April Book Club - Mad Honey - by Jodi Picoult and ...

I don't usually participate on these threads, but I LOVED this book. Thought it was extremely well done.

I also read this book. Can't wait until the discussion begins.

I will be reading the book by Anderson Cooper, but just signed up for Audible so that I can listen to this book while I unpack boxes. I may end up having to listen to all the books until I am unpacked and have the time to relax with a book. I will still participate in the discussions, if that’s okay.

Ok, Im all done and ready to discuss when the time comes.

I liked this book - I kinda had predicted Mayas part in the whole story. I thought it was excellent in the way it was written.

Me too!

Thank you for hiding the spoilers. I am about 1/2 way though the book. I'm enjoying it so far. It probably isn't a book I would had normally picked up and read but thanks to the book club, I decided to give it a go and so far, I am glad I did. I'm looking forward to finishing and discussing more.

I haven't read this thread as I wanted to avoid spoilers but I'm listening and have 5 hours left. I'll join in when I'm finished!

I finished it too - very good book! So glad this was a book club selection this month!

I read this earlier this month and really enjoyed it. I love that she used a real person to write a person that represents them, their voice, their experiences, etc (purposefully trying to avoid spoilers here).

 In the audiobook they  had a conversation with the two authors at the end.  Actually it was Jennifer who had a dream about writing a book on this topic with Jodi Picoult and tweeted about it on Twitter.  Jodi responded and asked what the topic was and they began talking.  They did not know each other personally prior to Jennifer's tweet.

I’ve heard a few interviews about this. As Katiescarlett said, it’s Jenny who originally reached out to Jodi. It was just a simple Tweet—“hey, I had a dream about this.” Jodi saw the Tweet and they eventually decided on a collaboration. Jodi has been pretty vocal about her support of the LGBQT+ community and working with a member of that community definitely adds some authenticity to the new story. There also a lot of backlash from the LGBQT+ community when a cis author/musician/influencer/company seems to capitalize on the community. 

Here’s one other interview about the book. 
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moms-dont-have-time-to-read-books/id1366633318?i=1000592799332

Interesting, as this book would presumably come off as authentic since it was half written by a trans woman. But of course you are entitled to your opinion!

I’m the one who recommended this book. As a cis woman trying to understand the transgender community, I found it very interesting. I was impressed that Jodi not only researched for the book, but did the collaboration with a member of the community who is an advocate for transgender rights. 

Years ago, I heard Jodi speak about her book House Rules. It was really interesting listening to her talk about how she goes about her research and how a story evolves from a topic that she’s interested in writing about. I like that she took it one step further with the collaboration. Lately I’ve been trying to read books that are more about a summer on Nantucket or women fighting with the resistance in WWII (both seem to be popular genres lately!)

Thanks disneypal but your link just took me to the Amazon Main Page.  I was finally able to find the book clubs but I'm still not finding our specific club.