I'm Starting a Book Club! Here Are My First Picks
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Katie Couric January 30, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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I'm Starting a Book Club! Here Are My First Picks
As some of you might have heard, my 2026 resolution can be summed up in four words: scroll less, read more. To that end, and in an effort to hold myself accountable, I’ve started a book club! I’m so excited. My goal is to read in community, as they say, one book a month. (I’ve already passed that marker.)
I'll be talking to the chosen book authors and we'll be hosting the conversations on Substack. It’s a great platform, with the quality and collaborative features that are perfect for these kinds of interactive discussions. If you have questions for an author, you can send them to [email protected].
Aren’t on Substack? It's so easy to sign up — here's how to create an account:
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And if you’re one of my paid Substack subscribers (let's call you "friends with benefits," get it?), you’ll be able to ask questions in real time in the comment section. There will be other fun offerings for FWB, which you’ll learn about in the future!
So…are you all in? Here are my KCBC book club selections so far:
Katie Couric Book Club PicksJanuary, 2026: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The January selection was Virginia Evans's novel The Correspondent, a book that was given to me for Christmas by my good friend Carmela Ciuraru. (Carmela is an author herself, and her book about the dynamic between famous writers and their partners, called Lives of the Wives, is also fabulous!)
When I floated the idea of featuring Virginia's epistolary novel to my followers on Instagram, you were enthusiastic, to say the least.
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During the inaugural KCBC meeting, Virginia revealed that what's especially exciting about the success of her book is that it’s her eighth — yes, eighth — but the first one that actually got published. (All those agents who said “no thanks” to representing her must be ruing the day.) Virginia’s experience reinforced two things I’ve always believed: “Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration,” and the more you work at something, the better you become. Why has this book struck such a chord with so many of us? If you have some thoughts on the “why” of it all, let me know! I’m sure many of the answers revolve around Sybil, the tenacious, occasionally taciturn letter-writing septuagenarian protagonist.
I loved talking about the characters that emerged from Virginia’s imagination. You can read more of my recap here and watch the full conversation below.
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February 2026: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
Did you catch the big announcement on my latest Substack show? The secret's out: By popular demand, our next KCBC selection is Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. I'm excited to dive into this novel that so many of the book clubbers were raving about. We'll let you know about the next meeting very soon, but in the meantime, start reading this New York Times bestseller about generosity, wonder, quiet kindness, and friendship.
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