novel, stories, essays and 500+ features for DailyNutmeg.com. My greatest honor was an NEA fellowship. I’ve taught high school & college English, and I work now in land protection for Save the Sound. I love books. Obviously.
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