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November 30, 2009

Who Took Their Book Group to Guernsey?

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Back in May we announced the "Take Your Book Group to Guernsey" contest held by the Random House Publishing Group to celebrate the paperback publication of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows' novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
November 25, 2009

Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD Makes It to the Movies

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Opening today in theaters is the movie version of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road, the story of a father and son trying to survive in a world devastated by a nuclear holocaust. Are you planning to see it on your own or with your book club? Tell us about it in the comments section.
November 24, 2009

The Book Club Cheerleader's Top 10 Book Club Books of 2009

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Marsha Toy Engstrom, The Book Club Cheerleader™, has put together a list of Top 10 Book Club Books of 2009, along with suggestions on how to enhance discussions if you select these titles.We don't want to give away the books on the list, but here is some of what you'll find:
November 23, 2009

Book Club Longevity: Reading in Kansas

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Cathy Sherman wrote to tell us about her Kansas book club, which was founded in late 1980. Having joined in 1987, she's "the new girl" and the keeper of the group's blog, Blather, a book club. Today, founder Chris Becicka shares stories about their book club --- how it came to be, the first book they read as a group, what has changed over the years and more. Previous Book Club Longevity Interviews:
November 20, 2009

Life Stories

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For book clubs looking for guidance on memoirs, there is a great resource at hand --- Read On…Life Stories: Reading Lists for Every Taste, which offers brief descriptions of nearly 450 memoirs, from classics like The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin to recent bestsellers like Julie Andrews' Audition.
November 20, 2009

'Tis the Season...

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November 19, 2009

Book Club Longevity: The Bookers

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The Bookers of Henrico, North Carolina, celebrated their 20th anniversary this past September. As part of our series of interviews with members of long-running book clubs, we talk with Carol Weigel about what has kept them reading and discussing for two decades, why The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus made for a memorable discussion...and why they felt compelled to change their group's name.Previous Book Club Longevity Interviews:
November 18, 2009

Book Club Longevity: Thursday Night Book Club

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When Judy Silver's book club launched, she and her fellow members were new mothers...39 years ago. "We're now grandmothers who still love good literature," says Judy. "We are still going strong in 2009!"Today we talk with Judy about the Thursday Night Book Club, which meets in West Hartford, Connecticut --- what kinds of books they read, how the group is structured, the reading selection process and more.Previous Book Club Longevity Interviews:
November 16, 2009

Book Clubs in the News

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In this round-up of book club news, members share anecdotes, advice and recipes. You'll meet a group that thinks not finishing a reading selection is just fine, another that finally decided on a name after meeting for two years, one that has an interesting method for selecting books picks and more.Attleboro Sun Chronicle: A Men's Book Club? You Bet
November 12, 2009

Book Club Longevity: Farmington Woods Book Group

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What makes a reading group stay together for an incredible two decades...and often even longer? Earlier this week we introduced V&C (Vulture and Culture), the first of several book clubs we'll be profiling that have done just that.Today we talk with Mary Healey, who attributes diversity as one of the factors keeping the Farmington Woods Book Group of Avon, Connecticut, reading and meeting for 24 years.