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Today’s book clubs in the news post is really just a quick jaunt around the country to see whose reading what and with whom.  Enjoy! NewPages Blog:  Pen American Center launches new online reading group.

I have known (though somewhat vaguely) about meetup.com for some time now.  It's a website where people list meetings, right?  Single people use it I think and I guess other people?  Not sure.  I have some friends who have gone to meetups for both personal and professional reasons and found the groups to be great.  But that was all I knew a

Welcome to the 6th and final installment of "From the Publishers:  Hot Fall Book Club Titles"!  In case you haven't read the earlier segments, the publishers got together for a chat at last month's BookExpo America and presented their company's hot fall book club picks.  And I'm running through them here so that you'll have lots to consider in the upcoming months.  The last editor to speak was Jane von Mehren, Senior VP/Publisher Trade Paperbacks from Random House.  Here's what she presented:

Did you think we were done at Part 4?  Nope.  I was just giving you a chance to relax and absort it all!  I still more great book club books coming your way.  Well okay, it's not actually me.  We're still going through the great books presented by the publishers at BEA!  Next up in our series is Karen Torres, VP Trade Sales Marketing Director and Field Sales Director for Hachette.  She presented the following:

In today's post, regular contributor Denise Neary recommends a book club pick that is perhaps a bit unusual, but oh so pertinent.  I'm putting it on my list for sure.  Has your group read books like this?  Have you read this book in particular?  As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts! Elizabeth Warren is a champion for the American dream. 

When the first thing a narrator tells you is that she lies you know you're in for some odd twists and turns and THE LACE READER by Brunonia Barry doesn't disappoint. 

If ever there was a book custom made for book club discussions, it is THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake.  I read the book while traveling over the last couple of weeks and as I read it, I kept wavering back and forth about whether or not I liked it.  But then...

On to Part 4 of our series on Hot Fall Book Club Picks from the BEA panel a couple of weeks ago.  Hard to believe all this great information came out of just one talk.  Imagine how much total book knowledge was in that place!!  I'm still kind of overwhelmed trying to get my head around all the new authors, titles and technologies I heard about!  But back to this series. Next up at the panel was Talia Sherer (rhymes with terror), the Director of Library Marketing, Adult Trade for MacMillan.  She presented some great titles:

In today's post, regular contributor Heather Johnson (Storie delle Sorelle Book Club Blog) shares her book club's experience with a great book.  I read this one a couple years back and really enjoyed it though never thought of it for a book club pick.  Nice to see that Heather was thinking outside the box!

I hope you've been enjoying reading about all the upcoming titles for fall in this fab insider's look at the hot book club picks for fall.  Next up is Patrick Nolan, VP of Trade Paperback Sales for Penguin Group USA.  He was the third to speak at the BEA panel on hot book club picks and had this to share: