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April 30, 2009

Last Day to Enter the ReadingGroupGuides.com Survey

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What is your book club reading? How often and where do you meet? Do you enjoy speaking with authors? We'd love to know!
April 29, 2009

ROOFTOPS OF TEHRAN

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RGG.com contributor and book club facilitator Esther Bushell weighs in on Rooftops of Tehran, Mahbod Seraji's novel about growing up, discovering love and awakening to the reality of life in Iran on the verge of revolution in the 1970s.
Sean Dixon's The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal features a women's book club in Montreal. Today's guest blogger, Sean reveals what happened when he decided to give a friend's real-life reading group an early look at the novel.
Yesterday Joshua Henkin, author of the novel Matrimony, answered one of the questions he's sometimes asked by reading group members:
April 24, 2009

Vacation Reading and Other Book Selections

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Jamie Layton, RGG.com contributor and manager of Duck's Cottage bookshop in North Carolina, shares some of the books she and her family enjoyed on a recent vacation --- including her book club's most recent selection and some others that would great discussion picks. Reading this post made me smile, as Jamie and I seem to travel the same way.
April 23, 2009

Frank Huyler on RIGHT OF THIRST and More

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Frank Huyler's novel Right of Thirst is the story of a successful cardiologist who, shattered by his wife's death and his part in it, volunteers to assist with earthquake relief in an impoverished Islamic country and instead becomes swept up in circumstances he didn't expect. In today's guest blog post, Frank shares some of his global adventures and his thoughts on reading and writing literary fiction.
April 22, 2009

Coming Soon on the RGG.com Blog

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Along with posts by our regular contributors, we'll be featuring pieces from these guest bloggers over the next several weeks...Tomorrow:Frank Huyler, author of Right of ThirstWednesday, April 29:Sean Dixon, author of The Last Days of the Lacuna CabalThursday, April 30:
April 21, 2009

THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO

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Heather Johnson's book club had a change of scenery for their last gathering. They attended an event featuring Junot Diaz, whose novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was their most recent selection. Heather recalls Diaz's colorful talk and what insight it provided for their discussion of the book.
April 20, 2009

Repeat Authors

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In conjunction with this month's poll on ReadingGroupGuides.com, we asked recipients of the registered book clubs newsletter if they have ever selected more than one work by an author. We share the top five repeat authors below, along with some book club members commentary.