How a Vermont community hopes to go big with its book club

WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Bridgeside Books in Waterbury has give you one novel concept. It’s referred to as One City, One Ebook, they usually’re hoping residents on the town will test it out.

“We thought, what higher method to have individuals reconnect and are available out of their homes and be exterior and greeting individuals and neighbors by having everybody on the identical web page?” stated Katya D’Angelo of Bridgeside Books.

The concept is to get as many individuals on the town as attainable to learn the identical e-book, and spend the summer time discussing it.

“We’re hoping that folks give you their very own little teams for e-book golf equipment with buddies, neighbors, individuals from out of city, who is aware of,” D’Angelo stated.

D’Angelo says it’s an concept they received from larger cities, like Chicago and Cleveland.

“Typically they do it with extra critical books, social justice and politics and present occasions, we thought lots of people have had sufficient of that,” D’Angelo stated.

That’s why they picked “The Treehouse on Canine River Street,” a model new novel written by an creator in Stowe.

“The story is about Hannah, she’s a 28-year-old girl who’s looking for her finest life,” defined Catherine Drake, the creator.

Drake knew her debut novel can be set in Vermont, however she wasn’t certain the place.

“I selected Waterbury particularly as a result of it has such an awesome sense of neighborhood,” she stated.

The e-book follows Hannah as she strikes from Boston to be a nanny in Waterbury. Issues take a flip when she meets the man subsequent door.

However this sensible romance isn’t any stereotypical paperback romance, although it does are available in paperback.

“Regardless that it’s a sensible romance and a light-weight e-book, there’s lots to speak about. There’s neighborhood, working mothers, what to do along with your life, there’s an environmental bent to it,” Drake stated.

Plus, it has the seal of approval from bookseller Jenna Danyew, who was born and raised within the Washington County city.

“I feel it may be a double-edged sword while you’re conversant in a setting, however she actually hits the nail on the top with distinctive places. Locations like Bridgeside Books, Randall Avenue… actual locations that I’ve been and grown up with,” Danyew stated.

They hope the oldsters of Waterbury who thumb by way of the pages can see it as a hall to broach additional subjects on the neighborhood with the neighborhood.

Bridgeside Books expects to have the novel in inventory later this week. It goes for $16.95, and you’ll preorder it on-line as properly. They’ll even have it obtainable on the Waterbury Public Library.

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