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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
13
The Shadowy Horses
Susanna Kearsley
Date: September 2023
Theme: Fantasy Sci-Fi
The two other nominees: Timeline (Michael Crichton); Turning Darkness into Light (Marie Brennan)
Theme: Fantasy Sci-Fi
The two other nominees: Timeline (Michael Crichton); Turning Darkness into Light (Marie Brennan)
14
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Elizabeth Peters
Date: October 2023
Theme: Ancient Egypt
The two other nominees: The Seventh Scroll (Wilbur Smith); Death Comes as the End (Agatha Christie)
Previous nominee for the March 2023 theme: Women of the Past
Theme: Ancient Egypt
The two other nominees: The Seventh Scroll (Wilbur Smith); Death Comes as the End (Agatha Christie)
Previous nominee for the March 2023 theme: Women of the Past
15
Surfacing
Kathleen Jamie
Date: November 2023
Theme: Nature
The two other nominees: The Wild Places (Robert Macfarlane); The Overstory (Richard Powers)
Previous nominee for the April 2023 theme: Poetry
Theme: Nature
The two other nominees: The Wild Places (Robert Macfarlane); The Overstory (Richard Powers)
Previous nominee for the April 2023 theme: Poetry
16
Raiders of the Lost Heart
Jo Segura
Date: December 2023 and January 2024 (two months to give everyone enough time to find/read the book, because it was a recently published book)
Theme: Booktok
The two other nominees: Sky in the Deep (Adrienne Young); Gwen and Art are Not in Love (Lex Croucher)
Theme: Booktok
The two other nominees: Sky in the Deep (Adrienne Young); Gwen and Art are Not in Love (Lex Croucher)
17
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Date: February 2024
Theme: Human Origins
The two other nominees: The Last Neanderthal (Claire Cameron); Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
Theme: Human Origins
The two other nominees: The Last Neanderthal (Claire Cameron); Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
18
Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages
Janina Ramírez
Date: March 2024
Theme: Women of the Past
The two other nominees: The World's Wife (Carol Ann Duffy); The Weaver and the Witch Queen (Genevieve Gornichec)
Previous nominee for the March 2023 theme: Women of the Past
Theme: Women of the Past
The two other nominees: The World's Wife (Carol Ann Duffy); The Weaver and the Witch Queen (Genevieve Gornichec)
Previous nominee for the March 2023 theme: Women of the Past
19
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
Date: April 2024
Theme: Medieval
The two other nominees: The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden); For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain (Victoria Mackenzie)
Theme: Medieval
The two other nominees: The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden); For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain (Victoria Mackenzie)
20
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love
Lex Croucher
Date: May 2024
Theme: LGBTQIA+ Voices
The two other nominees: Sistersong (Lucy Holland); The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
Previous nominee for the December 2023/January 2024 theme: Booktok
Theme: LGBTQIA+ Voices
The two other nominees: Sistersong (Lucy Holland); The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
Previous nominee for the December 2023/January 2024 theme: Booktok
21
Timeline
Michael Crichton
Date: June 2024
Theme: Rollicking Adventure
The two other nominees: What the River Knows (Isabel Ibañez); Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Campbell Black)
Previous nominee for the September 2023 theme: Fantasy Sci-Fi
Theme: Rollicking Adventure
The two other nominees: What the River Knows (Isabel Ibañez); Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Campbell Black)
Previous nominee for the September 2023 theme: Fantasy Sci-Fi
22
The Vaster Wilds
Lauren Groff
Date: July 2024
Theme: USA
The two other nominees: Thank You for Sharing (Rachel Runya Katz); Mules and Men (Zora Neale Hurston)
Theme: USA
The two other nominees: Thank You for Sharing (Rachel Runya Katz); Mules and Men (Zora Neale Hurston)
23
Lizards Hold the Sun
Dani Trujillo
Date: August 2024
Theme: Indigenous Voices
The two other nominees: An indigenous people's history of the US (Roxanne Dunbar-Orita); Follow the rabbit-proof fence (Doris Pilkington / Nugi Garimara)
Theme: Indigenous Voices
The two other nominees: An indigenous people's history of the US (Roxanne Dunbar-Orita); Follow the rabbit-proof fence (Doris Pilkington / Nugi Garimara)
24
Roman Woman: Everyday Life in Hadrian's Britain
Lindsay Allason-Jones
Date: September 2024
Theme: Everyday Lives
The two other nominees: A Million Years in a Day (Greg Jenner); A Little Trickerie (Rosamund Pike)
Previous nominee for the July 2023 theme: Ancient Rome
Theme: Everyday Lives
The two other nominees: A Million Years in a Day (Greg Jenner); A Little Trickerie (Rosamund Pike)
Previous nominee for the July 2023 theme: Ancient Rome