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Carol's newly formed neighborhood book group had a wonderful time chatting with Lisa See via Skype.
One of Carol's group members, Mary Ann, prepared some Asian-themed
refreshments for their discussion of THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN.
Melanie, who edits our Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio features on Bookreporter.com, shared this photo of her group having a Skype chat with Lisa See.
On Thursday, May 23rd at 5pm ET, members of the Simon & Schuster team will host a
Facebook Live Book Club chat to discuss DEAR MRS. BIRD by AJ Pearce,
May's pick for S&S's Book Club Favorites program.
Sharing Some Great Books with You This Month
In the last two newsletters, I wrote about Skyping with authors. My newly formed neighborhood book group spoke with Lisa See via Skype on Wednesday night about THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN, and Melanie, who lives in Florida and edits our Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio features on Bookreporter.com, also had a Skype chat with Lisa that she and her book group enjoyed immensely. I have been to many events where Lisa has presented through the years, but there was something very special and intimate about this evening where she shared feedback on both her research and writing process. I loved seeing how my fellow book group members asked smart questions that sparked lots of conversation. While we had explored the videos on Lisa’s website, this discussion really broadened our experience. It was such an informative evening.
We met for a bit before dialing into Lisa, and our host, Mary Ann, prepared a number of Asian-themed refreshments for the discussion. Melanie’s group also was wowed by their discussion with Lisa; she wrote as soon as it was over, and I could feel her excitement in her text. Melanie kindly contributed to our GoFundMe campaign in honor of Lisa joining the Newport Bay Club’s discussion. It really was a nice surprise to see that. Above you can see photos of both of our groups and some of the refreshments served at my book club.
A reminder that we would love to hear about your experiences Skyping or chatting with authors. Send us photos and share details. It would be fun to “see” more groups in action. While we write to you and “picture you,” it would be great to have some photos of you and your group!
Now to this early month update where we have lots to share.
I am so excited that we just kicked off a special contest for THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake, which is this month’s Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. You may remember that Sarah’s 2010 novel, THE POSTMISTRESS, was a New York Times bestseller and a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. While Kitty Milton and her husband, Ogden, summer on their island in Maine, anchored as they are to the way things have always been, the winds of change are beginning to stir. In 1959 New York City, two strangers enter the Miltons’ circle. One captures the attention of Kitty’s daughter, while the other makes each of them question what the family stands for. This new generation insists the times are changing. And in one night, everything does. So much so that in the present day, the third generation of Miltons doesn’t have enough money to keep the island in Maine.
We’re giving three readers the opportunity to win 12 copies of THE GUEST BOOK for their group. To enter, all you have to do is fill out this form by Thursday, June 6th at noon ET. In the meantime, be sure to check out the discussion guide, along with our review of the book and interview with Sarah on Bookreporter.com. My Bets On commentary will appear in the May 17th Bookreporter.com Weekly Update newsletter.
Barnes & Noble will be selling a special Exclusive Book Club Edition of THE GUEST BOOK, in addition to hosting a free Book Club Night to discuss it, in stores across the country on Tuesday, June 11th at 7pm local time. Click here to sign up for the event.
I have been eagerly anticipating this book’s publication as I read it early and have been raving about it. BOTH of the book groups that I belong to are reading THE GUEST BOOK, and I am looking forward to discussing it with them. My mom wrote to share this after reading it: ”Should bring great areas for discussion to any book group.” I do agree!
Our latest “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest title is LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng, which came out in paperback this week and was a Bets On title. Everything is planned in Shaker Heights, a progressive suburb of Cleveland, and no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson. Mia Warren comes to town with her teenage daughter and rents a house from the Richardsons. But Mia carries a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this community. When family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that divides the town. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at a shocking and devastating price.
Three groups will win 12 copies of the book; to enter, please fill out the form on this page by Thursday, June 6th at noon ET. In the meantime, don’t miss the discussion guide, our Bookreporter.com review and my Bets On commentary. LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE will be adapted into an eight-episode series on Hulu starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. No official release date has been announced yet.
In our previous “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest, here are the five books mentioned most frequently as titles that our book groups read: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens, EDUCATED: A Memoir by Tara Westover, BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate, ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman, and THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah. Scroll further down the newsletter to see the Top 15.
This is your last newsletter reminder to enter our very special contest for William Kent Krueger’s upcoming work of historical fiction, THIS TENDER LAND, which releases on September 3rd and will be a Bets On selection. I LOVE this book! For those of you who remember Kent's bestseller, ORDINARY GRACE, this one is just as special. This week I saw a number of bookseller raves for THIS TENDER LAND; it's wonderful seeing such universally terrific praise. We’re giving 10 book groups the chance to win up to 10 advance copies of the book, provided that they can give us their feedback on it by Friday, August 16th. The deadline for your entries is Wednesday, May 15th at noon ET, so be sure to fill out this form before then.
We’ve added three more guides to this update: THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK, Kim Michele Richardson’s new novel inspired by the brave women of the Pack Horse Library Project, in which a young outcast braves the hardships of Kentucky’s Great Depression and brings truly magical objects to her people --- books; Chip Cheek’s debut novel, CAPE MAY, which explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a newly married couple from the genteel south corrupted by sophisticated New England urbanites; and THE WONDER OF LOST CAUSES by Nick Trout, in which a single mom and her chronically ill child receive a valuable lesson from an unlikely source --- a very special dog who unexpectedly enters their lives (this book will appeal especially to fans of AN UNEXPECTED GRACE and A DOG’S WAY HOME).
In what year was the book that you’re currently reading with your book group published? That’s our latest poll question. Click here to cast your vote.
Our previous poll asked which of 13 notable books that have recently released you have read or are planning to read with your group. The aforementioned WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING was the overwhelming favorite with 75%(!) of the vote, followed by the aforementioned THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN (40%), BECOMING by Michelle Obama (35%), THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean (33%), and LOST ROSES by Martha Hall Kelly (32%). Click here for all the results.
Don’t miss our Mother’s Day Author Blog series on Bookreporter.com, which we’ve brought back for a 10th(!) year. Once again, we’re sharing pieces from authors who reminisce about reading books with their moms, or with their own children, and talk about how their moms influenced them to become readers and writers. This year’s contributors are Melanie Benjamin, Sarah Blake, Armando Lucas Correa, Chris Pavone, Kaira Rouda, Wendy Wax and Kate White --- all of whom have new books coming out this month.
Our Bookreporter.com Summer Reading giveaways kick off this Tuesday, May 14th at noon ET. On select days through August 23rd, we will host a series of 24-hour contests and on each of the contest days award five readers a book that we think is a great summer read. You will have to check the site each day to see the featured prize book and enter to win. We also will send a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
FROM SCRATCH: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home, by Tembi Locke, is May’s Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick. Here’s what Reese has to say about it: “This beautiful memoir takes us on Tembi’s personal journey of love, parenthood, and ultimately the loss of her husband, Saro. She learns to heal in the most beautiful way --- through the support of three generations of women --- and yes, there’s Italian food. Lots and lots of Italian food! I can’t wait for you to fall in love with this book the way I did.”
May's pick for the new "Today" book club, #ReadWithJenna, is A WOMAN IS NO MAN by Etaf Rum. Click here for Jenna Bush Hager's thoughts on this poignant novel and why she couldn’t put it down. By the way, Jenna's selection of this book propelled it to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
The PBS NewsHour-New York Times “Now Read This” book club has named AN ODYSSEY: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn as its May selection.
As we announced in the late April newsletter, DEAR MRS. BIRD by AJ Pearce is this month’s pick for Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites program. S&S will host a Facebook Live Book Club chat about the book on Thursday, May 23rd at 5pm ET. We encourage you to join the conversation with your comments about the book and interact with your fellow readers.
S&S is also hosting a sweepstakes where one winner will be awarded 12 copies of DEAR MRS. BIRD for their book group. Be sure to enter by 11:59pm ET on Friday, May 31st. Click here for all the details.
JUST KIDS by Patti Smith has been chosen as this year’s One Book, One New York winner. Now in its third year, the One Book, One New York program is the nation’s largest book club whose goal is to get New Yorkers reading the same book at the same time. According to the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, “JUST KIDS serves as a salute to New York City during a pivotal time in its long history. It is a true fable and a portrait of two young artists' ascent on their path to fame.” Click here to read more about Patti Smith’s win and this worthwhile initiative.
On Saturday, June 1st at BookCon, Book Club Girl will host a special Author Meet & Greet event, featuring Christina Baker Kline, Meg Cabot, Joshilyn Jackson, Jean Kwok and many more. Each attendee will receive a special gift bag filled with a variety of books and exclusive advance reader’s editions of great book club reads. Click here for more details and to purchase your tickets.
I will be moderating the next Book Club Girl "Night Out" on June 19th, which I am very excited about. The author guests will be the aforementioned Joshilyn Jackson (NEVER HAVE I EVER) and Meg Mitchell Moore (THE ISLANDERS). You can buy your tickets here.
We have been shooting videos to promote the books that we are featuring on both ReadingGroupGuides.com and Bookreporter.com. We now have a YouTube channel and an Instagram page for The Book Report Network, where we feature our videos, as well as Facebook pages for ReadingGroupGuides and Bookreporter. Lots more to come with video as we are knocking around many ideas here. May we suggest that you subscribe to or follow us on YouTube, Instagram and/or Facebook? Typically all videos will be uploaded to each, but longer ones will only be on YouTube and Facebook.
Here’s to a great discussion with your book group this month! And remember, we would love to see pictures of you and your group with the books you are reading, or with the authors you are Skyping with.
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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New Special Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake for Your Group
This Month's Barnes & Noble Book Club Selection
and an Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
Moving through three generations and back and forth in time, THE GUEST BOOK tells the story of a family and a country that buries its past in quiet, until the present calls forth a reckoning. We are celebrating the release of Sarah Blake's triumphant new novel --- following 2010's THE POSTMISTRESS --- with a special contest that will give three groups the chance to win 12 copies of the book. To enter, please fill out this form by Thursday, June 6th at noon ET.
THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake (Fiction)
No. It is a simple word, uttered on a summer porch in 1936. And it will haunt Kitty Milton for the rest of her life. Kitty and her husband, Ogden, are both from families considered the backbone of the country. But this refusal will come to be Kitty’s defining moment, and its consequences will ripple through the Milton family for generations. For while they summer on their island in Maine, anchored as they are to the way things have always been, the winds of change are beginning to stir.
In 1959 New York City, two strangers enter the Miltons’ circle. One captures the attention of Kitty’s daughter, while the other makes each of them question what the family stands for. This new generation insists the times are changing. And in one night, everything does.
So much so that in the present day, the third generation of Miltons doesn’t have enough money to keep the island in Maine. Evie Milton’s mother has just died, and as Evie digs into her mother’s and grandparents’ history, what she finds is a story as unsettling as it is inescapable, the story that threatens the foundation of the Milton family myth.
THE GUEST BOOK will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Don't miss Carol's commentary in the May 17th Bookreporter.com Weekly Update newsletter.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read our interview with Sarah Blake.
- Visit the Barnes & Noble Book Club page and sign up for their free Book Club Night to discuss THE GUEST BOOK.
Click here to enter the contest.
Special Contest: Enter to Win Up to 10 Advance Copies of THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Krueger
and Share Your Group's Comments on It
ReadingGroupGuides.com is proud to host a very special contest for THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Krueger, a magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the early years of the Great Depression, which releases on September 3rd. Ten book groups will win up to 10 advance copies of the book with the commitment of previewing it and providing feedback on it by Friday, August 16th. To enter, please fill out this form by Wednesday, May 15th at noon ET.
In order to qualify as a winning group, your group must be able to commit to reading and discussing THIS TENDER LAND, and sharing your group's feedback with us, by Friday, August 16th. We strongly encourage all winners to share their experiences on social media, including reviews on Amazon, Goodreads and Bookreporter.com’s "Word of Mouth" feature.
THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Krueger (Historical Fiction)
1932, Minnesota. The Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own.
Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, THIS TENDER LAND is an enthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams and makes us whole.
Click here to enter the contest.
"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE
by Celeste Ng for Your Group
Each month, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.
Our latest prize book is LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng, which is now available in paperback and is soon to be a limited series on Hulu starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. This riveting novel traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Thursday, June 6th at noon ET.
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng (Fiction)
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned --- from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter Mia Warren --- an enigmatic artist and single mother --- who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town --- and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood --- and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
Click here to enter the contest.
New Featured Guide:
THE WONDER OF LOST CAUSES by Nick Trout
THE WONDER OF LOST CAUSES by Nick Trout (Fiction)
Dr. Kate Blunt will do anything for her son, Jasper. Well, almost anything. Since Jasper has the incurable lung disease cystic fibrosis, Kate’s always told him he couldn’t get a dog. It’s a tough call, but she’s a single mom taking care of a kid who fights for every breath he takes. The daily medical routine that keeps Jasper alive is complicated enough. Worse still, Kate’s personal resolve runs contrary to her work as the veterinarian in charge of a Cape Cod animal shelter, where she is on a mission to find forever homes for dogs in desperate need.
The scarred, mistreated wreck of a dog that turns up doesn’t stand a chance. Named Whistler, he’s too old, too ugly. But the dog forms an instantaneous bond with Jasper. Whistler never makes a sound, yet he speaks to Jasper in a myriad of mysterious ways. The clock’s ticking, the dog’s future hangs in the balance, and Jasper would do anything to find him a home. But Whistler has chosen them --- for a reason.
Click here for the featured guide.
New Guide: THE BOOK WOMAN OF
TROUBLESOME CREEK by Kim Michele Richardson
THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK by Kim Michele Richardson (Historical Fiction)
The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything --- everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt’s Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome has its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter.
Cussy's not only a book woman, however; she’s also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy’s family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she’s going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read our interview with Kim Michele Richardson.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks
Below is a preview of our "Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks" feature for May, which we've expanded this year to include many more prominent picks. For the complete Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, as well as additional links pertaining to this month's selections, please click here.
Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake
NORMAL PEOPLE by Sally Rooney
THE SEVEN OR EIGHT DEATHS OF STELLA FORTUNA by Juliet Grames
ROUGH MAGIC: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race, by Lara Prior-Palmer
LANNY by Max Porter
LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: THE BRIDE TEST by Helen Hoang
THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK by Kim Michele Richardson
THE FARM by Joanne Ramos
THE FLATSHARE by Beth O’Leary
HOW NOT TO DIE ALONE by Richard Roper
Pennie's Pick (Costco)
WISHTREE by Katherine Applegate
Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake
Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club
FROM SCRATCH: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home, by Tembi Locke
Jenna Bush Hager's "Today" Book Club, #ReadWithJenna
A WOMAN IS NO MAN by Etaf Rum
PBS NewsHour-New York Times “Now Read This” Book Club
AN ODYSSEY: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn
Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
DEAR MRS. BIRD by AJ Pearce
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections for April’s "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest
Bookreporter.com’s 2019 Mother’s Day Author Blogs
Click here to read this year's Mother's Day Author Blogs.
May’s New in Paperback Roundups on Bookreporter.com
May’s roundup of New in Paperback fiction titles on Bookreporter.com includes BEFORE WE WERE YOURS, Lisa Wingate's beloved New York Times bestselling novel inspired by firsthand accounts of the stories behind a notoriously corrupt adoption agency; THE CLOCKMAKER’S DAUGHTER by Kate Morton, the story of a love affair and a mysterious murder that cast their shadow across generations; THERE THERE, Tommy Orange’s shattering novel that follows 12 characters from Native communities --- all traveling to the Big Oakland Powwow, all connected to each other in ways they may not yet realize; and AN UNWANTED GUEST, a twisty psychological thriller from Shari Lapena about a weekend retreat at a cozy mountain lodge that is supposed to be the perfect getaway...but when a storm hits, no one is getting away.
Among our nonfiction highlights are THE RESTLESS WAVE, the late Senator John McCain's inspiring, moving, frank and deeply personal memoir in which he looks back with appreciation on his years in the Senate, his historic 2008 campaign for the presidency against Barack Obama, and his crusades on behalf of democracy and human rights in Eastern Europe and the Middle East; PAUL SIMON: The Life, an intimate, candid and definitive biography written with Paul Simon’s full participation --- but without his editorial control --- by acclaimed biographer and music writer Robert Hilburn; and Todd Fisher’s poignant memoir, MY GIRLS, a revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds written by the person who knew them best.
Find out what's New in Paperback for the weeks of
May 6th, May 13th, May 20th and May 27th.
Recent Bookreporter.com Bets On Selections:
NANAVILLE Audiobook and THE MOTHER-IN-LAW
NANAVILLE: Adventures in Grandparenting (Audiobook) written by Anna Quindlen, read by Cynthia Farrell (Memoir)
In NANAVILLE: Adventures in Grandparenting, her honest and oft-times wry memoir, Anna Quindlen talks about being the grandmother to her first grandchild, Arthur. She nails the role of grandparents in a child’s life and offers thoughtful and telling observations about it, as she is no longer mother and decision-maker but secondary character and support to the parents of her grandson. She writes, ‘Where I once led, I have to learn to follow.’ Eventually a close friend provides words to live by: ‘Did they ask you?’”
I listened to NANAVILLE, and Cynthia Farrell is a wonderful narrator. Her manner of narrating felt so personal that for a long while I thought it was Anna reading the book. It sounded like she knew Arthur and had bonded with him! This is the book that I am going to give every new grandmother. Seriously.
- Click here to read a review of the hardcover on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on NANAVILLE.
THE MOTHER-IN-LAW by Sally Hepworth (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
If you have been reading this website and my Bets On selections for the last few years, you will know that I am a huge fan of Sally Hepworth, an Australian author who writes wonderful thrillers that revolve around home and family. In the first chapter of her latest, THE MOTHER-IN-LAW, we learn that Lucy’s mother-in-law, Diana, is dead. From there, we unpeel the layers of how she died, with the plot twisting this way and that, and lots of finger-pointing from the family.
When they first meet, Lucy is ready to impress Diana. She makes a few missteps but knows how much her boyfriend, Ollie, adores his mother and is determined that she will win Diana over. Diana is very much in charge and is tough to crack. Her work includes helping women who have arrived in Australia as refugees, and she toils tirelessly at helping them assimilate. She’s also stellar at entertaining and managing her home life. Lucy realizes that winning her over is going to be tougher than she planned. Tom, Ollie’s dad who made their family fortune, loves Lucy, but Diana remains cold.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on THE MOTHER-IN-LAW.
Announcing Bookreporter.com's
Summer Reading Contests and Feature
Summer will be here before you know it! At Bookreporter.com, this means it's time for us to share some great summer book picks with our Summer Reading Contests and Feature. We will be hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days from May 14th through August 23rd, so you will have to check the site each day to see the featured prize book and enter to win. We also will be sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
This year’s prize books include:
Click here to read all the contest details
and see the prize books being awarded in May, June, July and August.
Enter Our Ongoing Bookreporter.com Contests:
"Word of Mouth" and "Sounding Off on Audio"
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK by Kim Michele Richardson (Historical Fiction)
A young outcast braves the hardships of Kentucky’s Great Depression and brings truly magical objects to her people: books. Kim Michele Richardson's fourth novel is inspired by the brave women of the Pack Horse Library Project.
CAPE MAY by Chip Cheek (Historical Fiction)
A mesmerizing debut novel by Chip Cheek, CAPE MAY explores the social and sexual mores of 1950s America through the eyes of a newly married couple from the genteel south corrupted by sophisticated New England urbanites.
THE GUEST BOOK by Sarah Blake (Fiction)
Moving through three generations and back and forth in time, THE GUEST BOOK asks how we remember and what we choose to forget. It shows the untold secrets we inherit and pass on, unknowingly echoing our parents and grandparents. Sarah Blake’s triumphant novel tells the story of a family and a country that buries its past in quiet, until the present calls forth a reckoning.
MIRACLE CREEK by Angie Kim (Legal Thriller/Mystery)
MIRACLE CREEK is a thrilling debut novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng about how far we’ll go to protect our families --- and our deepest secrets.
THE MOTHER-IN-LAW by Sally Hepworth (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
Sally Hepworth's latest is a twisty, compelling novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death.
THE WONDER OF LOST CAUSES by Nick Trout (Fiction)
In this unforgettable novel, perfect for fans of AN UNEXPECTED GRACE and A DOG'S WAY HOME, a single mom and her chronically ill child receive a valuable lesson from an unlikely source --- a very special dog who unexpectedly enters their lives and shows them that one person’s lost cause can be another's greatest gift.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
THE BOOKSHOP OF YESTERDAYS by Amy Meyerson (Fiction)
A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading.
THE ELECTRIC WOMAN: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts by Tessa Fontaine (Memoir)
Tessa Fontaine’s astonishing memoir of pushing past fear follows the author on a life-affirming journey of loss and self-discovery --- through her time on the road with the last traveling American sideshow and her relationship with an adventurous, spirited mother.
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng (Fiction)
From the bestselling author of EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU comes a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
MISS SUBWAYS by David Duchovny (Fantasy/Humor)
New York Times bestselling author David Duchovny reimagines the Irish mythological figure of Emer in MISS SUBWAYS, a darkly comic fantasy love story set in New York City.
OUR KIND OF CRUELTY by Araminta Hall (Psychological Thriller)
A spellbinding, darkly twisted novel about desire and obsession, and the complicated lines between truth and perception, OUR KIND OF CRUELTY introduces Araminta Hall, a chilling new voice in psychological suspense.
SEVERANCE by Ling Ma (Post-Apocalyptic Satire)
Maybe it’s the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma’s offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire.
Our Latest Poll: When Was the Book That You Are Currently Reading with Your Group Published?
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