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Since the ReadingGroupGuides.com blog launched in February, we've featured 160 posts from 80 different contributors --- booksellers, librarians, publishing industry execs, book club members and authors. It has been fun seeing the many different ways people look at reading groups. We look forward to bringing you more book club wit and wisdom in 2009.

Are there books you wish you had read with your book club instead of on your own? Today Shannon McKenna Schmidt talks about some of the ones she wished had been group discussions --- and why.

Occasionally we highlight news articles featuring book clubs across the country. This month's round-up includes a mother-daughter reading group, an online book club, and some gatherings where food plays a major part --- including a Cranberry Daiquiri recipe inspired by a novel.Gary Post Tribune: Book-re-Marks Club Meets Needs of Those Unable to Attend SessionsMembers of a library-sponsored online book club had the chance to meet up in person.

Yesterday we announced a new RGG.com contributor, novelist and creative writing professor Joshua Henkin.

We're pleased to introduce a new regular contributor here at ReadingGroupGuides.com: novelist and creative writing professor Joshua Henkin.

Today RGG.com contributor Kathy L. Patrick shares the Books of the Year chosen by the Pulpwood Queens Book Clubs --- not only great gift suggestions but candidates for your own group's discussions. And if you're looking to take your book club on a post-holiday adventure, a great literary getaway would be the Pulpwood Queens' Girlfriend Weekend in January.

Have you ever broken up with a book club? What do you do if you don't get along with a fellow member or you don't like the group's reading selections?

ReadingGroupGuides.com readers share their book club tips, advice, stories and traditions for the holiday season...INVITE AN AUTHOR

Last month on ReadingGroupGuides.com we added the discussion guide for Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea, which we have received literally hundreds of requests for in the past few months.

Today's guest blogger is Roland Merullo, who shares his experiences participating in community-wide reads and ruminates on the relationship between writer and reader.