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Knowing how much Everygirls love fall, choosing the season’s inaugural Book Club pick to kick off autumn came with a lot of pressure. We needed a story with an immersive setting that captured the kind of cozy, hard-to-describe magic you get from a Nancy Meyers or Nora Ephron movie marathon. And what embodies that ’90s rom-com feeling better than New York City in the fall?
From the moment I read the synopsis, Joss Richard’s debut novel felt like a quintessential Everygirl Book Club pick. But after racing through it myself, I knew it was the perfect book to usher in a new season of reading. Here’s everything you need to know about our September book, It’s Different This Time.
Our September Book Club Pick: It’s Different This Time
In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must confront the events that led to their estrangement—and the unresolved feelings lingering between them.
After the cancellation of her hit TV show, June Wood has nothing for her in Los Angeles when a mysterious email lures her back to the New York City brownstone she once called home. Thanks to a clause in the former owner’s will, she and her old roommate, Adam Harper, now own the multimillion-dollar property—or at least they will in a month, once all the paperwork is signed.
Four weeks, then June can return to her life in LA and forget about New York City and everything she left behind. Sure, the fact that June and Adam are estranged and haven’t even spoken in five years, and that their friendship didn’t exactly end on good terms might complicate matters, but this is an opportunity of a lifetime.
As the autumn leaves fall around them, it becomes strikingly clear: June and Adam have unfinished business. Confronted with the consequences of their choices years before, they must now navigate their past together. Second chances are always a risk, but maybe it could be different this time.
When is the book club meeting?
Our meetings will take place on the final Thursday of every month, where we’ll dive deep into every thought, theory, and feeling about the book—gently guided by discussion questions we’ll send out the week prior so you have plenty of time to gather your thoughts.
JOIN US: September 24, 2026, at 7:30 PM CST: Reserve your spot at the meeting and get the Zoom link here!
Sign up for our email list to receive the discussion questions!
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And don’t worry. There will still be plenty of time for the reading-related tangents we all love to spiral into. If you can’t make it one month, that’s okay, we’ll continue the conversation online through the Book Club BFF group, so you’re always in the loop.
What is The Everygirl Book Club?
The Everygirl has been recommending and reviewing books for years, delivering our unfiltered opinions on what’s worth your time—from the buzzy books TikTok can’t shut up about to debut authors you have to know. After years of connecting with our readers through a shared love of books, we were craving a space where we could hear more directly from you and, instead of just telling you what we’re reading, actually read together. The Everygirl Book Club is a monthly book club with a reading pick (carefully vetted and chosen by yours truly), which we’ll all read together, chitchatting in our BFF Group while we binge, culminating in our monthly live book club discussion. Between meetings, you can also look forward to plenty of book recommendations and hilariously relatable bookish content (not to toot our own horn). More than anything, The Everygirl Book Club is a community by readers, for readers.
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You can trust our recommendations
Worried you won’t love the read one month? We get it, your time is precious, and you don’t want to waste it reading a book that feels like a chore to finish. But rest assured, we are committed to choosing books we know our readers will love. Our picks will span genres, so depending on the month, you may be diving into your favorite category or stepping slightly outside your comfort zone. What you can always trust is that every book is hand-selected by a team of readers who are just as obsessed with reading as you are. We can’t wait to hear what you think.
What’s next?
So now that you’re caught up on all things The Everygirl Book Club, what’s next?
- Sign up for our exclusive Book Club email list to be the first to know everything
- Follow us on Instagram and join our Bumble BFF Group to join the conversation
- Grab your copy of It’s Different This Time and get to reading!
We hope to see you at the meeting, but until then, let’s chat online!
Lauren Blue, Editor & Book Club Co-Host
As an Editor for The Everygirl, Lauren ideates and writes content for every facet of our readers’ lives, from must-read books and behind-the-scenes interviews to beauty products she can’t live without. When she isn’t sitting in an AMC watching the latest buzzy release, she can be found scouring Goodreads for the perfect pick for The Everygirl Book Club. There, she co-hosts discussions with members, debating plotlines, fancasting characters, and, of course, tossing in her own recommendations.
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