## April - June Book Club Poll!

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### April - June 2026 Book Club Picks

Please pick your top 3 choices

* The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins  
* The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez  
* The Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang  
* Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  
* Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir  
* The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson  
* 11/22/63 by Stephen King  
* The Dispossessed by Ursula K Leguin  
* Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

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#### The Sword of Kaigen: A Messy Masterpiece

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#### My 6 Favorite Books of 2026 So Far!

* The first quarter of 2026 has come and gone, so I figured I would share my 6 favorite reads of the year so far.

### 6 Favorite Reads
  * Malice by John Gwynne
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  * The Book of Fallen Leaves by AS Tamaki
  * The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan
  * Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  * The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

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### Conclusion

* The first quarter of 2026 has come and gone, so I figured I would share my favorite reads!