
August '24 Pick
Slow Dance
Rainbow Rowell
Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary. They were just friends. Best friends. Allies. They spent...
Slow Dance
Back in high school, everybody thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together . . . everybody but Shiloh and Cary. They were just friends. Best friends. Allies. They spent entire summers sitting on Shiloh’s porch steps, dreaming about the future. They were both going to get out of north Omaha – Shiloh would go to go to college and become an actress, and Cary would join the Navy. They promised each other that their friendship would never change. Well, Shiloh did go to college, and Cary did join the Navy. And yet, somehow, everything changed. Now Shiloh’s 33, and it’s been fourteen years since she talked to Cary. She’s been married and divorced. She has two kids. And she’s back living in the same house she grew up in. Her life is nothing like she planned. When she’s invited to an old friend’s wedding, all Shiloh can think about is whether Cary will be there – and whether she hopes he will be. Would Cary even want to talk to her? After everything? The answer is yes. And yes. And yes. Slow Dance is the story of two kids who fell in love before they knew enough about love to recognize it. Two friends who lost everything. Two adults who just feel lost. It’s the story of Shiloh and Cary, who everyone thought would end up together, trying to find their way back to the start.
From Our Book Lover-In-Chief
This month’s pick, Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell, invites you into the world of Shiloh and Cary...
This month’s pick, Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell, invites you into the world of Shiloh and Cary, where high school friendships are tested by time, and love finds its way back through unexpected twists. It’s so nostalgic that it made me go digging for my high school prom pic.


FROM THE AUTHOR
Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park and the Simon Snow Trilogy, as well as several other award-winning novels, short stories, and comics. Her latest, Slow Dance, is the August 24’ Reese’s Book Club pick. Rainbow lives in Omaha, Nebraska, just like most of her characters.
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