Thank you for joining us on this season of our Reader’s Advisory book group podcast! It’s always better when you are here with us to talk about books. We have more genres to discuss, new books to recommend, and we’re so glad you’re here to join us. We always enjoy our book group podcast, and we hope you do, too! 

Our full show notes, with links to beverages, books, and resources from this episode are available here!

This week we are sharing a special pop culture episode with you! We are looking at the movie King Richard. IMDB describes the plot: “A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.” The star of this movie is Will Smith! He’s had such a long and varied career, it will be interesting to see him in this new role. 

The script for this movie was on the 2018 Black List. This is a list assembled annually by Hollywood movie development people. Franklin Leonard worked for Leonardo DiCaprio’s production office, and was frustrated by all the good scripts that never got made. So he asked people to name the best unproduced scripts they saw in the last year. He put together the ten most voted for, and called it the Black List. It became an annual list, and the publicity it gives scripts helps push them into getting made! 

We have more to discuss, so let’s settle in and get to the fun part: the book discussion! This week we are taking a quick look at some books about siblings, to celebrate this new movie. Sit back with a beverage you will enjoy, and let’s share some books you might enjoy. We always enjoy hosting these book groups with you, and want you to have everything you need for the best experience!

And of course, if you are in a library, you can add these books to your collection, or use our suggestions as a place to start in setting up a display for your community members! Do you want to talk about some materials or programming ideas? Check out our Discord channel, talk to us on Twitter or Facebook, or just send us an email! We are here to share ideas across libraries.