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Today RGG.com contributor Jamie Layton offers a solution for the book club question "What should we read next?" and shares some news about The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz.

Does your reading group need a change of scenery? Jayne Pupek offers some terrific suggestions for a wide array of book club field trips --- including some ideas on where to go when talking about her Southern-set debut novel, Tomato Girl.

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In today's guest blog post, Jamie Ford talks about race and identity, and how he drew on his own experiences and those of his family for his debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.

On Friday Joshua Henkin shared stories about some of his book club visits to discuss his novel Mat

Each month novelist and creative writing professor Joshua Henkin shares behind-the-scenes stories about his visits with book clubs --- in person, over the phone and online --- to discuss his novel Matrimony

One of the most talked about books on the ReadingGroupGuides.com blog of late has been Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time. This morning the Today Show talked with Mortenson --- who has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize --- about his memoir and his mission.

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at other book clubs? Every month on ReadingGroupGuides.com we feature interviews with book clubs and learn things like what makes a group flourish for decades, how new groups come together, what books have provided the most memorable discussions and much, much more.Here we introduce four of these groups, and you can click through to read their interviews.Everything and a Book Club Too

Tomorrow on ABC's Good Morning America, ReadingGroupGuides.com contributor and book club facilitator Esther Bushell is scheduled to appear in a segment titled "Advice to President Obama" (slated to air between 7 and 8 a.m.).

Occasionally we highlight news articles featuring book clubs across the country. Travel from Texas to Oregon in this month's round-up, which includes a profile of a book club with a very long history and one in which members thrive on their differences. You'll also find plenty of reading suggestions.Atlanta Journal-Constitution: What We're Reading/Book Clubs in Georgia