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Carol's book group is currently reading advance copies of LOST ROSES by Martha Hall Kelly
(in stores April 9th), and will discuss the book with Martha via phone on February 25th.
THE PROPOSAL by Jasmine Guillory is this month's
Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick.
On February 27th at 5pm ET, members of the Simon & Schuster team will host a
Facebook Live Book Club chat to discuss EVERY NOTE PLAYED by Lisa Genova.
Lisa will join the conversation via Facebook, and Carol will be there to share her thoughts on the book.
I Love What Our Readers Share!
Over the last two months, we asked you to tell us your favorite book that you read with your book group in 2018 (the top selection was THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah) and your favorite book that you read outside your group (the #1 pick was WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens). All of the results are in, and we're happy to share them with you here!
A special congratulations to our contest winner, Pat C. from Naples, FL, who won six titles releasing the first quarter of this year that I think would be great for book group discussions: THE AGE OF LIGHT by Whitney Scharer, THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET by Yara Zgheib, THE HUNTRESS by Kate Quinn, THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN by Lisa See, LOST ROSES by Martha Hall Kelly, and THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM by Marie Benedict. To all those who contributed, thank you for sharing!
For those who may have missed the list that we posted earlier this month, here are the Most Requested Guides of 2018, the top 30 guides that you accessed the most last year.
We receive --- and I answer --- a lot of reader mail. This morning, before I was even at my desk, I had answered emails from a few readers who were looking for discussion guides.
Back in January, Tracy Marks wrote me asking, "Why don't you have an international category (not international intrigue). I've been in a Boston international book club for years reading books in translation, usually originally from Europe, Asia or Latin America, but there isn't any way to search for international or books in translation in your listing. Every two months we vote on the next two books, so we're always looking for new books to submit. We tend to choose books that receive rave reviews in their country of origin or in regard to their translation. Our current book is ALL FOR NOTHING by Walter Kempowski. I know you don't list many international books or translated books, but I wish there was a way to search for them by category." She noted that she also is a leader of the group LitnLife on Goodreads.
We always leap at the opportunity to share insights from readers who have more experience with a category than us. Thus we are happy to share with you this article written by Tracy, who for seven years has been an active member of a meetup.com book club called "Reading Books by International Writers". Here, she explains why she loves reading books from other countries and includes some of her favorite titles that the group has read and discussed. Many thanks to Tracy for taking the time to write such a thoughtful piece and telling us about her unique book club! And I have to reach out to see if she would be up for sharing a quarterly update of titles with us.
Books in translation is a growing category; in fact, the first National Book Award in this category was given in November. Right now I am reading THE END OF LONELINESS by Benedict Wells, which is an international bestseller, originally published in Germany and translated by Charlotte Collins. In it, Jules and his two siblings lost their parents at a young age and were sent away to a boarding school where they were kept apart. There, Jules befriends Alva, a fellow student with sadness of her own. I am about a quarter in and am looking forward to seeing how this story of these three siblings will progress.
If you see something that we are not covering that you have knowledge of, please always reach out. We pride ourselves on being a community that shares.
I asked for tips on starting a book club, and here I am featuring ideas from Peggy of Fairview, Montana. Others will be shared in future newsletters.
Peggy says, "I have belonged to a book club for over 10 years. It is such a fun and engaging activity, I want to encourage more people to have this experience. My tips include:
You need some core structure, like a small group of friends to start out, but try to include people of other ages to enhance the conversation.
You need at least 6; 12 is ideal because everyone can host once per year.
If you have a small group of four people, each of them invites someone unknown to the circle.
Decide on a standard meeting date and time. We meet on the last Monday of the month.
Decide if people will host in their homes or at some outside location.
The one who hosts also picks the book and finds the questions. The host will provide snacks and may choose to serve food mentioned in the book of that genre, etc.
Wine or no wine? Either works.
The greatest benefit of belonging to a book club is expanding your reading horizons. Because of my book club, I have read and loved books that never would have piqued my interest. Also, hearing others' opinions and thoughts about a book enhances the reader's experience."
If you have ideas to share about starting a book group, please send them to me with the subject line "Organizing a New Book Group." It's the easiest way for me to be able to find these emails in my very full mailbox!
I am eager to see new book group suggestions as we had the first meeting of our new neighborhood book club a couple of weeks ago. We decided that the host for that evening would suggest a couple of books that would then be voted on to be discussed at the next meeting. We voted for the aforementioned WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, which we will discuss in early March. The first meeting had seven attendees, and though I have lived in my neighborhood for close to 30 years, I knew none of these women. There was lots of conversation as we introduced ourselves and discussed LILAC GIRLS by Martha Hall Kelly.
The other book group that I have been in for about a year now is reading advance copies of Martha's next book, the aforementioned LOST ROSES (releasing April 9th), and we have arranged for her to call into our group on February 25th to discuss this book and LILAC GIRLS. We have not had an author join our discussion before, so we are excited about it. I will report back on this in our next newsletter. And yes, I who had never been in a book club now have been enjoying two of them!
THE LAST ROMANTICS by Tara Conklin (whose debut novel, THE HOUSE GIRL, we featured on the site when it released in 2013) is this month's selection for the Barnes & Noble Book Club. Barnes & Noble will be hosting a free Book Club Night to discuss the book and selling a special Exclusive Book Club Edition of it in stores across the country on Tuesday, March 5th at 7pm local time. Click here to sign up for the event. I was thrilled to hear this news as THE LAST ROMANTICS is my latest Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Melanie, who edits our Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio features on Bookreporter.com, attended the B&N event for Marie Benedict's THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM last Tuesday night and had this to say about it: "The discussion of THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM at the Boca Raton, FL store was a well-attended event with about 30 people. Barnes & Noble gave us coffee and a taste of cheesecake before the discussion began. Myrna, the leader of the discussion, shared background info about how Marie Benedict often felt like the only woman in the room herself while working as a lawyer. Whether Hedy was a victim or whether she took advantage of her beauty as an opportunist was discussed, as was her guilt and her only being acknowledged for her beauty rather than her scientific contributions." It sounds like there was a lot of interaction and was a nice night for readers!
Our latest "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" contest title is AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones, an Oprah's Book Club selection and a Bets On pick from last year that is now available in paperback. As newlyweds Celestial and Roy settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial turns to Andre, her childhood friend and best man at their wedding, for comfort. After five years, Roy's conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.
We're giving three groups the chance to win 12 copies of the book; to enter, all you have to do is fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, March 6th at noon ET. Be sure to check out the discussion guide, our review on Bookreporter.com, and my Bets On commentary.
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: EDUCATED: A Memoir by Tara Westover, the aforementioned WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens, BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate, the aforementioned THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah, and NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty. Scroll further down the newsletter to see the Top 15.
This month, we are featuring the guide for EVERY NOTE PLAYED, another Bets On pick that has just released in paperback. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova --- who has been called the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science --- infuses her novels with stories of how the brain works. EVERY NOTE PLAYED is no exception. This time, she turns her attention to ALS, which her main character, an accomplished concert pianist named Richard, is battling. When he becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, his ex-wife Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late. Click here for the discussion guide, here for our Bookreporter.com review, and here for my Bets On commentary.
As we mentioned in the last newsletter, EVERY NOTE PLAYED is the February pick for Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites program. S&S will host a Facebook Live Book Club chat about the book on Wednesday, February 27th at 5pm ET. Lisa will be participating via the comments section on Facebook and taking your questions. And I am excited to announce that I will be joining the discussion as well! I am a huge fan of Lisa's work (in fact, every book of hers has been a Bets On pick), so I am really looking forward to this.
S&S is also hosting a sweepstakes where one winner will be awarded 12 copies of EVERY NOTE PLAYED for their book group. Be sure to enter by 11:59pm ET on Thursday, February 28th. Click here for all the details.
We've added two more guides to this update. First up is LEARNING TO SEE, a fictional account of the life of Dorothea Lange, a trailblazing photographer whose fame grew during World War II and the Great Depression. It's written by Elise Hooper, whose debut novel, THE OTHER ALCOTT, we featured on the site when it released in 2017.
The second new guide is for another sophomore effort, THE CURIOSITIES, by Susan Gloss; her first novel, VINTAGE, published five years ago. This time, she turns her attention to a small group of creators in an artist's colony mansion --- Paige, a college student struggling to find her identity; Odin, a young metal sculptor; Annie, an older African-American activist; and Nell, an art historian who is the director of the colony and is isolated by the heartbreak of infertility.
For our latest poll, we've listed 12 paperbacks releasing during the first two months of the year, and we're asking you which of them, if any, you have read or are planning to read with your group. Click here to cast your votes.
In our previous poll, we wanted to know how many books you read in a month outside of the reading that you do for your book group. 36% of you said 5 or more; of that percentage, 12% read 10 or more. I love seeing what big readers you are! Click here for all the results.
It was announced last week that THE PROPOSAL by Jasmine Guillory is February's Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick. Here's what Reese has to say about this New York Times bestseller from last year: "It starts with a proposal in front of 45,000 people at Dodger Stadium. But it's not exactly love and baseball for Nikole (who says no!!!), and as she's chased out of the stadium by live camera crews, she's saved by a couple… of siblings… find out what happens next!" Check out our rave review on Bookreporter.com here.
Here's to a great discussion with your group this month. And Happy Valentine's Day or Galentine's Day, whichever you are celebrating!
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"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE
by Tayari Jones 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 AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones, an Oprah's Book Club selection that is now available in paperback. This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, March 6th at noon ET.
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones (Fiction)
Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit.
Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend and best man at their wedding. As Roy's time in prison passes, she is unable to hold on to the love that has been her center. After five years, Roy's conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.
This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward --- with hope and pain --- into the future.
- 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.
New Featured Guide:
EVERY NOTE PLAYED by Lisa Genova
Now Available in Paperback
EVERY NOTE PLAYED by Lisa Genova (Fiction)
An accomplished concert pianist, Richard received standing ovations from audiences all over the world in awe of his rare combination of emotional resonance and flawless technique. Every finger of his hands was a finely calibrated instrument, dancing across the keys and striking each note with exacting precision. That was eight months ago.
Richard now has ALS, and his entire right arm is paralyzed. His fingers are impotent, still, devoid of possibility. The loss of his hand feels like a death, a loss of true love, a divorce --- his divorce.
He knows his left arm will go next.
Three years ago, Karina removed their framed wedding picture from the living room wall and hung a mirror there instead. But she still hasn't moved on. Karina is paralyzed by excuses and fear, stuck in an unfulfilling life as a piano teacher, afraid to pursue the path she abandoned as a young woman, blaming Richard and their failed marriage for all of it.
When Richard becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late.
Poignant and powerful, EVERY NOTE PLAYED is a masterful exploration of redemption and what it means to find peace inside of forgiveness.
New Guide: LEARNING TO SEE by Elise Hooper
LEARNING TO SEE: A Novel of Dorothea Lange, the Woman Who Revealed the Real America by Elise Hooper (Historical Fiction)
In 1918, a fearless 22-year-old arrives in bohemian San Francisco from the Northeast, determined to make her own way as an independent woman. Renaming herself Dorothea Lange, she is soon the celebrated owner of the city's most prestigious and stylish portrait studio and wife of the talented but volatile painter, Maynard Dixon.
By the early 1930s, as America's economy collapses, her marriage founders and Dorothea must find ways to support her two young sons single-handedly. Determined to expose the horrific conditions of the nation's poor, she takes to the road with her camera, creating images that inspire, reform and define the era. And when the United States enters World War II, Dorothea chooses to confront another injustice --- the incarceration of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans.
At a time when women were supposed to keep the home fires burning, Dorothea Lange, creator of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century, dares to be different. But her choices came at a steep price.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE CURIOSITIES by Susan Gloss
THE CURIOSITIES by Susan Gloss (Fiction)
Nell Parker has a PhD in Art History, a loving husband named Josh, and a Craftsman bungalow in Madison, WI. But her last pregnancy ended later in the second trimester, and rather than pausing to grieve, she pushes harder for testing and fertility treatments. Urging Nell to apply for jobs, Josh believes his wife needs something else to focus on other than a baby that may never be.
Finding a job turns out to be difficult for an art historian...until Nell sees the ad seeking a director for a new nonprofit called the Mansion Hill Artists' Colony. The colony is the brainchild of the late, unconventional society dame Betsy Barrett, who left behind her vast fortune and a killer collection of modern art to establish an artist-in-residency program to be run out of her lakeside mansion. The executor of Betsy's estate simply hands Nell a set of house keys and wishes her luck, leaving her to manage the mansion and the eccentric personalities of the artists who live there on her own.
Soon one of the artists, a young metal sculptor named Odin, is keeping the other residents awake with his late-night welding projects. Nell is pretty sure that Annie, a dreadlocked granny known for her avant-garde performance pieces, is dealing drugs out of the basement "studio." Meanwhile, Paige, an art student from the university, takes up residence in the third-floor turret, experimenting with new printing and design techniques, as well as leading a string of bad boyfriends upstairs when she stumbles home late at night.
Despite all the drama, Nell finds something akin to a family among the members of the creative community that she's brought together. And when her attraction to Odin begins to heat up, Nell is forced to decide what will bring her greater joy --- the creative, inspired world she's created, or the familiar but increasingly fragile one of her marriage.
Our Reader-Selected Best Books of 2018
Over the last two months, we asked you to share both your favorite book that you read with your book group and your favorite book that you read outside your group in 2018. The top 10 results in each category are in!
A special congratulations to our contest winner, Pat C. from Naples, FL, who won a collection of six fabulous book group titles releasing this year: THE AGE OF LIGHT by Whitney Scharer, THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET by Yara Zgheib, THE HUNTRESS by Kate Quinn, THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN by Lisa See, LOST ROSES by Martha Hall Kelly, and THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM by Marie Benedict.
Click here for our reader-selected best books of 2018.
Below is a preview of our "Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks" feature for February, 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.
#1 Pick: MAID: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land
LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE by Valeria Luiselli
GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest, by Hanif Abdurraqib
THE COLLECTED SCHIZOPHRENIAS: Essays, by Esmé Weijun Wang
DEEP CREEK: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston
LibraryReads
LibraryReads Favorite: THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF RAVENOUSLY HUNGRY GIRLS by Anissa Gray
DAUGHTER OF MOLOKA'I by Alan Brennert
FINDING DOROTHY by Elizabeth Letts
THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET by Yara Zgheib
Target Book Club
WE OWN THE SKY by Luke Allnutt
Pennie's Pick (Costco)
THE BOOKSHOP by Penelope Fitzgerald
Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE LAST ROMANTICS by Tara Conklin
Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club
THE PROPOSAL by Jasmine Guillory
PBS NewsHour-New York Times "Now Read This" Book Club
THE WIFE by Meg Wolitzer
Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections for January's "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest
In January's "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" contest, here are the 15 books mentioned most frequently as titles that our book groups read:
EDUCATED: A Memoir by Tara Westover
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING by Delia Owens
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman
BENEATH A SCARLET SKY by Mark Sullivan
EVERY BREATH by Nicholas Sparks
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles
PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee
BEARTOWN by Fredrik Backman
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
THE LIBRARY BOOK by Susan Orlean
LILAC GIRLS by Martha Hall Kelly
Click here to see all the books that our groups recently read.
ReadingGroupGuides.com's Latest Blog Post:
"Reading Books by International Writers" by Tracy Marks
Our latest blog post comes courtesy of Tracy Marks, an author and instructor who is also a leader of the LitnLife online book club at Goodreads, a small community devoted to the chapter-by-chapter reading and discussion of pre-20th-century classics.
For seven years, Tracy has belonged to the "Reading Books by International Writers" book club, where she and her fellow members "discuss books from authors outside the U.S., more than half written in a foreign language and translated into English." However, many of their selections are by "authors from other cultures writing about their country, but in the English language."
Read on to find out why books from other countries appeal to Tracy and some of her favorite titles that she has read and discussed with her group (you can see three of them above).
Click here to read Tracy Marks' blog post.
February's New in Paperback Roundups
on Bookreporter.com
February's roundup of New in Paperback fiction titles includes Chloe Benjamin's second novel, THE IMMORTALISTS, a dazzling family love story that probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next; I'VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU, a stand-alone thriller from the "Queen of Suspense," Mary Higgins Clark, which shows us just how far a family and a town will go to protect their own in the wake of tragedy; THE PERFECT COUPLE, Elin Hilderbrand's first murder mystery, in which a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before Celeste Otis and Benji Winbury are planning to tie the knot --- and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect; and LYING IN WAIT, a twisty psychological thriller from Liz Nugent (the international bestselling author of UNRAVELING OLIVER) about a Dublin family whose dark secrets and twisted relationships are suddenly revealed.
Among our nonfiction highlights are I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK by Michelle McNamara, the haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the '70s and '80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case --- which was solved in April 2018; FEEL FREE, a new collection of essays from Zadie Smith that offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics, as well as her own life; Michelle Dean's SHARP, the exhilarating story of 10 exceptional women who used the power of their pens to carve out space for themselves in a world where men wrote the rules; and ONE GOAL, in which Amy Bass tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state --- and ultimately national --- glory.
Find out what's New in Paperback for the weeks of
February 4th, February 11th, February 18th and February 25th.
Recent Bookreporter.com Bets On Selections:
and OUT OF THE DARK by Gregg Hurwitz
THE LAST ROMANTICS by Tara Conklin (Fiction)
THE LAST ROMANTICS by Tara Conklin is the story of four siblings. It opens in the year 2079, which threw me at the beginning. I am not someone who enjoys futuristic books with a sci-fi feel, so I was trying to figure out why Tara opened here. It ends up it was to give readers a chance to look at the family and its dynamic way into the future. In the opening, Fiona Skinner, the youngest daughter in the family, is 102 years old. She is a poet of some renown for a poem she wrote called "The Love Poem," which looks at the meaning of love. This opener gives her a vehicle to plunge back and tell her family's story.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on THE LAST ROMANTICS.
OUT OF THE DARK: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz (Thriller)
I love Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series, and I think this fourth installment is his best. In OUT OF THE DARK, Evan Smoak, who is Orphan X, is in a high-stakes cat and mouse game, as the President of the United States is out to kill Orphan X, one of the recruits from an elite project that the President ran years ago. He has Orphan A on the trail to get him. They both have the skills, so this is some game.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on OUT OF THE DARK.
Bookreporter.com's Latest New Release Spotlight:
THE END OF LONELINESS by Benedict Wells
THE END OF LONELINESS written by Benedict Wells, translated by Charlotte Collins (Fiction)
Jules Moreau's childhood is shattered after the sudden death of his parents. Enrolled in boarding school where he and his siblings, Marty and Liz, are forced to live apart, the once vivacious and fearless Jules retreats inward, preferring to live within his memories --- until he meets Alva, a kindred soul caught in her own grief. Fifteen years pass, and the siblings remain strangers to one another, bound by tragedy and struggling to recover the family they once were. Jules, still adrift, is anchored only by his desires to be a writer and to reunite with Alva, who turned her back on their friendship on the precipice of it becoming more. But, just as it seems they can make amends for time wasted, invisible forces --- whether fate or chance --- intervene.
A kaleidoscopic family saga told through the fractured lives of the three Moreau siblings, alongside a faltering, recovering love story, THE END OF LONELINESS is a stunning meditation on the power of our memories, of what can be lost and what can never be let go. With inimitable compassion and luminous, affecting prose, Benedict Wells contends with what it means to find a way through life, while never giving up hope you will find someone to go with you.
Click here to read more in our New Release Spotlight.
Enter Our Ongoing Bookreporter.com Contests:
"Word of Mouth" and "Sounding Off on Audio"
Word of Mouth Contest:
Tell Us What You're Reading --- and You Can Win Two Books!
Tell us about the books you've finished reading with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. During the contest period from February 1st to February 15th at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of CONNECTIONS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb and THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides.
To make sure other readers will be able to find the books you write about, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For rules and guidelines, click here.
Please note: A new Word of Mouth contest will be up
on Friday, February 15th at noon ET.
Sounding Off on Audio Contest:
Tell Us What You're Listening to --- and You Can Win Two Audiobooks!
Tell us about the audiobooks you've finished listening to with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for both the performance and the content. During the contest period from February 1st to March 1st at noon ET, two lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win the audio versions of Sophie Kinsella's I OWE YOU ONE, read by Fiona Hardingham, and Fiona Barton's THE SUSPECT, read by Susan Duerden, Fiona Hardingham, Nicholas Guy Smith and Katharine McEwan.
To make sure other readers will be able to find the audiobook, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For complete rules and guidelines, click here.
Our Latest Guides
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
Now in paperback, Tayari Jones' New York Times bestseller and an Oprah's Book Club selection is an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward --- with hope and pain --- into the future.
THE AU PAIR by Emma Rous (Mystery)
If V. C. Andrews and Kate Morton had a literary love child, Emma Rous' THE AU PAIR would be it.
The follow-up to Susan Gloss' successful debut, VINTAGE, is a charming midwestern story of artists, inspiration, and how to reinvent your life with purpose and flair.
GOLDEN CHILD by Claire Adam (Fiction)
This deeply affecting debut novel --- the latest from Sarah Jessica Parker's imprint, SJP for Hogarth --- is set in Trinidad and follows the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty and love.
In this fast-paced novel from the author of THE OTHER ALCOTT, we meet strong-willed trailblazing photographer Dorothea Lange, whose fame grew during World War II and the Great Depression. SOLD ON A MONDAY meets BEAUTIFUL EXILES.
AUNTIE POLDI AND THE SICILIAN LIONS written by Mario Giordano, translated by John Brownjohn (Cozy Mystery)
"Break out the Prosecco! There's a new detective in town" (People Magazine). Now available in paperback is the delightfully sexy and bighearted novel starring Auntie Poldi, Sicily's newest amateur sleuth.
When Richard becomes increasingly paralyzed and is no longer able to live on his own, Karina becomes his reluctant caretaker. As Richard's muscles, voice, and breath fade, both he and Karina try to reconcile their past before it's too late.
THE IMMORTALISTS by Chloe Benjamin (Fiction)
Both a dazzling family love story and a sweeping novel of remarkable ambition and depth, THE IMMORTALISTS probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next.
WE OWN THE SKY by Luke Allnutt (Fiction)
Deeply emotional, beautifully written and filled with tremendous heart, WE OWN THE SKY is a soaring debut about the strength of the human spirit and the boundlessness of love.
Our Latest Poll: Which January/February Paperbacks Have You Read, or Are You Planning to Read, with Your Group?
Which of the following January and February paperbacks have you read, or do you plan to read, with your group? Please check all that apply.
AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones
ANATOMY OF A MIRACLE by Jonathan Miles
THE ENGLISH WIFE by Lauren Willig
THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR by Sally Hepworth
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