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Earlier this month, my book group had our last outdoor meeting on my deck, unless the weather warms up again. As we met, we also selected our next two books. For November, it’s THE PARIS DAUGHTER by Kristin Harmel; for December, it's THE SPECTACULAR by Fiona Davis. The latter was selected as a holiday homage to the Rockettes.
We also would like to do something festive for December. If you have any great holiday tie-in ideas, send them my way, and we will share them in the next newsletter. Please use the subject line “Holiday” in your email so I am sure to see it.
Lisa Hickman, our Contest Coordinator, recently got together with her book group, the Stone Harbor Yacht Club. They talked about Liz Nugent’s latest novel, STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND, which was a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection when it released this summer. For those of you who have not considered a thriller before, note that it was a huge success. Here’s a report from Lisa about their last meeting of the year as they meet seasonally.
“We had a GREAT discussion. There were 28 people there, and EVERYONE commented on how skillful Liz’s writing was. When you turned the page, you had NO idea what was going to happen next, and you just couldn't put the book down. The ‘Bookreporter Talks To’ interview with Carol and Liz really made our end-of-the-year book club! The group loved hearing about the UK version vs. the US version, and that Liz had to read an extra chapter for the US audio version. It was probably the best discussion we've had in the last few months, and we've had some really good ones. Wine and a cheese board were provided by the club to celebrate our end of the season. AND it’s a perfect read for October and Halloween!”
I am thrilled to announce that our first-ever LIVE “Bookreporter Talks To” interview will take place TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 18th at 1pm ET.
Our guest will be William Kent Krueger, who will be talking about his latest novel, THE RIVER WE REMEMBER, and answering questions from those who won a copy of the book in a Bookreporter contest we ran over the summer. We have a number of readers who will be asking their question on camera, and I’ll be asking questions on behalf of our readers who are camera-shy or are unable to join us live.
We also thought it would be fun to open this up to a wider group so they can listen in on the interview. So if you’d like to attend, you can sign up by clicking here. Kent is very excited about this event, as we all are, and we hope to see many of you there!
This is your last ReadingGroupGuides newsletter reminder to sign up for this month’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event, which is scheduled for next Wednesday, October 25th at 8pm ET.
Our guests will be Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, and they will be talking about their book, MAD HONEY. Now available in paperback, this Bets On pick is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.
My book group discussed MAD HONEY last year, and it was one of our best discussions. We explored so many issues as we read it.
You can register for the event by clicking here. If you would like to ask Jodi and Jennifer a question about the book on camera during the event and chat with them in our virtual green room before the event, please email me with your question using the subject line “Honey” by October 25th at noon ET. Be sure to include your name, city and state, as well as your question. If you do not want to appear on camera but still would like to ask a question, please note that you want to be off camera, and share your question --- adding your name, city and state.
We will be hosting our 12 ½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating event on Friday, November 3rd at 1pm ET. If you are a librarian, bookseller or book club leader of three or more groups, and would be interested in attending this event, please email me and tell me a bit about yourself using the subject line “Speed Dating.” This is a “trade only” event, but we will be sharing the publisher videos, PowerPoint slides and other materials with you later in November.
We have two new “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews to share with you in this newsletter.
First up is Jean Kwok, whose new novel, THE LEFTOVER WOMAN, will be a Bets On selection. We are featuring the discussion guide this month, along with our review on Bookreporter.
In this book, Jasmine Yang has given birth to a girl. But with China's One Child Policy in place, her husband tells her that the baby died and instead arranges for an adoption to take place in the US. He wants to have a son as his one child. The baby is adopted by Rebecca Whitney, who works at a publishing company. Here, Jean offers a fun "inside baseball" look at publishing, along with the story of the adopted girl.
Jasmine comes to New York undocumented seeking to reunite with her daughter. Jean explains that coming to a new country like Jasmine does is hard and that she must live under the radar to support herself. She also talks about those "from home" who have touchpoints with you that are special. And she shares how her own upbringing as the youngest in a family of seven found its way into this story. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
I enjoyed catching up with Thrity Umrigar about her new novel, THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES. It’s a Bets On title, as was her previous book, HONOR.
Remy Wadia has come back to India from his home in Columbus, Ohio, to adopt a baby. His friends know a young woman who is pregnant and wants to give up her child. Remy is conflicted about this trip as he has had a long, contentious relationship with his mother, and this is his first time back in India since the death of his father, who was his champion. He and his dad shared a warm, loving relationship. His mom is colder and more guarded with him.
Thrity talks about her plotting and the building of her characters, as well as the multiple references to “the museum of failures” in the book. Like Remy, Thrity is Parsi, part of a very small sect, and she delves into their history. There is also a discussion about how infrequently many Americans contemplate the nuances of the larger world, and how little is taught in school about much of it. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
I also had the pleasure of interviewing Jean and Thrity together at the Morristown Festival of Books earlier this month for a panel called “Missing Family and Buried Secrets,” which also included Claire Jiménez, the author of WHAT HAPPENED TO RUTHY RAMIREZ. Be sure to check out the Bookreporter Weekly Update newsletter here for all the festival coverage and the other panels I moderated.
Our Latest Monthly Contest is Live!
Our new “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest book is the national bestseller SIGNAL FIRES by Dani Shapiro, which releases in paperback on October 24th. Along with being a Bets On selection, it was a TIME Best Fiction Book of the Year, a Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction, and the winner of the National Jewish Book Award.
Here’s the premise: An ancient majestic oak stands beneath the stars on Division Street. Under the tree sits Ben Wilf, a retired doctor, and 10-year-old Waldo Shenkman, who is pointing out his favorite constellations. Waldo doesn’t realize it, but he and Ben have met before. And they will again, and again. Across time and space, and shared destiny. Division Street is full of secrets. An impulsive lie begets a secret --- one that will forever haunt the Wilf family. And the Shenkmans, who move into the neighborhood many years later, bring secrets of their own.
Three groups will win 12 paperback copies of SIGNAL FIRES. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, November 8th at noon ET.
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections from September’s Contest
In our previous “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest, here are the five books mentioned most frequently by book groups that they have read: DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver, LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus, HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt, and THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Scroll further down the newsletter to see the Top 15.
A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in THE INTERN, Michele Campbell’s timely thriller about class, ambition, family and murder. As these women circle each other in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game, will they save each other, or will betrayal leave one of them dead?
According to our Bookreporter reviewer Rebecca Munro, “THE INTERN is completely engrossing, highly readable and totally compelling. The characters…are cleverly crafted, and the implications of their moral standings and dubious choices layer poignant questions about class and ambition on this already gripping story. Michele Campbell has penned the perfect up-past-your-bedtime thriller.” Click here for the full review and here for the guide. Michele does such a great job with this book; I thoroughly enjoyed it.
We also have added guides for these five books:
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DEATH VALLEY: Melissa Broder’s latest novel, which is October’s #1 Indie Next pick, is a comedic odyssey through the desert of grief --- and an exploration of the rich oases we may discover in that arid landscape.
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THE LIST: Multi-award-winning journalist and bestselling author Yomi Adegoke’s debut novel is this month’s “Good Morning America” Book Club pick. Here, a high-profile female journalist’s world is upended when her fiancé’s name turns up in a viral social media post.
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THE PROSPECTORS: October’s Barnes & Noble Book Club pick is a sweeping rags-to-riches story of survival and greed across American history, in which a family is transformed by the Klondike Gold Rush. On Tuesday, November 14th at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with the author, Ariel Djanikian, which you can sign up for here.
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EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT: Served up by the cofounder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop and structured around the very menu that graced the tables of Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine, Curtis Chin’s memoir tells the story of his time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980s Detroit.
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WHAT WE KEPT TO OURSELVES: Nancy Jooyoun Kim, who wrote the Reese’s Book Club pick THE LAST STORY OF MINA LEE, is back with the story of one unforgettable family’s search for home when all seems lost. It’s also a powerful meditation on identity, migration and what it means to dream in America.
Safiya Sinclair’s much-buzzed-about memoir, HOW TO SAY BABYLON, is this month’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club pick. Here, she tells the stunning story of her struggle to break free of her rigid Rastafarian upbringing, ruled by her father’s strict patriarchal views and repressive control of her childhood, to find her own voice as a woman and poet. Jenna calls it “a book about freedom, choice, becoming who we're meant to be,” but it's also about “family and a mom's devotion.” Click here to read our Bookreporter review.
Reese’s Book Club pick for this month is Alix E. Harrow’s latest novel, STARLING HOUSE, a modern gothic fantasy that is perfect for this spooky time of year. As Reese says, “This book has everything you could possibly want this fall: a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid and eerie setting --- plus characters willing to risk everything.” Be sure to check out our review on Bookreporter here.
Last Wednesday afternoon, we hosted this month’s “Bookaccino Live” book preview event. I talked about 27 books releasing between now and October 31st, along with 20 from November and December, that I wanted to get on your radar. You can watch the presentation here and see a list of the featured titles here.
Next month's “Bookaccino Live” book preview event --- our last afternoon program of 2023 --- will take place on Wednesday, November 8th at 2pm ET. I will present titles releasing between November 7th and the end of the year, in addition to a few from January and February 2024, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. Those attending the live event will be asked to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win a prize.
Have a great book group discussion this month.
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of SIGNAL FIRES
by Dani Shapiro --- a Bookreporter.com Bets On Title Releasing in Paperback on October 24th --- for Your Group
Each month in our "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" feature, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.
SIGNAL FIRES by Dani Shapiro (Fiction)
An ancient majestic oak stands beneath the stars on Division Street. And under the tree sits Ben Wilf, a retired doctor, and 10-year-old Waldo Shenkman, a brilliant, lonely boy who is pointing out his favorite constellations. Waldo doesn’t realize it, but he and Ben have met before. And they will again, and again. Across time and space, and shared destiny. Division Street is full of secrets. An impulsive lie begets a secret --- one that will forever haunt the Wilf family. And the Shenkmans, who move into the neighborhood many years later, bring secrets of their own. Spanning 50 kaleidoscopic years, on a street --- and in a galaxy --- where stars collapse and stories collide, these two families become bound in ways they never could have imagined.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Dani Shapiro.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
New Guide: THE LEFTOVER WOMAN by Jean Kwok
An Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
THE LEFTOVER WOMAN by Jean Kwok (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
Jasmine Yang arrives in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support, fleeing a controlling husband, on a desperate search for the daughter who was taken from her at birth --- another female casualty of China’s controversial One Child Policy. But with her husband on her trail, the clock is ticking, and she’s forced to make increasingly risky decisions if she ever hopes to be reunited with her daughter. Meanwhile, publishing executive Rebecca Whitney seems to have it all: a prestigious family name, a high-powered career, a handsome husband, and an adopted Chinese daughter she adores. But when an industry scandal threatens to jeopardize not only Rebecca’s job but also her marriage, this perfect world begins to crumble and her role in her own family is called into question.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Jean Kwok.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here for the discussion guide.
THE LEFTOVER WOMAN will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's commentary in the next newsletter.
New Guide: THE INTERN by Michele Campbell
THE INTERN by Michele Campbell (Legal Thriller)
Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother, Danny, has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case. When Danny goes missing after accusing the judge of corruption, Madison’s quest for answers brings her deep into the judge’s glamorous world. Is Kathryn Conroy a mentor, a victim or a criminal? Is she trying to help Madison or use her as a pawn? And why is somebody trying to kill her? As the two women circle each other in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game, will they save each other, or will betrayal leave one of them dead?
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: DEATH VALLEY by Melissa Broder
October’s #1 Indie Next Pick
DEATH VALLEY by Melissa Broder (Fiction/Magical Realism)
A woman arrives alone at a Best Western seeking respite from an emptiness that plagues her. She has fled to the California high desert to escape a cloud of sorrow --- for both her father in the ICU and a husband whose illness is worsening. What the motel provides, however, is not peace but a path, thanks to a receptionist who recommends a nearby hike. Out on the sun-scorched trail, the woman encounters a towering cactus whose size and shape mean it should not exist in California. Yet the cactus is there, with a gash through its side that beckons like a familiar door. So she enters it. What awaits her inside this mystical succulent sets her on a journey at once desolate and rich, hilarious and poignant.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE LIST by Yomi Adegoke
October’s “Good Morning America” Book Club Pick
THE LIST by Yomi Adegoke (Fiction)
Ola Olajide, a celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, is set to marry the love of her life in one month’s time. Young, beautiful and successful, she and her fiancé, Michael, are considered the “couple goals” of their social network and seem to have it all. That is, until one morning when they both wake up to the same message: “Oh my god, have you seen The List?” It began as a crowdsourced collection of names and somehow morphed into an anonymous account posting allegations on social media. Ola usually would be the first to support such a list --- she’d retweet it, call for the men to be fired, write article after article. Except this time, Michael’s name is on it.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to see why the book is this month's "Good Morning America" Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE PROSPECTORS by Ariel Djanikian
October’s Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick
THE PROSPECTORS by Ariel Djanikian (Historical Fiction)
The middle daughter of struggling California fruit farmers, Alice Bush is accustomed to feeling inferior and destitute. But when her elder sister’s husband strikes a vein of gold in the Yukon Territory, Alice finally seizes control of her destiny by joining a wave of white settlers making the dangerous trek to the Klondike. By luck and circumstance, she becomes tightly intertwined in her sister and brother-in-law’s newfound fortune, as well as the beginning of a generations-long family quest for wealth. One hundred years later, in 2015, Alice’s great-great-granddaughter, Anna, must grapple with moral conflict and questions of justice as she travels to the Klondike to bequeath her would-be inheritance to the First Nations peoples who paid the price for its creation.
» THE PROSPECTORS is October's Barnes & Noble Book Club pick. On Tuesday, November 14th at 3pm ET, B&N will host a live virtual event with Ariel Djanikian. Click here to sign up.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED
IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT by Curtis Chin
EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT: A Memoir by Curtis Chin (Memoir)
1980s Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven: Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine, where anyone --- from the city’s first Black mayor to the local drag queens, from a big-time Hollywood star to elderly Jewish couples --- could sit down for a warm, home-cooked meal. Here was where, beneath a bright-red awning and surrounded by his multigenerational family, filmmaker and activist Curtis Chin came of age; where he learned to embrace his identity as a gay ABC, or American-born Chinese; where he navigated the divided city’s spiraling misfortunes; and where he realized just how much he had to offer to the world, to his beloved family and to himself.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: WHAT WE KEPT TO OURSELVES
by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
WHAT WE KEPT TO OURSELVES by Nancy Jooyoun Kim (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
1999: The Kim family is struggling to move on after their mother, Sunny, vanished a year ago. Sixty-one-year-old John Kim feels more isolated from his grown children, Anastasia and Ronald, than ever before. But one evening, their fragile lives are further upended when John finds the body of a stranger in the backyard, carrying a letter to Sunny. 1977: Sunny is pregnant and has just moved to Los Angeles from Korea with her aloof and often-absent husband. Her loneliness and isolation are broken only by a fateful encounter at a bus stop. The unexpected connection spans the decades and echoes into the family’s lives in the present as they uncover devastating secrets that put not only everything they thought they knew about their mother but also their very lives at risk.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for October
Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads, as well as the Target Book Club title. We also feature a number of other prominent picks, including Oprah’s Book Club, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, Reese's Book Club, Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, and Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites.
Below is a preview of October's "Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks." For the complete Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, as well as additional links pertaining to this month's selections, please click here.
Indie Next
#1 Pick: DEATH VALLEY by Melissa Broder
LAND OF MILK AND HONEY by C Pam Zhang
NORTH WOODS by Daniel Mason
THE MANIAC by Benjamín Labatut
STARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow
LibraryReads
Top Pick: WILDFIRE: A Maple Hills Novel by Hannah Grace
LET HIM IN by William Friend
THE HURRICANE WARS by Thea Guanzon
THE LEFTOVER WOMAN by Jean Kwok
BETTER HATE THAN NEVER by Chloe Liese
Target Book Club
THE HACIENDA by Isabel Cañas
Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE PROSPECTORS by Ariel Djanikian
Reese's Book Club
STARLING HOUSE by Alix E. Harrow
Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
HOW TO SAY BABYLON: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair
"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE LIST by Yomi Adegoke
Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections for September's "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll
and THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES by Thrity Umrigar
BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll (Psychological Thriller)
Jessica Knoll’s BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN brilliantly looks at an unnamed serial killer who we will recognize as the man who murdered two young women and seriously hurt two more in a horrific crime spree at a sorority house in Tallahassee in 1978. I remember this real-life incident so well, as I was in college at the time and thought how completely terrifying that situation had to be. This was the same person who had been on the prowl in the Seattle area before making his way to Colorado, where he killed and then escaped from prison twice. Along the way, at least 20 women were murdered, but the number could have totaled as many as 100.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN.
THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES by Thrity Umrigar (Fiction)
In Thrity Umrigar’s THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES, Remy Wadia is headed back to India for the first time since his father died. He and his mother have a very fractured relationship. She is tough and cold towards him, and he has no idea what he did to warrant this treatment. He has returned with a mission in mind: to adopt a baby. He is married and living in Ohio with his American wife, Kathy. Life there is full and brilliant, and he has a loving relationship with her family. But they both long for a child, and the opportunity to adopt an Indian baby has been shared with Remy's good friends in India. They know a woman who is pregnant and in the wrong relationship to keep her child.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Thrity Umrigar.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on
THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES.
From left to right: Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan, William Kent Krueger
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are nine upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Wednesday, October 18th at 1pm ET: "Bookreporter Talks To": Join us for a special LIVE "Bookreporter Talks To" program where our guest will be William Kent Krueger. He will discuss THE RIVER WE REMEMBER and answer questions submitted by the winners of our recent contest.
Wednesday, October 18th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors --- Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry --- will talk to Jean Kwok about her new novel, THE LEFTOVER WOMAN, an evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.
Thursday, October 19th at 3pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Tim Johnston will talk about his new book, DISTANT SONS, an absorbing crime novel set in a small Wisconsin town haunted by the unsolved disappearance of three boys in the 1970s.
Monday, October 23rd at 1:30pm ET: Book Passage: Join Book Passage for a special conversation with beloved author and bookstore owner Ann Patchett and Book Passage's very own Elaine Petrocelli. The conversation will be centered on Ann's new and acclaimed novel, TOM LAKE, and the book world at large.
Tuesday, October 24th at 4pm ET: Book Passage: Lisa Unger will be in conversation with Mary Kay Andrews about her latest thriller, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case.
Wednesday, October 25th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to Lori Rader-Day about her latest book, THE DEATH OF US, a chilling suspense novel in which the discovery of a submerged car in a murky pond reveals betrayals and family secrets that will tear a small town apart.
Wednesday, October 25th at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Carol Fitzgerald will talk to Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan about their novel, MAD HONEY, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that is now available in paperback. Jodi and Jennifer also will answer questions from guests who will be "on stage," as well as from other members of the audience. If you would like to be one of our featured audience guests and ask Jodi and Jennifer a question on camera, please send Carol an email with the subject line “Honey” by October 25th at noon ET.
Thursday, October 26th at 1pm ET: Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites: Jessica Knoll will join members of the Simon & Schuster team to discuss her latest novel, BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN, which is October's pick for S&S's Book Club Favorites.
Friday, October 27th at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Lisa Unger will talk about her new book, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, a chilling seasonal novella that couples a picturesque, cozy setting with a deeply unsettling suspenseful plot.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers a long-form, in-depth author interview every week. For years, Carol has moderated book festivals and author events around the country. But we know that readers often do not live where they can attend an author event. Our goal is to bring these author interviews to readers, wherever they may be. Watch on video, or listen as a podcast. (The podcasts include audio excerpts.)
Here are our latest interviews:
Other authors we've interviewed include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Douglas Brunt (THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF RUDOLF DIESEL: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I)
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Tess Gerritsen (THE SPY COAST)
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Jessica Knoll (BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN)
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William Kent Krueger (THE RIVER WE REMEMBER)
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Sharon Virts (VEIL OF DOUBT)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
COLEMAN HILL by Kim Coleman Foote (Historical Fiction)
COLEMAN HILL is the exhilarating story of two American families whose fates become intertwined in the wake of the Great Migration. Braiding fact and fiction, it is a remarkable, character-rich tour de force exploring the ties that bind three generations.
DEATH VALLEY by Melissa Broder (Fiction/Magical Realism)
DEATH VALLEY is the most profound book yet from the visionary author of MILK FED and THE PISCES, a darkly funny novel about grief that becomes a desert survival story.
EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT: A Memoir by Curtis Chin (Memoir)
EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT tells the story of Curtis Chin’s time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980s Detroit.
THE INTERN by Michele Campbell (Legal Thriller)
A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilling novel about class, ambition, family and murder.
THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman (Mystery)
It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. In THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE, shocking news reaches them --- an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing.
THE LEFTOVER WOMAN by Jean Kwok (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
From the New York Times bestselling author of SEARCHING FOR SYLVIE LEE and GIRL IN TRANSLATION comes an evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.
THE LIST by Yomi Adegoke (Fiction)
In this sensational, page-turning debut novel, a high-profile female journalist’s world is upended when her fiancé’s name turns up in a viral social media post.
THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES by Thrity Umrigar (Fiction)
THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES is an immersive story about family secrets and the power of forgiveness from the bestselling author of HONOR, a Reese’s Book Club pick.
THE PROSPECTORS by Ariel Djanikian (Historical Fiction)
This sweeping rags-to-riches story of survival and greed across American history follows a family transformed by the Klondike Gold Rush.
SIGNAL FIRES by Dani Shapiro (Fiction)
From the beloved author of INHERITANCE comes a gripping novel about two families bound together across generations by an unspeakable tragedy.
THE SIX: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush (History)
In the bestselling tradition of HIDDEN FIGURES and CODE GIRLS, THE SIX is the remarkable true story of America’s first female astronauts --- six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle.
THE VASTER WILDS by Lauren Groff (Historical Fiction)
This taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff is about a spirited girl alone in the wilderness who is trying to survive.
WELLNESS by Nathan Hill (Fiction)
The New York Times bestselling author of THE NIX is back with a poignant and witty novel about marriage, the often baffling pursuit of health and happiness, and the stories that bind us together.
WHAT WE KEPT TO OURSELVES by Nancy Jooyoun Kim (Domestic Thriller/Mystery)
The New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick THE LAST STORY OF MINA LEE returns with a timely and surprising new novel about a family’s search for answers following the disappearance of their mother.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
GILDED MOUNTAIN by Kate Manning (Historical Fiction)
Set in early 1900s Colorado, GILDED MOUNTAIN is the unforgettable tale of a young woman who bravely faces the consequences of speaking out against injustice.
UNMASKED: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes (True Crime/Memoir)
From the detective who found the Golden State Killer comes a memoir of investigating America’s toughest cold cases and the rewards --- and toll --- of a life solving crime.
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