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Can you believe we are starting our fourth year highlighting the various countries around the world? In our fourth year, we finish up our first trip to Asia with Laos and Mongolia before heading on a brief sojourn to North America and then over to some of the countries of Oceania (all of the countries Down Under plus Fiji) before taking a break in November and December as usual to look back at a couple of popular recipes from the past. Kits include a little bit about the coun

Can you believe we are starting our fourth year highlighting the various countries around the world? In our fourth year, we finish up our first trip to Asia with Laos and Mongolia before heading on a brief sojourn to North America and then over to some of the countries of Oceania (all of the countries Down Under plus Fiji) before taking a break in November and December as usual to look back at a couple of popular recipes from the past. Kits include a little bit about the coun

For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we're publishing this months' discussion questions here. All previous book club selections have been posted, complete with summary, discussion questions and, when necessary or appropriate, additional resources to better understand the topic or context. Here are the questions from our current title, Be Ready When the Luck Happens . We hope these questions spark discussions of your own. The Favorites by Layne Fa

For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we're publishing this months' discussion questions here. All previous book club selections have been posted, complete with summary, discussion questions and, when necessary or appropriate, additional resources to better understand the topic or context. Here are the questions from our current title, Be Ready When the Luck Happens . We hope these questions spark discussions of your own. Be Ready When the Luck Ha

Starting our third year highlighting countries, we moved between Africa and Asia with some sojourn into the Middle East. Kits include a...

For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we're publishing this months' discussion questions here. All previous book club selections have been posted, complete with summary, discussion questions and, when necessary or appropriate, additional resources to better understand the topic or context. Here are the questions from our current title, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde . We hope these questions spark discussions of your own. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Starting our third year highlighting countries, we moved between Africa and Asia with some sojourn into the Middle East. Kits include a...

For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we're publishing this months' discussion questions here. All previous book club selections have been posted, complete with summary, discussion questions and, when necessary or appropriate, additional resources to better understand the topic or context. Here are the questions from our current title, Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon . We hope these que

We are getting to leave the Summer of our third year exploring global cuisine and are working our way through Asia. Kits include a little...

For those of you that haven't or couldn't attend book club lately, we're publishing this months' discussion questions here. All previous book club selections have been posted, complete with summary, discussion questions and, when necessary or appropriate, additional resources to better understand the topic or context. Here are the questions from our current title, The Women . We hope these questions spark discussions of your own. The Women by Kristin Hannah Summary: A #1 best