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September 17, 2009

Talking with Claire Cook

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When Claire Cook isn't writing novels, she might be found teaching a reinvention workshop and inspiring women to pursue their dreams --- like the characters do in her latest novel, The Wildwater Walking Club.
September 16, 2009

Jacquelyn Mitchard: Because They Waited for Me

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Jacquelyn Mitchard's debut novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, was selected in 1996 as Oprah's first book club pick. Now, the story of the Cappadora family continues in her most recent novel, No Time to Wave Goodbye.
September 15, 2009

Michelle Moran: Life and Libraries in the Classical Age

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Michelle Moran is the author of the historical novels Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen and Cleopatra's Daughter, which is on sale today. It's the story of Selene, the daughter of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, who is forced to leave her home in Egypt to face the dangers of a foreign land.
September 14, 2009

Meet the Overdue Book Club and Other Reading Groups

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Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at other book clubs? Every month on ReadingGroupGuides.com we feature interviews with book clubs and learn things like what keeps a group going strong, what books have provided the best discussions, any traditions or memorable moments, and much more.Here we introduce four of these groups, and you can click through to read their interviews.
September 10, 2009

Sofie Laguna: Writing ONE FOOT WRONG

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Today's guest blogger, Australian writer and actress Sofie Laguna, shares her thoughts on her novel One Foot Wrong and its main character, Hester, and why she wrote the book 15 minutes at a time. Publishers Weekly called the story, told from the perspective of a young girl kept imprisoned in a house by her reclusive, religious parents, "a truly haunting tale that readers won't soon forget, from a compelling, original voice." Click
September 9, 2009

Elizabeth Strout and Olive Kitteridge

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The Kansas City Star recently talked with author Elizabeth Strout.
September 8, 2009

Talking with Masha Hamilton

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In Masha Hamilton's novel 31 Hours, Carol Meitzner awakens one morning in New York City with a feeling that her 21-year-old son, Jonas, is in danger. As the gripping story unfolds, she attempts to find him, not knowing just how vital it is that she do so. In 31 hours, Jonas, newly converted to Islam, has vowed to commit a terrible act of violence.
September 4, 2009

Encore Authors

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Several novelists have visited the ReadingGroupGuides.com blog more than once, sharing their book club stories and answering our questions. Here are some of our encore authors.Annie BarrowsThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
September 2, 2009

Holly Goddard Jones: Not Based on True Events

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The whole truth? Today's guest blogger, Holly Goddard Jones, talks about a way in which being a reader is different from being a writer --- and reveals real-life details she drew on for Girl Trouble, a collection of stories depicting small-town Southerners caught in moral and sometimes mortal quandaries.
September 1, 2009

Gyles Brandreth: On the Case with Oscar Wilde

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An intriguing detail in an autobiography by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle led today's guest blogger, Gyles Brandreth, to craft his own mystery tales starring another celebrated literary figure: Irish scribe Oscar Wilde.