Member Reviews
I absolutely loved the Book Club Kit! It's the perfect resource for anyone looking to enhance their reading experience and spark deeper discussions. The kit is well-organized, with insightful discussion questions, author interviews, and thoughtful suggestions for related books. It really helped guide our group's conversation and made the reading experience feel even more engaging. The additional materials, like background information on the book and its themes, provided context that enriched our understanding. Whether you're in a formal book club or just looking to dive deeper into a novel, this kit is a must-have. Highly recommend!
This wonderful little kit includes: Content warnings for the book, Author Interview, Discussion Questions (including one suggested by the author), printable bookmarks, recipes including for drinks!, ideas for having a 20s themed meeting, a playlist curated by the author, and suggestions for what to read next!
This was helpful for pre- and post-reading of the story. I was able to use it personally to enhance my reading experience.
This would be a really good book for black history month because it explores the world of a very wealthy person in chicago during the twenties leading up into prohibition. Cause it might have different ideas and things and themes. About this woman who lived that type of lifestyle
1920's black elite society, speakeasys, and an adventure....who could ask for more, right?! I had high hopes that this book would be as fast-paced and riveting as The Great Gatsby was. This started off very strong and was a quick read for about the first half. However, the plot gets unwieldy and it causes the book to drag on. I was trying to root for Nelly and Jay, but I just couldn't feel a spark between them.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thanks to the author, Avery Cunningham, We Are Bookish, and NetGalley for the opportunity to take a look at the Book Club Kit for The Mayor of Maxwell Street. I will post my review to Amazon and Barnes & noble as well. This Book Club Kit for The Mayor of Maxwell Street is an amazing resource for those looking to do a more thorough discussion or have a deeper understanding of the historical novel. With so many important themes and points made in this novel, it can benefit any reader to think a little bit more deeply by engaging with the questions in the kit. There's an interview with the author, which was illuminating, and printable bookmarks, drink and snack recipes, a music playlist, and more! There's even a "what to read next" section that I found a few titles from and added to my TBR. Incredibly grateful to be able to think a little deeper about such a wonderful novel. Thank you again!
I'd never heard of this book before, but this kit makes me want to check it out immediately. I like how the visual design of the pages reflects the aesthetics being discussed and portrayed in the book. The inclusion of content warnings and a note from the author are also really nice additions, I imagine they'd be great to send out ahead of time so that book club participants can know at least that much before going into the story.
This was the perfect kit for our book club. It took the stress away of finding the right questions and discussion topics.
This was a book club pick for one of my book clubs. The book club kit was immensely helpful in keeping our discussion on track and focused. We really enjoyed using the kit for our discussion.
This was not useful with my reading group. While it did not work for us, it will probably be quite suitable for others. I appreciated the opportunity to check out the material.
Great downloads .
I loved them.
I will get more of this promos for sure
Very unique and colorfoul
This book was a joy to read. The characters are likeable and relatable. Nelly's story starts at her brother's funeral, where she encounters the Black Chicago elite, notably the intriguing Jay Shorey, marking the beginning of a captivating narrative. Secretly, Nelly has been contributing articles to a Chicago newspaper under a pseudonym, with her late brother's assistance. Contrasting that her parents only want for her to marry well and secure her future. The racial themes in the novel are a powerful element, almost like an additional character that shapes the world. I recommend this book for anyone who wants read a well-wirtten, thought-provoking novel. #NETGALLEY #THEMAYOROFMAXWELLSTREET
My book club just finished this book today and we used this book club kit.
We loved the recipes and the drinks. Those were such fun parts of the booklet and we loved enjoying them! We also really liked the author discussion and the discussion questions.
But the one feedback we had was that we'd like the bookmarks closer to the front of the booklet. Because the booklet said there were spoilers farther in, most of my group did not go farther into the kit to get to the bookmark until they were done (for fear of spoilers), so we didn't have the bookmarks until we were done with the book and didn't use it.
Otherwise, we really enjoyed the kit and hope to find more for our reads! Thank you for giving us a fun added bonus to our book!
This kit is all you need to host the perfect book club for this title. The work is already done for you! I would happily use this for the book clubs I am a part of.
Thanks to the publishers for a sneak peek into this kit in exvhange for my honest review.
Having been in a book group at my church for the last three years, I know how hard it can be to find good discussion questions. This kit is such a helpful tool for our book group. I would love to see more things like this come from authors and Netgalley!
This is a great guide for the book to go deeper into the characters. I enjoyed the book so I wanted to get a feel for the questions and thought process from the author.
Contains bookmarks, author interview and discussion questions. Really Informative and contains some bookish activities. Great for book clubs that do a book of the month.
I passed this title on to our local library's book club and they are still waiting to get the all clear from their group.
I am loving this resource. My favorite part has to be the bookmarks! I can never have enough bookmarks! I can't wait to share this resource as my friends and I read the book and hope they will agree to a potluck with drinks and snacks offered in the kit. This is a great enhancement!
I was given this opportunity through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
Fantastic kit for use in book club meetings. We struggle with discussing the book (we usually say a few worked about it and then start chatting about anything in general) and this will help us to stay on track.