Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club: November 2025

Posted November 5, 2025 by Prairie Wife -

It’s time to announce our book for the Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club: November 2025

This monthly Virtual Book Club is all thanks to Wind City Books, an Indie Bookstore in Downtown Casper, Wyoming.

Miranda from Wind City Books can ship our book club book WHEREVER YOU LIVE, so please use the link provided below to purchase your Prairie Wife Book Club books. I strongly encourage buying your book from Wind City Books. You’ll be supporting a local Indie Bookstore, and they can quickly ship the book directly to your home. If you order now, you’ll receive it in plenty of time to finish it before book club. You can also listen to the book through Libro.fm  It works just like Audible, but you have the option to support your local Indie Bookstore with your purchases.

So, how does The Prairie Wife Virtual Book Club Work?

It’s easy (I promise) and available to ANYONE who wants to join.

You don’t need social media because we’re doing it all with Zoom!

At our hour-long Virtual Book Club meeting, we will heavily discuss this month’s book using the questions given below the review as a guide.

HERE IS THE ZOOM LINK FOR THIS MONTH’S VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB: Monday November 24, 2025 at 7 PM MST

The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham

Our last few book club books have been a bit intense! And while this book does have a bit of drama, I think it’ll give our book club a bit of a break.

Here’s what the publisher had to say:

It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It’s a seventeen-spot jump – was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let’s just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef. And they do have fun—lots of parties and school dances, and a piano man plays in the student lounge every Monday night.

But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn – and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin’s campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, international influencer and resident queen bee, to Simone Bergeron, the new and surprisingly young history teacher, to Charley Hicks, a transfer student who seems determined not to fit in, to Cordelia Spooner, Admissions Director with a somewhat idiosyncratic methodology – everyone has something to hide.

As if high school wasn’t dramatic enough…As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin’s students and staff are changed forever. The Academy is Elin Hilderbrand’s fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life, and a thrilling new direction from one of America’s most satisfying and popular storytellers.

PREP QUESTIONS FOR END OF MONTH VIRTUAL BOOK CHAT

• What do you think of the book’s title?
  • How does it relate to the book’s contents?
  • What other title might you choose?
• How did the setting impact the story?
  • Would you want to visit/live there?
• Did the book feel real to you?
• Are there any characters you wish you could meet in real life?
• Did any of the characters remind you of someone you know?
• Did you race to the end, or was it more of a slow burn?
• Who do you most want to read this book and why?
• What do you think happens to the characters after the book’s official ending?

Looking for more book suggestions? Here are “A Dozen Must-Read Books to Add to Your Fall Reading List”

Categories: Book Reviews, Reviews

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