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Today, guest blogger Elizabeth Strout offers insight on her latest book, Olive Kitteridge, which last week Nancy Pearl listed as one of her top five picks for book clubs this fall.
Last month we asked readers to let us know if they wanted a Book Club Makeover, a chance to have their group get advice from experts on various issues and problems that they were having. To date we have received almost 100 requests, which tells us that this idea really struck a chord with readers.
Nancy Pearl knows books.
What are some of the publishers' top book club picks for Fall? Read on for discussion-worthy suggestions from Library Marketing experts. The Abstinence Teacherby Tom PerrottaGriffin
It's Banned Books Week, sponsored by the American Library Association to raise awareness about challenged titles --- books some people would like to see removed from library shelves.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society has struck a chord with book clubs. Annie Barrows' novel, told through letters, unfolds the story of a group of residents on the English Channel island of Guernsey, who formed a book club as an alibi while the isle was occupied by Nazis during World War II.
I love Netflix, but I have found something I wish they had --- a "Books into Movies" section. Seriously. I just went looking for that on their site, and it was not there. With a very nasty rainy weekend predicted around here, I wanted to find titles that I would suggest books clubs read/watch. But my plans were foiled when I could not find any grouping like that.
Does your book club need a makeover? No, we won't be revamping your wardrobe but rather your reading habits and group dynamics. The Book Club Makeover is a new feature on ReadingGroupGuides.com. We'll select groups each month for makeovers, review their problems, and make suggestions. Below, RGG.com contributor and Books & Books' reading group coordinator Debra Linn explains the concept and how it came to be.
Tonight a friend asked me for book recommendations. I often tell friends that I see myself as a book concierge, and I take my role very seriously. When someone asks what I think they should read, I ask them what they have read that they liked. I ask what authors have made an impact on them. I ask what books they would want to re-read --- and talk about.
Reading is a personal and private pursuit and most of the time, it's okay to just mull thoughts on my own once I hit the last page. But there are other books that tug at me so hard that I feel a need to talk about them immediately and want to have an instant discussion about them as soon as I close them. I had this happen to me about a week ago.