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Today, contributor and bookseller Jamie Layton makes the case for shopping at independent bookstores. Reading groups will find all kinds of resources at their local bookshops, one of which is helpful and well-read staffers who can make suggestions for great discussion picks.
This Saturday, September 26th, begins Banned Books Week, sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and other organizations to raise awareness about challenged titles --- books some people would like to see removed from library shelves. It will be kicked off with the Banned Books Week Read-Out! in Chicago in Bughouse Square from noon to 2 p.m.
In this round-up of book club news: marking a milestone, a men's group, giving important advice, Julia Child recipes, and more...The Baltimore Sun: Ask Amy Amy Dickinson"Ask Amy" columnist Amy Dickinson offers advice on how to deal with book club members who monopolize discussions.
Two reading groups are taking place in upstate New York and south Florida, one focusing on the Great Depression and the other Abraham Lincoln to coincide with the bicentennial of the 16th president's birth.
Oprah has made her latest selection, and it's Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan, a collection of short stories by an African author that came out in June 2008. It's the first time that Oprah has selected a short story collection. Bookreporter.com, another website in The Book Report Network reviewed the book when it was first published.
When Claire Cook isn't writing novels, she might be found teaching a reinvention workshop and inspiring women to pursue their dreams --- like the characters do in her latest novel, The Wildwater Walking Club.
Jacquelyn Mitchard's debut novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, was selected in 1996 as Oprah's first book club pick. Now, the story of the Cappadora family continues in her most recent novel, No Time to Wave Goodbye.
Michelle Moran is the author of the historical novels Nefertiti, The Heretic Queen and Cleopatra's Daughter, which is on sale today. It's the story of Selene, the daughter of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, who is forced to leave her home in Egypt to face the dangers of a foreign land.
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at other book clubs? Every month on ReadingGroupGuides.com we feature interviews with book clubs and learn things like what keeps a group going strong, what books have provided the best discussions, any traditions or memorable moments, and much more.Here we introduce four of these groups, and you can click through to read their interviews.
Today's guest blogger, Australian writer and actress Sofie Laguna, shares her thoughts on her novel One Foot Wrong and its main character, Hester, and why she wrote the book 15 minutes at a time. Publishers Weekly called the story, told from the perspective of a young girl kept imprisoned in a house by her reclusive, religious parents, "a truly haunting tale that readers won't soon forget, from a compelling, original voice." Click
