Read along with us this month! For July we are discussing THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi. This month our genre is "hot or trending"

Synopsis:

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi is a major 2026 breakout, appearing on the New York Times best-seller list for at least 20 weeks, reaching No. 1 on the Combined Print & E-Book Fiction list. Originally self-published in 2023, the word-of-mouth sensation was picked up by Atria Books (Simon & Schuster) following massive grassroots popularity in 2025.

One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn't explain much about where he came from or why he's there—but when he visits the local coffeehouse, where pencil portraits of the people of Golden hang on the walls, he begins purchasing them, one at a time, and giving each portrait to the person depicted. In exchange, he asks only for the person's story. And so portrait by portrait, person by person, secrets are revealed, regrets are shared, and ordinary lives are profoundly altered.

A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is an unforgettable novel about the power of generosity, the importance of connection, and the quiet miracles that happen when we choose kindness and wonder.

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