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Novelist and creative writing professor Joshua Henkin regularly shares behind-the-scenes stories with us about his meetings with reading groups to discuss his novel Matrimony. He often shares popular questions that book club members like to ask him, and this month he turns the tables and reveals a question that he likes to ask groups.

Authors often to talk to book clubs about their work after it has been published. But in Lisa See's case, three groups had an impact during the writing process of her latest novel, Shanghai Girls, which is on sale today. In today's guest blog post, she reveals what insight they had to offer.

One of the things I love about summer holiday weekends is deciding what books I'm going to read. Here are two suggestions for Memorial Day reading, one from me (The Elegance of the Hedgehog) and the other from RGG.com contributing editor Shannon McKenna Schmidt (The Wildwater Walking Club). And they both would make excellent discussion picks for your book club. What are you reading this weekend? Share your selections in the comments section.

What is a novelist's first duty? Today's guest blogger, Anna Elliott, offers her view on the subject, along with answering a recent question she was asked by a reader and sharing why she believes her grandfather would have been proud of her literary endeavors.

Today's Guest blogger, Sally Koslow, offers some talking points and topics about her latest novel, The Late, Lamented Molly Marx.

Marion Percy, a member of The Cape Goddesses Book Group in Connecticut, came across a novel called The Mountain while browsing in an independent bookstore in upstate New York. She selected it as her book club pick, which led to a road trip, a lively discussion with the author...and a surprise invitation. Today she shares her story of this book club discovery with us.

This round-up of news stories illustrates the diversity of book clubs, from one focused on improving its members lives by addressing their medical needs to another centered on an appetizing combination --- reading and cooking.AZCentral.com: Facilitator Enjoys Helping Others Share Joy of BooksArizona book club facilitator Phyllis Payne, who leads 10 book clubs in northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe, shares some advice.

Have you ever seen yourself reflected in a character in a novel? Meg Waite Clayton shares how some of the book club members she has met with to talk about The Wednesday Sisters (now available in paperback) have closely identified with the women in the story--- and why one in particular stands out.

Author Cathy Holton knows all about book clubs --- she has been a member of one for 20 years. Today she shares with us what she enjoys about being in a reading group, how she came up with the idea for her novel Beach Trip, and what she anticipates her reading group might say about the story when they discuss it.

A popular question readers like to ask authors is whether their novels are based on their own lives. When Janelle Brown met with her mother's book club to discuss her debut novel All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, the question took on new meaning...