Bright Leaf Book Club

Bright Leaf Book Club is a public book club.

Book club members, make sure to mention your book club when checking out in-store at Bookmarks to save 20% off your book club purchases.  

Upcoming Selections:

  • February and March: The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
  • April: Terminal Boredom by Izumi Suzuki
  • May: All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews
  • June: The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
     
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The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) By Donna Tartt Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780316055444
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Back Bay Books - April 7th, 2015

A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this "extraordinary" and beloved Pulitzer Prize winner from the author of The Secret History that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review).

Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculo


Terminal Boredom: Stories By Izumi Suzuki, Polly Barton (Translated by), Sam Bett (Translated by), David Boyd (Translated by), Daniel Joseph (Translated by) Cover Image
By Izumi Suzuki, Polly Barton (Translated by), Sam Bett (Translated by), David Boyd (Translated by), Daniel Joseph (Translated by)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781788739887
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Verso Fiction - April 20th, 2021

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Thrillist, The Millions, Frieze, and Metropolis Japan

The first English language publication of the work of Izumi Suzuki, a legend of Japanese science fiction and a countercultural icon


All This Could Be Different: A Novel By Sarah Thankam Mathews Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593489123
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Viking - August 2nd, 2022

2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST

ONE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' TOP 5 FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR

ONE OF TIME AND SLATE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Harper's Bazaar, and more


The Dream of the Red Chamber (Tuttle Classics) By Cao Xueqin, H. Bencraft Joly (Translator), John Minford (Foreword by) Cover Image
By Cao Xueqin, H. Bencraft Joly (Translator), John Minford (Foreword by)
$29.95
ISBN: 9780804840965
Availability: Available to order; typically arrives at Bookmarks in 7-10 days
Published: Tuttle Publishing - September 10th, 2010

The Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the "Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese Literature." It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters, and telling observations about the life and social structures of 18th century China. Many consider it to be the pinnacle of the classical Chinese novel.