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In today's post, regular contributor Heather Johnson (Age 30+ ...

I admit that I might be a little biased toward printed books and real live book clubs over any of the digital or online versions of these things.  And I admit that while I am often a late adaptor of new technology, I most often come to love my gadgets once I get over the initial grumbling. But...I'm not sure I'm ready to give up my glass of wine and the company of some brilliant women in exchange for typing on another screen just yet.

The end of the year is quietly and quickly sneaking up on us and with it come all the lists of the best books of the year.  From Amazon, to B&N to the NY Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today - everyone's got a list.  And they'll all be coming out between now and January.  This is good news for us, my book club friends.  

This month my book club chose to read THE SLAP by Christos Tsiolkas.  Okay, okay, I chose it.  I heard about it first at Book Expo America earlier this year and was immediately intrigued.  In these politically correct times, what happens when an a

In today's post, regular contributor Denise Neary takes the political season into consideration and offers us selection to mark an important anniversary.

In today's guest post Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine’s Bookshelf proposes a new idea for book clubs.  

Just last month The Man Booker Prize for fiction was announced and is now seeing a huge boost in sales as a result.  And for good reason, The Man Booker Prize first awarded in 1969, promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.  And with vetting like that, it only make sense that serious readers would take notice.  So, if you're looking for ideas for book club over the next few months, consider this year's winner - or one of the other great titles that made the shortlist:

I think you should read today's guest blog post next.  'Nuff said.

In today's guest post, regular contributor Denise Neary shares a new word with us.  She always finds the coolest things!

We don't always pick mysteries or any genre fiction for book club for some reason.  Maybe we think they're not going to be serious enough - or have enough good stuff for us to dig into conversationally.  So, here's a list of mysteries that should keep you chatting for hours.