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Our reading recommendation
The Shampoo Effect
Released June 30, 2026
Why we recommend it
Fun and light with a little more heart than expected. The Shampoo Effect digs into the high school wounds we swear we’ve moved past, with characters you’ll root for and maybe understand too. Pour the Prosecco for this one.
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Book-club questions
Spoiler note: These prompts are best explored after everyone has finished the book.
- Is Caroline treated as an outsider because of her own behavior, or because the group resists change?
- How do shared history and nostalgia allow the Greenhead friends to excuse one another’s flaws?
- Which character shows the greatest growth in confronting marriage, friendship, or parenthood?
- How does the “shampoo effect” metaphor apply to the secrets and resentments that finally come to the surface?