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Richard Horan zig-zagged across the country, tracking down author's homes and the trees that were a source of reference and inspiration to link literature with nature like never before. The result is SEEDS: One Writer's Serendipitous Journey to Find the Trees That Inspired Famous American Writers, from Faulkner to Kerouac, Welty to Wharton. Richard discusses his fond tree-climbing and tree houses memmories in this essay.

Author Deanna Fei discusses the family trip she took to China that inspired her novel, A Thread of Sky, as well her own reactions upon completing the book and some of her longtime writing inspirations.

Bestlseiing author Brunonia Barry discusses the creative process that's fueled her two book group favorites: The Lace Reader and The Map of True Places. Win a copy of The Map of True Places this month on ReadingGroupGuides.com by entering here.

Novelist Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of the international bestseller Secret Daughter, discusses the spirit and special bond of her own book club, as well as those she's met along the way. Secret Daughter is now available in paperback! Click here for a special video.

Susan Isaacs shares a personal essay about writing As Husbands Go, now available in paperback. You can win a copy by entering here.

After 28 novels, a staggering feat for any established writer, Luanne Rice has returned with The Silver Boat, an emotional portrait of three sisters who revisit their Martha's Vineyard home, full of family ghosts and memories, one last time. In this interview, Rice discusses the real-life inspiration for her book, and how she too had to confront her family beach cottage after her mother's death.

More than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list…More than 2.5 million hardcovers in print…Available in more than 40 countries…and soon to be a major motion picture this summer…

A former investment banker and a first-time novelist, Sarita Mandanna is the author of Tiger Hills, a tale of two childhood friends who grow up together in southern India, until their lives are interrupted by an unexpected romance --- and an unforeseen tragedy --- that will affect their families for years to come.