The MAMs Book Club
Nancy Flinchbaugh’s novels feature the MAMs… The Magnificent and Marvelous Book Club. They made their debut in Nancy’s first novel, Revelation in the Cave (Spiritual Seedlings, 2012) and also star in the sequels, Revelation at the Labyrinth (eLectio Publishing, 2017) and Revelation in the Roots: Emerald Isle (All Things That Matter Press, 2022). Currently she’s working on a 4th in the series, Revelation on the Sea Island. Stay tuned!
After Nancy’s first book, one of her friends told her, “I want to be in a group like the MAMs.” And so, Nancy started a MAMs Book Club Springfield, which meets once a month at Nancy’s house. Every time they read a book, Nancy creates a study guide for their discussion, and for other book clubs as well. So, if you’re looking for a good read, or you need a study guide for your own book club, check out this page! Each study guide includes comments by Nancy and the fictitious MAMs, along with questions for discussion.
Here are the books, the MAMs Book Club Springfield has read, since they began back in 2012!
3) Dinner with A Perfect Stranger
4) Mennonite in the Little Black Dress
5) Wicked
9) Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth
13) Founding Mothers
14) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society
15) Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff
17) Under the Banner of Heaven
18) Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
21) The Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency
29) The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up
31) The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
32) Anam Cara: The Book of Celtic Wisdom
33) The Year of Living Biblically
39) Patriotism, Peace and Vietnam
49) The All-Girls Filling Station’s Last Reunion
51) Revelation at the Labyrinth
54) Fish Tank: A Novel for our Times
59) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
69) The Tattooist of Auschwitz
70) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking
74) Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America
77) The Library at the Edge of the World
79) Awakening: A Contemplative Primer on Learning to Sit
90) House Lessons: Renovating a Life
95) The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
96) The Thursday Night Murder Club
98) Revelation in the Roots: Emerald Isle
103) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
107) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
116) A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet