Die Bewerbungsfrist für diese Leserunde ist beendet.

Bewerbungsfrist: Dienstag, 16.08.2022
Laufzeit der Leserunde: 3 Wochen, 23.08.-13.09.2022
20 Leseexemplare zu gewinnen

⚠ In dieser Leserunde wird der Roman in der Originalsprache Englisch gelesen und die Diskussionsrunde im Book Circle findet in englischer Sprache statt.

Malibu, August 1983. It is the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone who is anyone wants to be around the famous Riva siblings. But by midnight, the party will be completely out of control and the loves and secrets that shaped this family will all come bubbling to the surface…

The perfect summer read from the bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. For this reading group we’re giving away 20 free copies of Malibu Rising.

How to participate

You’d like to read along and discuss the novel with other readers? Fill in this form and enter your postal address to apply for the reading group and to win one of the 20 free copies. By confirming the completed form you’re automatically in the run for a space in the reading group.

The reading group

The number of participants is limited to 20 people. Participants will be selected at random. After the application deadline, the winners will be announced in a comment in this thread and will be sent an email with further information.

All confirmed participants will receive a free copy of Malibu Rising. We’ll read and discuss the novel together. The exchange will take place in writing, in this discussion thread. After completing the book, all participants will write their personal review of the book here in the community.

Conditions of participation

  • Residence and valid postal address in Switzerland.
  • Time to read the book during the specified period and to actively participate in the discussion, in English.
  • Writing a personal review of the book at the end of the reading group on bookcircle.ch.
  • Agreement that the feedback from readers and the reading group will be shared with the publisher and may be used by the publisher for advertising purposes.

More about the book

Malibu Rising
August 1983. It is the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone who is anyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: surfer and supermodel Nina, brothers Jay and Hud, and their adored baby sister Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over - especially as the children of the legendary singer Mick Riva. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours of dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family will all come bubbling to the surface…

  • 400 pages
  • Published 1 May 2022

About the author  
Taylor Jenkins Reid is the author of several novels, including Daisy Jones & The Six, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Forever, Interrupted. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their daughter, and their dog.

    I would be very happy to participate in this reading round.

    Oh, ich finde es super, dass es jetzt auch englische Leserunden gibt und hoffe, dass dies nicht die einzige bleibt!

    Würde sofort mitmachen, aber ich habe das Buch schon vor einer Weile gelesen. Beim nächsten Mal dann :-)

    I‘d love to participate! I‘ve read the seven husbands… and I am eager to read this book too!☺

    Chrissie First time I am able to sign up, since my German is not that good for reading novels yet 😉 I hope I can participate in this one, and looking forward to joining more future book club propositions in English. Yes… finally one in English!! Yaaay!

      CommunityAdmin i love taylor jenkings book and this book is on my tbr since its released would be very happy to participate

      It would be a great pleasure for me to read and discuss in English again. Thank you very much for this opportunity.

      And - maybe one day, we will see a French reading group?

      That‘s so amazing! I‘ve been looking for a reading discussion in English for quite some time. I would love to be a part of this🙂 Especially because I quite enjoyed „the seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo“ by the same author!

      @“CommunityAdmin” I would really like to be part of this reading round! I always try to read books in the original language, and I devoured The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

        Oooh I’m excited! 😃

        I read all English authors in original language and would be happy to be part of it!

        As I mainly read english books I would love to participate. Thx for this great idea

        I have just started to read in English again, so this would be a great opportunity to continue. I would love to participate.

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          linibu

          Oh yess! The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo was just so beautiful! I‘m in love with Taylor Jenkins Reid’s style of writing🙂