Club Calvi's new read for the rest of summer: "The View from Lake Como"
Readers voted for "The View from Lake Como" by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani as the latest book for Club Calvi.
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Readers voted for "The View from Lake Como" by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani as the latest book for Club Calvi.
You voted for "The View from Lake Como" by Adriana Trigiani as our next read for the summer heat.
Mary Calvi sits down with "A Likely Story" author Leigh McMullan Abramson and #ClubCalvi members ask questions.
Members gathered on Zoom to ask the author questions about the story.
Family secrets, fame, and how fear can shape a life. These themes are at the center of the book "A Likely Story" by author Leigh McMullan Abramson. CBS New York Book Club voters chose this debut novel as their first readers choice. CBS2's Mary Calvi spoke with the author and put questions to her from Book Club members.
It's time for you to vote on which book our Book Club with Mary Calvi will read next.
These "FicPicks" have plots and/or authors connected to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut.
We'll also announce the next three picks to choose from!
We're only a few days away from our first virtual Book Club meet-up!
The author got her inspiration for the book in New York City, so Mary stopped by the place where it came to life.
More than 2,000 people voted, and the top pick was Leigh McMullan Abramson's debut novel, "A Likely Story."
We asked you to select from our top three "FicPicks."
Abramson spoke with CBS2's Mary Calvi about the book, which is the first novel CBS New York Book Club voters selected to read together.
The voters have spoken and "A Likely Story," Leigh McMullan Abramson's debut novel, has been selected as the first read for the CBS New York Book Club with Mary Calvi!
The voters have spoken! Find out whether "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" by Claire Jimenez, "A Likely Story" by Leigh McMullan Abramson or "Take What You Need" by Idra Novey was selected.
Find out more about which book we might read together first: "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez" by Claire Jimenez, "A Likely Story" by Leigh McMullan Abramson, and "Take What You Need" by Idra Novey.
Books are back in a big way, and so are book clubs. That's one reason we decided to start our own.
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