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Today's guest blogger is C.W. Gortner, author of the historical novels The Secret Lion and The Last Queen. Here he talks about the insights he's gained from talking to reading group members about The Last Queen, in which he imagines the life of Juana of Castile, the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country's throne.

Yesterday we shared Camilla Morton's advice on how to start a book club. Today the author of A Year in High Heels: The Girl's Guide to Everything from Jane Austen to the A-list talks about getting prepared, including making the all-important first book selection and having a fun inaugural gathering.

British fashion journalist and author Camilla Morton's latest book is A Year in High Heels: The Girl's Guide to Everything from Jane Austen to the A-list, which is on sale tomorrow. Below is an excerpt from A Year in High Heels in which Camilla shares her advice and ideas on how to start a book club, including when to be strict and the most important membership card you can have in your wallet.

I recently attended the third annual Book Group Expo in San Jose, California, a gathering for reading group members and other book lovers. I had the opportunity to meet some of our readers, as well as authors and bloggers. Our contributor Esther Bushell also made it to the West coast for the event, and she shares some of the weekend's highlights.

Yesterday Alissa Torres shared the story about what inspired her to write her memoir, American Widow, as a graphic novel. Today some of the members of a reading group she recently met with share their perspective on American Widow and on having Alissa join their discussion of the book. Click here to watch a video of Alissa talking about her memoir.

Today, guest blogger Alissa Torres shares why she decided to her memoir, American Widow, as a graphic novel. She also talks about the process of creating the novel and how it has been received by readers, including some book club members.

Today's guest blogger is Laura Pedersen, who shares some of her favorite book club stories. I've had the pleasure of knowing Laura for years, since the publication of her novel Beginner's Luck about teenage card sharp Hallie Palmer. Her stories and one-liners always leave me laughing.

Today, Outer Banks bookseller and RGG.com contributor Jamie Layton offers some food for thought: in this poor economy, consider keeping your dollars in the community by shopping local --- and how reading groups can make a difference. Independent bookstores have a lot to offer book clubs and vice-versa. Read on for some of Jamie's suggestions.

Book club members and other bibliophiles were beckoned to a gathering in New York City on Monday night to celebrate National Reading Group Month. Five fiction writers entertained the audience during the event, which was moderated by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp, authors of The Book Club Cookbook.The authors and their books:

This past Saturday in Boston, bibliophiles gathered to celebrate National Reading Group Month, an initiative of the Women's National Book Association. One of the featured authors, Deborah Noyes, shares with us what happened at the event. Deborah is the author of the novel Angel and Apostle, which imagines the life of Hester Prynne's daughter, Pearl, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.