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‘Oathbringer’ by Brandon Sanderson Book Club Questions And Recommendations

‘Oathbringer’ by Brandon Sanderson Book Club Questions And Recommendations

Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for August is Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson.

Here at MBC, we love our fantasy novels, and we are continuously on the lookout for new books to add to our future book club discussions.

We have loved the Stormlight Archive, and even though they’re BIG books, we enjoy getting through them together.

Check out our THREE epic fantasy novels we recommend.

Join our book club today and help us vote for our 2026 books.

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Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ by Suzanne Collins
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Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ by Suzanne Collins

How big a Hunger Games fan are you?

Maude Garrett and the MBC community love our BONUS BOOKS!

For those who haven’t read Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins yet, you’re in luck!

Our BONUS BOOK for September is the prequel with our favourite character, Haymitch Abernathy.

Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss the series together!

Join our book club today and help us vote for our 2025 books.

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Maude’s Book Club 2025 Autumn Picks
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Maude’s Book Club 2025 Autumn Picks

If you plan your cozy autumn books ahead of time, Maude’s Book Club has the next three months on lock for you. Maude’s Book Club launched last year, and our 2024 slate was filled with wonderful books. This year, we’ve already voted on the following three MAIN BOOKS and BONUS BOOKS to carry us through the seasonal change.

Maude Garrett and the book club members have chosen most of the novels on their TBR for the next three months.

When MBC starts a series and ends up loving the book, the community is always excited to continue reading together. The last four months of 2025 book picks are long-overdue reads.

Become a book club member here!

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SDCC Highlight: Maude Garrett’s Audible Panel with Andy Weir
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SDCC Highlight: Maude Garrett’s Audible Panel with Andy Weir

For Maude, it was a dream come true to be at SDCC talking about her love of books, but more importantly, her love for sci-fi and one of her favourite authors, including Matt Dinniman.

The hype from SDCC and Maude’s interview with Andy Weir has garnered new fans of the source material and will likely be a hit for Amazon, MGM Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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Book of the Month Preview: ‘Oathbringer’ by Brandon Sanderson
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Book of the Month Preview: ‘Oathbringer’ by Brandon Sanderson

Now, for August, our BOOK OF THE MONTH is Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson.

We started the Stormlight Archive, and it’s been one of the best series we’ve started!

Make sure to mark your calendars, as Maude Garrett will be conducting a Q&A with Brandon Sanderson himself in September! Dive into book 3 of the Stormlight Archive with us!

Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss the series together!

Join our book club today and help us vote for our 2025 books.

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Bonus Book of the Month: ‘The Kaiju Preservation Society’ by John Scalzi
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Bonus Book of the Month: ‘The Kaiju Preservation Society’ by John Scalzi

Time to welcome the last month of summer!

Hello, August!

Maude Garrett and the MBC community love our BONUS BOOKS!

For those who want to start with one of the best sci-fi books of the past couple of years, we will always recommend a John Scalzi novel. Our BONUS BOOK this month is The Kaiju Preservation Society.

If we love an author, we will continue to explore their bookography for months to come!

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Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Edgedancer’ by Brandon Sanderson
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Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Edgedancer’ by Brandon Sanderson

It’s a hot July for Maude’s Book Club!!

This month, our BONUS BOOK OF THE MONTH has been on our TBR for a while. We started the Stormlight Archive, and it’s been one of the best series we’ve started! This month, we will be reading Edgedancer, which is a novella between Words of Radiance and Oathbringer

Make sure to mark your calendars as Maude Garrett will be conducting a Q&A with Brandon Sanderson himself in September! Want to read a main book with our book club in August? We are diving into Book 3 of the Stormlight Archive!!

Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss the series together!

Join our book club today and help us vote for our 2025 books.

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Book of the Month Preview: ‘The Inevitable Ruin’ by Matt Dinniman
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Book of the Month Preview: ‘The Inevitable Ruin’ by Matt Dinniman

Maude’s Book Club always returns to a series if we LOVE it. And Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series has been a hit. Every book Dinniman adds to the series, our community will always have it on our TBR.

If you’ve been with us for the past two years and love Dinniman’s series, come to us for our BOOK OF THE MONTH, The Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman.

If you’re a gamer and enjoy LitRPG, come join us this month and become a member today!

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If You Like Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil Add These To Your TBR
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If You Like Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil Add These To Your TBR

Our BOOK OF THE MONTH for June is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab.

Here at MBC, we love our fantasy novels, and we are continuously on the lookout for new books to add to our future book club discussions.

Even though Maude Garrett doesn’t love horror, if there are some fantasy elements or supernatural elements tied in, you bet it’ll be on her list!

Join our live book chat on Twitch to discuss Schwab’s new release together!

Make sure to tune in on July 19th, as Maude has a Q&A with Schwab herself.

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If You Like Matchmaking Add These To Your TBR
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If You Like Matchmaking Add These To Your TBR

There are plenty of romantic tropes we’ve grown to love, but not many people explore the world of matchmaking. Modern dating has changed drastically, and it’s up to authors to create romantic stories for us to fantasize about.

In Celine Song’s sophomore feature, Materialists, she returns to the origin of what it means to be a partner. Simplicity was the focus for Song on telling this modern romantic drama.

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5 New Queer Novels To Add To Your TBR
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5 New Queer Novels To Add To Your TBR

Pride Month is the best month to settle into your summer reading list!

Some new book releases with queer representation are surprising everyone this year.

We found five novels to add to your TBR with some fantastical elements and emotional connections.

Maude’s Book Club is currently reading Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab. Join our book club today to help choose our next book!

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We know that the internet can be a tough space to navigate and that’s why we want to create a safe space for everyone in the reading community to be able to discuss their favourite books with other bookworms.

Not only do community members interact with other book lovers and creator Maude Garrett, but Maude connects with the authors of the books directly so the community can also discuss the book with their favoruite authors.

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