For January, we'll be reading a poignant, tender tale of enduring love that explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate.

For December, we've picked a tender book that offers us hope, takes us on a life-changing adventure, gives us some much-needed escape from these troubled times, and explores the transformative power of friendship.

Deepa Anappara was born in Kerala, southern India, and worked as a journalist in India for eleven years. Her debut novel Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the JCB prize for Indian literature 2020. It was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and is being translated into 22 languages.

Book lovers know that a good book can sweep you off your feet — it can whisk you away to another place in time, inspire you, and can teach you new ways to look at the world. For the month of October, we've chosen a book that is sure to do all of those things.

This month, we're excited that we'll be reading A Woman Is No Man inside our book club and hosting the author, Etaf Rum, for an Ask Me Anything on September 22nd, at 9 am ET.

Kristina Naydonova is a thirteen-year-old bestselling thriller author of The Black Sisterhood Files, regular podcast speaker, and mental health advocate.

Tara Sophia Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being, and an author, educator, and coach. Tara is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, published by Penguin Random House, and named a Best Book of the year by Apple’s iBooks.

Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and pathbreaking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm, The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, and The Happiness Project. She has an enormous readership, both in print and online, and her books have sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages.

Lois Lowry is an award-winning American writer credited with more than thirty children's and young adult books. The two time Newbery Medal Winner will be taking questions inside the WSIRN Community on July 23rd at 5 pm PST (8 pm EST).

William Kent Krueger is the author of the New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor mystery series. His work has received the Edgar Award, Macavity Award, multiple Anthony, Barry, and Dilys Awards, and has been translated into 20+ languages. He will be joining the WSIRN Community for an Ask Me Anything! on July 16th at 5 pm PST (8 pm EST).