May 2019 marks the first month of NextChapter's book club! We chose our first book by inviting all members of the team (remote & HQ) to join a special slack dedicated to all things book club. After a passionate debate about which book to read by the book-lovers of NextChapter, we ultimately narrowed the list down to three books to choose from; The Tattooist of Auschwitz, A Man Called Ove, and The Great Alone. Janine posted the three books to slack and called for a vote! The vote was neck and neck but ultimately we decided on A Man Called Ove. 

In the spirit of NextChapter's inaugural book club, the entire team chose their top three Summer reads to share. From our bookshelf to yours, we hope these recommendations inspire you to read more this Summer! Without further ado; NextChapter's 2019 Summer Reading List 

Janine Sickmeyer | Chief Executive Officer | Columbus, OH

Americanah | Becoming | Where the Crawdads Sing 

Mandy Ballinger | Chief Operating Officer | Columbus, OH

Almost Sisters  | Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered | Another Brooklyn 

Katie Stasiulewicz | Customer Success Manager | Columbus, OH

Normal People | The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Sometimes I Lie 

Jaime Houssami | Marketing Specialist | Columbus, OH

Girl, Wash Your Face | Crazy Rich Asians | A Separate Peace 

Anthony O'Nesti | Customer Success Specialist | Columbus, OH

Sapiens | Blink | The Obstacle is the Way

Megi Malushi | Paralegal Support Specialist | Columbus, OH

The Help | Broken Flowers | Girl Stop Apologizing 

Lazar Zubic | Lead Software Engineer | Nis, Serbia

The Master and Margarita | The Bridge on the Drina | The Kite Runner 

Darian McCoy | Marketing Intern | Columbus, OH

In Cold Blood | Sing, Unburied, Sing | Little Fires Everywhere

Coumba Winifield | Graphic Designer | Burlington, VT

You |  Creative Strategy and the Business of Design | American Born Chinese

Aleksandar Peric | Software Engineer | Nis, Serbia

The Shadow of the Wind | Emotional Intelligence | Dune 

Vladimir Dinic | iOS Developer | Nis, Serbia

Crime and Punishment | War and Peace | Anna Karenina

Danica Misic | Software Engineer | Nis, Serbia

Lust for Life | Death with Interruptions | My Brilliant Friend 

Bojana Filipovic | Research & Data Assistant | Belgrade, Serbia

The Little Prince | Crime and Punishment | The Alchemist 

Paul Kuzmickas | Chief Legal Advisor | Cleveland, OH

Dexter | Game of Thrones | The Dark Tower 

Adam Albrecht | Founding Developer & Tech Advisor | Columbus, OH

Atomic Habits | Not Fade Away | Deep Work