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Overview
The Archaeo Book Club is an online book club for lovers of archaeology and reading. They have an Instagram page (archaeobookclub) where you can find more information. On their IG each month a theme is posted and shortly after a shortlist of three books is posted. In this list, you can find the chosen books. The two other nominees of the month can be found under the information button and are added as bonus books. If you would like to be more actively involved in the book club, you can join their Discord where you can vote for which book to read the following month. They also organise different kinds of events on their Discord server, such as book discussions or talks with authors.
Archaeo Book Club
8 participants (33 books)
Overview
The Archaeo Book Club is an online book club for lovers of archaeology and reading. They have an Instagram page (archaeobookclub) where you can find more information. On their IG each month a theme is posted and shortly after a shortlist of three books is posted. In this list, you can find the chosen books. The two other nominees of the month can be found under the information button and are added as bonus books. If you would like to be more actively involved in the book club, you can join their Discord where you can vote for which book to read the following month. They also organise different kinds of events on their Discord server, such as book discussions or talks with authors.
Challenge Books
1
The Dig
John Preston
Date: September 2022
Theme: Depictions of archaeology
The two other nominees weren't posted on IG
Theme: Depictions of archaeology
The two other nominees weren't posted on IG
2
Just One Damned Thing After Another
Jodi Taylor
Date: October 2022
Theme: Time Travel
The two other nominees weren't posted on IG
Theme: Time Travel
The two other nominees weren't posted on IG
3
A Painted Winter (Pictish Conspiracy #1)
H. Barnard
Date: November 2022
Theme: Scotland
The two other nominees weren't posted on IG
Theme: Scotland
The two other nominees weren't posted on IG
4
The Ark Files
Luke Richardson
Date: December 2022
Theme: So bad it's good
The two other nominees: The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown); Warrior (Zoe Archer)
Theme: So bad it's good
The two other nominees: The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown); Warrior (Zoe Archer)
5
Murder in Mesopotamia
Agatha Christie
Date: January 2023
Theme: Agatha Christie's Archaeologists
The two other nominees: Come Tell Me How You Live; Death Comes as The End
Theme: Agatha Christie's Archaeologists
The two other nominees: Come Tell Me How You Live; Death Comes as The End
6
Concrete Evidence
Rachel Grant
Date: February 2023
Theme: Romancing the Past
The two other nominees: The Rose Garden (Susanna Kearsley); The Falcons of Montabard (Elizabeth Chadwick)
Theme: Romancing the Past
The two other nominees: The Rose Garden (Susanna Kearsley); The Falcons of Montabard (Elizabeth Chadwick)
7
Women of the Dunes
Sarah Maine
Date: March 2023
Theme: Women of the Past
The two other nominees: Femina (Janina Ramirez); Crocodile on te Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters)
Theme: Women of the Past
The two other nominees: Femina (Janina Ramirez); Crocodile on te Sandbank (Elizabeth Peters)
8
Beowulf: A New Translation
Unknown
Date: April 2023
Theme: Poetry
The two other nominees: Surfacing (Kathleen Jamie); North (Seamus Heaney)
Theme: Poetry
The two other nominees: Surfacing (Kathleen Jamie); North (Seamus Heaney)
9
Café Neandertal: Excavating Our Past in One of Europe's Most Ancient Places
Beebe Bahrami
Date: May 2023
Theme: Archaeologists Abroad
The two other nominees: Cross Bones (Kathy Reichs); Land of Marvels (Barry Unsworth)
Theme: Archaeologists Abroad
The two other nominees: Cross Bones (Kathy Reichs); Land of Marvels (Barry Unsworth)
10
River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandanavia to the Silk Road
Cat Jarman
Date: June 2023
Theme: Approachable Archaeology
The two other nominees: A Million Years in a Day (Greg Jenner); Ladies of the Field (Amanda Adams)
Theme: Approachable Archaeology
The two other nominees: A Million Years in a Day (Greg Jenner); Ladies of the Field (Amanda Adams)
11
The Emperor's Babe
Bernardine Evaristo
Date: July 2023
Theme: Ancient Rome
The two other nominees: I, Claudius (Robert Graves); Roman Woman (Lindsay Allason-Jones)
Theme: Ancient Rome
The two other nominees: I, Claudius (Robert Graves); Roman Woman (Lindsay Allason-Jones)
12
The Crossing Places
Elly Griffiths
Date: August 2023
Theme: Murder Mystery
The two other nominees: Haunted Ground (Erin Hart); The Xibalba Murders (Lyn Hamilton)
Theme: Murder Mystery
The two other nominees: Haunted Ground (Erin Hart); The Xibalba Murders (Lyn Hamilton)