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Join us for an in-person Book Club Discussion & Themed Experience on Sunday, March 22nd from 2-4 pm at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago!
This adventure is inspired by Butterfly Hurricanes: Tales of Powerful Women & features Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven (PRE-READING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT)…
Local Book Lovers will gather to discuss the featured book at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago (440 W Randolph St), where they can also get a taste of radio / television history inspired by the characters, plots and settings of the story while we mingle! A *MINI BOOK FAIR POP-UP* with curated books and reading pairings will be set up for shopping after the event, so guests can stock up on their favorite bookish goodies to take home with them. All attendees will get a TAKE-AWAY GIFT + EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE too...
NOTE: EACH $15 TICKET PURCHASED ABOVE INCLUDES THE BOOK DISCUSSION, SPECIAL THEMED TREAT FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE & VIRTUAL COUPON FOR SHOPPING. BOOK CLUB ATTENDEES WILL PAY FOR THEIR MUSEUM TICKETS THE DAY OF THE EVENT ($19 FOR ADULTS / $17 FOR SENIORS)!
With each Book Club sign up, you can choose to purchase a physical copy of the featured book(s) to read before we meet in-person (CLICK THE CHECKBOX(ES) TO ADD A COPY OF THE BOOK(S) TO YOUR ORDER), decide to download an audiobook from the link below before the event, OR opt to grab your book(s) from the library / share your book(s) with a friend.
BOOK SYNOPSIS
From #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America’s favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo...
For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy and Shep, have ruled television as America’s Favorite Family. Millions of viewers tune in every week to watch them play flawless, black-and-white versions of themselves. But now it’s 1964, and the Newmans’ idealized apple-pie perfection suddenly feels woefully out of touch. Ratings are in free fall, as are the Newmans themselves. Del is keeping an explosive secret from his wife, and Dinah is slowly going numb - literally. Steady, stable Guy is hiding the truth about his love life, and the charmed luck of rock ‘n roll idol Shep may have finally run out.
When Del - the creative motor behind the show - is in a mysterious car accident, Dinah decides to take matters into her own hands. She hires Juliet Dunne, an outspoken, impassioned young reporter, to help her write the final episode. But Dinah and Juliet have wildly different perspectives about what it means to be a woman, and a family, in 1964. Can the Newmans hold it together to change television history? Or will they be canceled before they ever have the chance?
Funny, big-hearted, and deeply moving, Meet the Newmans is a rich family story about the dual lives we lead. Because even when our lives aren’t televised weekly, we all have a behind-the-scenes.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publish Date: January 06, 2026
Pages: 400
Dimensions: 9.6 X 6.6 X 1.2 inches | 1 pound
Language: English
Type: Hardcover
Condition: NEW
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TASTINGS CALENDAR
MARCH 14 (4-6 PM) PUNISHED @ TRE KRONOR NORDIC BISTRO IN NORTH PARK
MARCH 22 (2-4 PM) MEET THE NEWMANS @ MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN CHICAGO
(CLICK THE LINKS ABOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH EVENT)
PLEASE NOTE: Not everything that is available in our online collections is in-stock at our Booktique! If you order a book or product that is not readily available at either of our locations, we will notify you immediately via email, confirm your custom order approval, and order your item(s) right away (orders typically arrive within one week) OR we will suggest an in-stock substitution if your order is time-sensitive. Please send us a message or email us at newbookjoy@gmail.com if you’d like to check availability before ordering!
We also have a TON of books and products in our Booktique that we’re working on uploading to our website as we speak… If you’re looking for something that’s not on our online store, please reach out!