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Yes - I had to do it. Go Irish themed for St. Patty's Day! But instead of party hats and green beer I thought I'd do a shout out to some great contemporary female Irish writers. Why female you ask?1 - Because the boys are too buys with the green beer.

In the last several months, since I started managing this lovely blog, I've had lots of great emails from all different kinds of book clubs; some large, some small, some where people are the same age and have similar backgrounds and some where everyone is very different. Then there are some that are open to new members or to the public and some that are not. And this got me thinking...

In today's guest post Ingrid Jendrzejewski gives us an update on the 38 Plays in 38 Days Project and all the fun derivations people have come up with.

Heather Johnson's book club recently discussed ALIAS GRACE by Margaret Atwood. It was a bit of the departure for the Storie Delle Sorelle book club, but one that worked. And the comfort food they shared sounds yummy to boot. Check it out. This one may be a good fit for your group!

“Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.” -- W. H. AudenBack by popular demand – It’s the Super Fab blog post on Super Fab Book Club Names. Thanks once again to all who emailed, facebooked (is that officially a word now?) and commented on the blog. Here is the round of great names and great groups for March:Ladies of the Night - Junction City, Kansas

We now have more than 1,800 fans! Thanks to all who have joined and referred us! Here are some recent postings on our Facebook page...The Book Doctor will see you now! Follow the instructions in the piece to get your shelf or pile critiqued.The Tournament of Books has launched, now entering its 6th year. March Madness isn't just for basketball!

Monika Fagerholm, today's guest blogger and the author of The American Girl talks about how to read her new book. Is it a simple crime story? Yes and no. It is a human story and Monika explains why you shouldn't have to look for hidden meaning as much just experiencing the book.

In today's guest post, S.J. Parris, the author of Heresy talks about where in history she found her main character, how she was able to re-create him by adding her imagination to the facts and why she has grown so attached.

That is the question.A couple of weeks we ran a series on how Starting the Discussion, about how groups break the ice and get their conversations going. It occurred to me that I always start the same way…by asking if everyone finished the book.

A couple of weeks ago I did some posts on Super Fab Book Club Names and how they came to be. I asked all of you to share your names and stories and I got (and continue to get) some great responses. I even got a response from The Pulpwood Queen herself. In today's post, Kathy shares the origins of The Pulpwood Queens - both the group and the name.