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Kathleen Kent's debut novel, The Heretic's Daughter, takes places during the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, in the late 1600s. The story is narrated by Sarah Carrier, whose mother, Martha, was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch.

Michael Mewshaw, today's guest blogger, reveals the unusul circumstances that led him to write his eleventh novel, Lying with the Dead. The story is narrated in turns by Quinn, Maury, and Candy, who are asked by their mother to return to their childhood home in Maryland, where the pieces of a dark puzzle finally come together.

Julia Amante's Evenings at the Argentine Club is the story of two couples, and their children, who face the challenges of building a life in a new country. In today's guest post, she talks about how she found inspiration for her first novel close to home.

Read on about these varied reading groups in the spotlight: moms bonding over books, dining divas, a gentlemen's club, and more.Craig Daily Press: Craig Book Club Celebrates 30th AnniversaryThis reading group in Craig, Colorado, has been meeting for an impressive 30 years. In this interview, members talk about the favorite books they've read.

How many people does it take for a reading group? Elizabeth Berg, today's guest blogger, proves that sometimes two is the magic number as she recalls weekly phone conversations she had with a long-distance friend about books.

National Reading Group Month, sponsored by the Women's National Book Association, kicks off on Thursday. Click here for a listing of events taking place across the country in conjunction with the association's chapters.

Today's guest blogger, Lauren Grodstein, recalls her interesting first visit to a book club to discuss her debut novel, Reproduction is the Flaw of Love.

This past Saturday, Washington, D.C., played host to the National Book Festival. Denise Neary attended with a fellow book club member --- her teenage daughter --- and recalls festivities on the National Mall and a star-studded author breakfast.

In light of Jamie Layton's post earlier today about the importance of supporting independent bookstores (scroll down or click here to read it), we're especially happy to share the latest Indie Next List for Reading Groups. It's a compilation of suggestions from independent booksellers across the country with a wide range of fiction and nonfiction.