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Pull up a chair. Let's talk about books.

Val's Tips & Tricks

This is where I'll share what I'm reading, host live book clubs, and invite you into the kind of literary conversation you and I actually want to have. Watch our first Book Club below on Now We're Reading. Sign up below to receive email reminders whenever I am live.

Our next book club book is Theo of Golden Tuesday, June 2nd at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.

Book Talks

From Valerie's Virtual Book Tour event sharing behind-the-scenes stories of writing Getting Naked, to the live book club conversation about the book with Val and members of the Valerie's Place community.

Getting Naked Book Excerpts

Listen to excerpts of Getting Naked, read by Valerie.

What Val's Reading

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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Love was a room that appeared when you stepped into it.

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Yertle the Tertle

In a world full of Yertles, be a Mac.

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The Pillars of the Earth

It’s got a love story, forbidden love, war between evil and good and brothers. I never wanted it to end.

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Horse

A beautiful and stunning book about the provenance of a painting of a legendary racehorse.

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Memorial Days

It’s a gorgeous book of having to move through your life and your work while having to process such immense grief.

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Fourth Wing

Who doesn’t want to fly through the sky on a dragon while falling in love and fighting the bad guys

OTHER ROOMS

Check out the other rooms in Valerie's Place