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Donna Tartt, author of The Goldfinch

THE GOLDFINCH is a novel of shocking narrative energy and power. It combines unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and breathtaking suspense, while plumbing with a philosopher's calm the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art. It is a beautiful, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.

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Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT is an irresistible, true story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times --- the improbable, intimate story of nine working-class boys from the American west who, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what true grit really meant.

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Matthew Thomas, author of We Are Not Ourselves

When Eileen Tumulty meets Ed Leary, a scientist whose bearing is nothing like those of the men she grew up with in Woolside, Queens, she thinks she’s found the perfect partner to deliver her to the cosmopolitan world she longs to inhabit. They marry, and Eileen quickly discovers that Ed doesn’t aspire to the same, ever bigger, stakes in the American Dream. She encourages him to want more, but as years pass, it becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper psychological shift.

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an 1,1000-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe --- and built her back up again.

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December 4, 2014 - January 7, 2015

Rate the books you have read to let us know if you think they would be good selections for book groups. You can add books that you have read personally or with your book group. Share the title and the author, and please pay attention to proper spelling. Capitalize words as appropriate! All submissions will be reviewed before they are posted, thus your post will not appear immediately.

Jamie Carroll Frisk

Jamie Carroll Frisk recently graduated with her Biology degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey and is currently a shift supervisor at Starbucks. When she isn’t preparing for dental school admissions, she is in awe of the amazing ways humans make life more palatable through music and art. She spends her down time baking, reading, and exploring the many wonderful aromas and tastes of coffee and tea. 

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Win 12 Copies of WILD by Cheryl Strayed 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.

Deborah Barrow

A media executive for her entire career, Deborah Barrow has worked in magazines, broadcast and the Internet. She now works in development at a regional NPR affiliate network.

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Most Requested Guides for November 2014

New Favorites | Top 50 Requests

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David Zeltser

David Zeltser emigrated from the former Soviet Union at age 5. He is a nature and animal lover who, after graduating from Harvard, was admitted to vet school to study wildlife medicine. But he ultimately came back to his first loves --- the arts and storytelling. David lives with his wife and young daughter in Santa Cruz, California. He performs improvised comedy and loves connecting with readers of all ages.

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