July 2016

We know that July and August often mean that your book group is taking a break, or that your meeting does not have full attendance. That does not mean that you are not reading, nor does it mean that you are not spending time noting titles that you want to read with your group.

My fantasy is that readers would have “One-Book” book groups with friends over the summer. Often Memorial Day to Labor Day schedules will find you at a pool, beach or lake with the same group of folks and many of them will be readers. There’s still time to select a book that you all will read and chat about before Labor Day. I personally think that a book discussion while my feet are dangling over the side of a pool would be lovely. If you cannot make this dream of mine come true, I hope you are able to talk books with others and share what’s really piqued your interest. Everywhere I go, people ask me for book recommendations. I find myself asking what they have liked, and from there I list books that I would love them to explore. I usually get great feedback afterwards. If you are making recommendations to friends, I would love to hear what you are recommending. Send me a note and let me know!

Summer is also a great time for binge reading, especially if your group is not meeting and there is no assigned title. We all know how to binge with a remote in hand, but now may be the perfect time to think about reading all the work from a particular author. You can see how their writing has evolved. You may not enjoy all the books, but then again, you might! I have had friends who have done this, and they all have reported back on their great success with this reading style.

Since it’s summer and living is easy, we are keeping our poll question simple as well and are running it thru Labor Day. We want to know whether you refer to your discussion group as a "book group" or a "book club." Click here to let us know by Wednesday, September 7th at noon ET. It’s a word of difference, but we are curious.

Now onto this month’s update…where we have two contests.

First, we’re giving three groups the chance to win 12 copies of acclaimed author Dinitia Smith’s latest, THE HONEYMOON. It’s a spellbinding reimagining of MIDDLEMARCH author George Eliot’s honeymoon in Venice in June 1880 following her marriage to a handsome young man 20 years her junior. THE HONEYMOON explores different kinds of love, and the possibilities of redemption and happiness even in an imperfect union. This book was a huge hit at our Book Group Speed Dating event at BookExpo America! Enter here by Wednesday, July 20th at noon ET for your chance to win.

This month’s “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest will run until early September (which gives those of you sharing both July and August titles two chances to win.) Three groups have the chance to win a copy of A CERTAIN AGE by Beatriz Williams, the bestselling author of A HUNDRED SUMMERS. Fans of Gatsby won’t want to miss this beguiling reinterpretation of Richard Strauss’ comic opera Der Rosenkavalier, which brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in an enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance and scandal in New York Society. Enter here by Wednesday, September 7th at noon ET for your chance to win. I reviewed it here. And you can check out a Q&A with the author here. By the way, Beatriz would be a great author to binge!

We’re featuring three guides this month. The first is for THE SUMMER GUEST, author and literary translator Alison Anderson’s remarkable reimagining of the relationship between Anton Chekhov and a blind young doctor that asks the question: What if Anton Chekhov, undisputed master of the short story, secretly wrote a novel? This tantalizing possibility drives the spellbinding story in which a diary weaves together the lives of three women: a dying Ukranian doctor who befriends Anton Chekov in the 19th century, a modern-day London book editor, and the woman she hires to translate it into English. Click here for the featured guide.

To get you prepped for film viewing, we have two selections…

First, we’re featuring M. L. Stedman’s mega-bestseller, THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS; we cannot wait for the movie adaptation, which will be out September 2nd and stars office-favorite actors Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. The book tells the heartbreaking story of isolated couple Tom and Isabel Sherbourne, who care for a lighthouse on a remote island. When a boat carrying a dead man and a living baby hit their shore, Isabel, who has already suffered several miscarriages, insists they keep the little girl. Two years later, they return to the mainland and are reminded that there is someone out there desperate to find her lost baby. Click here for the featured guide.

We’re also featuring the guide for Paula Hawkins’ bestselling thriller, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, available now in paperback and also slated for a October 7th movie release. It’s the story of Rachel, a woman who takes the same commuter train every morning, which flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. Their life --- as she sees it --- is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough, and now everything has changed. Click here for the featured guide.

We were saddened last weekend to hear of the passing of Elie Wiesel, who died at the age of 87 following a long illness. Wiesel was a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner who wrote over 50 books, many of which depict the experiences he had at the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Our very own Sarah Rachel Egelman, who reviewed his novel, A MAD DESIRE TO DANCE, back in 2009, has written a lovely tribute to this legendary author, which you can see here. We also have a guide for NIGHT; many of you I am sure have not read this book since you were in school.

Over on Bookreporter, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE BLACK WIDOW by Daniel Silva and THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware in our current Word of Mouth contest. Tell us what books you’ve finished reading by Friday, July 22nd at noon ET, and you’ll have a chance to win both novels. We’re also awarding the audio versions of Wendy Walker’s ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN, read by Dylan Baker, and Cathleen Schine's THEY MAY NOT MEAN TO, BUT THEY DO, read by Cynthia Darlow, to the winners of July’s Sounding Off on Audio contest. All you have to do is let us know by Friday, August 1st at noon ET what audiobooks you’ve finished listening to, and you’ll be in the running to win both prizes.

Our Summer Reading contests are hotter than ever! This week, we’re giving away ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker (a future Bookreporter.com Bets On pick), CLEAR TO LIFT by Anne A. Wilson, SOBER STICK FIGURE: A Memoir by Amber Tozer, and STRANGER, FATHER, BELOVED by Taylor Larsen. You can enter our current 24-hour contest here. And we have quite the lineup, so be sure to sign up for our Summer Reading newsletters --- to date we have 50(!) contests lined up --- or check the site each day for these contests! Please note that because of some tech issues early last week, we were unable to post our contest for ENCHANTED AUGUST by Brenda Bowen. We will reschedule it for the week of August 1st (and considering the title, we think it’s appropriate to be giving it away in August!).

Our New in Paperback feature has been updated for July. Highlights include AFTER YOU, the sequel to Jojo Moyes' ME BEFORE YOU (the latter of which, of course, is now in theaters); AFTER ALICE, Gregory Maguire’s magical twist on ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND; and paperback reprints from such favorites as John Grisham (ROGUE LAWYER); Debbie Macomber (SILVER LININGS) and Louise Penny (THE NATURE OF THE BEAST).

We’ve also updated our Reading Roundup feature. Indie Next's top titles for July include Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Annie Proulx’s BARSKINS, an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the world’s forests; and Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler’s VINEGAR GIRL, an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. LibraryReads is spotlighting DARK MATTER from Blake Crouch --- author of the bestselling Wayward Pines series --- a relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of; and TRULY MADLY GUILTY, the latest from #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty, about how sometimes we don’t appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it’s too late.

We’ve also updated our Books on Screen feature for this month. In theaters now are The BFG (based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book) and Cell (based on Stephen King’s 2006 thriller of the same name); on the small screen, if you missed it, it’s time to watch the season finale of “Outlander” on demand; and this month’s DVDs include Allegiant and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Of course, as you share bookish conversation as you're traveling and/or enjoying summer near your home, we hope that you tell friends about ReadingGroupGuides.com. I was at the Rockville Centre Library two weeks ago for a kickoff event for their Summer Reading program. Shared 60 titles that are great summer reads. You can see the cookies that they made for this event above. Next week I will be doing the same kind of program in Stone Harbor, NJ! I love getting out to meet readers like this.

I’ve been reading up a storm. Right now, I am reading Amor Towles’ upcoming novel, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, which will be in stores on September 6th. I was a huge fan of RULES OF CIVILITY and I have been enjoying this one as well. By the way, people always ask me what I am reading and thus we added a feature to Bookreporter.com where I have noted the books that I have read so far for 2016. You can see it here. New goal: Keep it updated.

See you next month, unless your group is registered with us! Registered groups will get another newsletter in two weeks. Not registered yet? Then click here to make that happen!

Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])

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We are celebrating the release of acclaimed author Dinitia Smith's THE HONEYMOON --- a captivating account of MIDDLEMARCH author George Eliot's passions and tribulations and an exploration of love in its many guises --- with a special contest that will give three groups the chance to win 12 copies of the book. To enter, please fill out this form by Wednesday, July 20th at noon ET.

THE HONEYMOON by Dinitia Smith (Historical Fiction)
Based on the life of George Eliot, famed author of MIDDLEMARCH, this captivating account of Eliot's passions and tribulations explores the nature of love in its many guises.

Dinitia Smith's spellbinding novel recounts George Eliot's honeymoon in Venice in June 1880 following her marriage to a handsome young man twenty years her junior. When she agreed to marry John Walter Cross, Eliot was recovering from the death of George Henry Lewes, her beloved companion of twenty-six years. Eliot was bereft: left at the age of sixty to contemplate profound questions about her physical decline, her fading appeal, and the prospect of loneliness.

In her youth, Mary Ann Evans --- who would later be known as George Eliot --- was a country girl, considered too plain to marry, so she educated herself in order to secure a livelihood. In an era when female novelists were objects of wonder, she became the most famous writer of her day --- with a male nom de plume. THE HONEYMOON explores different kinds of love, and of the possibilities of redemption and happiness even in an imperfect union. Smith integrates historical truth with her own rich rendition of Eliot's inner voice, crafting a page-turner that is as intelligent as it is gripping.

-Click here for the reading group guide.
 

Each month, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.

This month's prize book is A CERTAIN AGE --- a beguiling reinterpretation of Richard Strauss’ comic opera Der Rosenkavalier, set against the sweeping decadence of Gatsby’s New York --- from Beatriz Williams, the bestselling author of A HUNDRED SUMMERS. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, September 7th at noon ET.

A CERTAIN AGE by Beatriz Williams (Historical Fiction)
The bestselling author of A HUNDRED SUMMERS brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance and scandal in New York Society, brimming with lush atmosphere, striking characters and irresistible charm.

As the freedom of the Jazz Age transforms New York City, the iridescent Mrs. Theresa Marshall of Fifth Avenue and Southampton, Long Island, has done the unthinkable: she’s fallen in love with her young paramour, Captain Octavian Rofrano, a handsome aviator and hero of the Great War. An intense and deeply honorable man, Octavian is devoted to the beautiful socialite of a certain age and wants to marry her. While times are changing and she does adore the Boy, divorce for a woman of Theresa’s wealth and social standing is out of the question, and there is no need; she has an understanding with Sylvo, her generous and well-respected philanderer husband.

But their relationship subtly shifts when her bachelor brother, Ox, decides to tie the knot with the sweet younger daughter of a newly wealthy inventor. Engaging a longstanding family tradition, Theresa enlists the Boy to act as her brother’s cavalier, presenting the family’s diamond rose ring to Ox’s intended, Miss Sophie Fortescue --- and to check into the background of the little-known Fortescue family. When Octavian meets Sophie, he falls under the spell of the pretty ingénue, even as he uncovers a shocking family secret. As the love triangle of Theresa, Octavian and Sophie progresses, it transforms into a saga of divided loyalties, dangerous revelations and surprising twists that will lead to a shocking transgression...and eventually force Theresa to make a bittersweet choice.

Full of the glamour, wit and delicious twists that are the hallmarks of Beatriz Williams’ fiction and alternating between Sophie’s spirited voice and Theresa’s vibrant timbre, A CERTAIN AGE is a beguiling reinterpretation of Richard Strauss’ comic opera Der Rosenkavalier, set against the sweeping decadence of Gatsby’s New York.

-Click here for the reading group guide.
-Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
-Click here to read a Q&A with the author.
 

THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS by M.L. Stedman (Historical Fiction)
The years-long New York Times bestseller and major motion picture from Spielberg’s Dreamworks is “irresistible…seductive…with a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel. Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby.

Tom, who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel insists the baby is a “gift from God,” and against Tom’s judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them.

Soon to be a major motion picture: See it in theaters September 2nd!

-Click here for the reading group guide.
-Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
 

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins (Suspense/Thriller)
A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives.

Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life --- as she sees it --- is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.

And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?

Compulsively readable, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is an emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller and an electrifying debut.

Now available in paperback!

Soon to be a major motion picture: See it in theaters on October 7th!

-Click here for the reading group guide.
-Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
 

Summer is officially here! At Bookreporter.com, this means it's time for us to share some great summer book picks with our Summer Reading Contests and Feature. We will be hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days through August 25th, so you will have to check the site each day to see the featured prize book and enter to win. We also will be sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.

This year's featured titles include:

• AFTER YOU by Jojo Moyes
• AGE OF CONSENT by Marti Leimbach
• ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN by Wendy Walker
• ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD by Caroline Angell
• THE ALLIANCE by Jolina Petersheim
• BACHELOR UNFORGIVING by Brenda Jackson
• BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley
• BEHOLD THE DREAMERS by Imbolo Mbue
• BEN-HUR: A Tale of the Christ by Carol Wallace
• BLUEPRINTS by Barbara Delinsky
• BUKOWSKI IN A SUNDRESS: Confessions from a Writing Life by Kim Addonizio
• CIRCLING THE SUN by Paula McLain
• CLEAR TO LIFT by Anne A. Wilson
• THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR by Shari Lapena
• DAUGHTERS OF THE BRIDE by Susan Mallery
• THE DAY OF THE DONALD: Trump Trumps America! by Andrew Shaffer
• DEAD WAKE: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
• DECEPTION ISLAND by Brynn Kelly
• DETROIT HUSTLE: A Memoir of Love, Life and Home by Amy Haimerl
• DID YOU EVER HAVE A FAMILY by Bill Clegg
• DISCOVERING YOU: A Whiskey Creek Novel by Brenda Novak
• THE DOLLHOUSE by Fiona Davis
• AN ELEGANT FAÇADE: Hawthorne House, Book 2 by Kristi Ann Hunter
• ENCHANTED AUGUST by Brenda Bowen
• FIRST COMES LOVE by Emily Giffin
• THE GIRLS by Emma Cline
• THE GOLDEN AGE by Joan London
• GOOD AS GONE by Amy Gentry
• HOW TO START A FIRE by Lisa Lutz
• THE JAPANESE LOVER by Isabel Allende
• JUST LIFE by Neil Abramson
• KITCHENS OF THE GREAT MIDWEST by J. Ryan Stradal
• THE LAKE HOUSE by Kate Morton
• LILAC GIRLS by Martha Hall Kelly
• MARLENE by C. W. Gortner
• THE MERMAID'S SECRET by Katie Schickel
• MISSING PIECES by Heather Gudenkauf
• MURDER ON THE QUAI: An Aimée Leduc Investigation by Cara Black
• RULES OF CIVILITY by Amor Towles
• SLEEPLESS IN MANHATTAN by Sarah Morgan
• SOBER STICK FIGURE: A Memoir by Amber Tozer
• STRANGER, FATHER, BELOVED by Taylor Larsen
• A TAPESTRY OF SECRETS by Sarah Loudin Thomas
• TWAIN'S END by Lynn Cullen
• UNDER THE HARROW by Flynn Berry
• THE WEEKENDERS by Mary Kay Andrews
• WHEN WE MEET AGAIN by Kristin Harmel
• THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware
   

July's roundup of New in Paperback titles includes THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins, the debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives (and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt); AFTER YOU, the sequel to Jojo Moyes' ME BEFORE YOU, which poses the questions: How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?; ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham's latest legal thriller that introduces readers to Sebastian Rudd, an attorney who believes that everyone is entitled to a fair trial --- even if he has to bend the law to secure one; AFTER ALICE by Gregory Maguire, a magical new twist on ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, which was published in hardcover last year to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic; and A WINDOW OPENS, Elisabeth Egan's debut novel in which a wife and mother of three leaps at the chance to fulfill her professional destiny --- only to learn that every opportunity comes at a price.

-Find our what's New in Paperback for the weeks of July 4th, July 11th, July 18th and July 25th
 

Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads, as well as the Target Book Club title and Pennie's Pick for Costco.

Indie Next's top titles for July include Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Annie Proulx’s BARSKINS, an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the world’s forests; A CERTAIN AGE by bestselling author Beatriz Williams, who brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance and scandal in New York Society; and Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler’s VINEGAR GIRL, an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies.

LibraryReads is spotlighting DARK MATTER from Blake Crouch --- author of the bestselling Wayward Pines series --- a relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of; THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, an Agatha Christie type, tightly wound psychological thriller set at sea from Ruth Ware, the author of the wildly successful debut IN A DARK, DARK WOOD; and TRULY MADLY GUILTY, the latest from #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty, about how sometimes we don’t appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it’s too late.
 

MODERN LOVERS by Emma Straub (Fiction)
I remember exactly where I sat reading Emma Straub’s THE VACATIONERS two years ago. I remember because it was a one-day read that unfolded like a great escape. Thus I looked forward to getting my hands on MODERN LOVERS, which provided me that same experience.

-Click here to read more of Carol's thoughts on the book.
-Click here to read more about the book.
-Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.


BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley (Thriller)
Something I noted as I started BEFORE THE FALL was that earlier this year I read AFTER THE CRASH, which was another Bets On selection. Is this the year of the airline thriller for me? I fastened my seatbelt and settled in for the ride. The author of BEFORE THE FALL is Noah Hawley, who many of you may recognize for his fame as the creator of “Fargo.” He knows how to draw a reader in quickly and provide well-measured suspense. It’s brisk at the start and totally compelling. Once you start reading, it will be a while before you look up --- and when you do, you will have tripped over a lot of red herrings!

-Click here to read more of Carol's thoughts on the book.
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-Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.


THE GIRLS by Emma Cline (Psychological Suspense)
THE GIRLS by Emma Cline is set in Northern California at the end of the '60s. The protagonist is Evie Boyd, a lonely teenager drawn to a group of girls who hang out in her town, frolicking and living life with reckless abandon. She is particularly enamored of Suzanne, an older aloof girl. She follows these women into their world, which is a cult where they are led by a charismatic leader on a ranch on the outskirts of town. Swept up, she longs to be part of them, but is too naive to notice that things are spinning wildly out of control and an act of violence is about to unravel her newfound life.

-Click here to read more of Carol's thoughts on the book.
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-Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
 

Word of Mouth Contest: Tell Us What You're Reading --- and You Can Win Two Books!

Tell us about the books you’ve finished reading with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. During the contest period from July 8th to July 22nd at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE BLACK WIDOW by Daniel Silva and THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 by Ruth Ware.

To make sure other readers will be able to find the books you write about, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For rules and guidelines, click here.

-Click here to enter the contest.
-To see reader comments from previous contest periods, click here.


Sounding Off on Audio Contest: Tell Us What You're Listening to --- and You Can Win Two Audiobooks!

Tell us about the audiobooks you’ve finished listening to with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for both the performance and the content. During the contest period from July 1st to August 1st at noon ET, two lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win the audio versions of Wendy Walker's ALL IS NOT FORGOTTEN, read by Dylan Baker, and Cathleen Schine's THEY MAY NOT MEAN TO, BUT THEY DO, read by Cynthia Darlow.

To make sure other readers will be able to find the audiobook, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). For complete rules and guidelines, click here.

-Click here to enter the contest.
-To see reader comments from previous contest periods, click here.
 

At BookExpo America (BEA), we had a chance to meet some of our readers at the Speed Dating session that we ran on Friday, May 13th. We know that many of you were not able to join us this year in Chicago, and we want to give you the opportunity to see all of the amazing titles that were presented at the event. To give you an easy way to mark what you want to suggest at your future meetings, we are providing a spreadsheet with all the featured titles, which you can find on this page.

We also have made a PDF of all the titles available. Due to the large size of the file, we've divided it up alphabetically by publisher:

Part 1: Algonquin; Consortium; Europa; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Grove/Atlantic
Part 2: Hachette; Henry Holt; Ingram; Liveright; MIRA
Part 3: Other Press; Picador; Random House; Simon & Schuster; Soho Press; Sourcebooks
Part 4: St. Martin's Press; Sterling; W. W. Norton; William Morrow
 

The following guides are now available on ReadingGroupGuides.com:

ALL SUMMER LONG by Dorothea Benton Frank (Fiction)
The story of how plans evolve and lives change in unexpected ways, how even those who have everything are still looking for something more, Dorothea Benton Frank’s latest novel asks the ultimate question: Can money buy happiness?

THE BOOKSELLER by Cynthia Swanson (Historical Fiction)
A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of SLIDING DOORS, THE BOOKSELLER follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams.

A CERTAIN AGE by Beatriz Williams (Historical Fiction)
The bestselling author of A HUNDRED SUMMERS brings the Roaring Twenties brilliantly to life in this enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance and scandal in New York Society, brimming with lush atmosphere, striking characters and irresistible charm.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins (Psychological Thriller)
Compulsively readable, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is an emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller, and an electrifying debut that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives.

THE HONEYMOON by Dinitia Smith (Historical Fiction)
Based on the life of George Eliot, famed author of MIDDLEMARCH, this captivating account of Eliot’s passions and tribulations explores the nature of love in its many guises.

LAROSE by Louise Erdrich (Fiction)
In this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, the bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning THE ROUND HOUSE and the Pulitzer Prize nominee THE PLAGUE OF DOVES, wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale of a tragic accident, a demand for justice, and a profound act of atonement with ancient roots in Native American culture.

THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS by M. L. Stedman (Historical Fiction)
M. L. Stedman’s mesmerizing, beautifully written novel is a sweeping story about extraordinarily compelling characters seeking to find their North Star in a world where there is no right answer, where justice for one person is another’s tragic loss.

NIGHT by Elie Wiesel, trans. by Marion Wiesel (Memoir)
NIGHT is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps.

THE SUMMER GUEST by Alison Anderson (Historical Fiction)
The translator of THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, Alison Anderson, delivers a remarkable literary novel --- with a stunning conclusion --- inspired by historical events, in which a diary weaves together the lives of three women: a dying Ukranian doctor who befriends Anton Chekov in the 19th century, a modern-day London book editor, and the woman she hires to translate it into English.

Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:

AFTER ALICE by Gregory Maguire (Fantasy)
From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of WICKED comes a magical new twist on ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis’s Carroll’s beloved classic.

THE CLASP by Sloane Crosley (Fiction)
From the author of I WAS TOLD THERE'D BE CAKE and HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER comes a heartfelt and suspenseful novel --- the story of friends struggling to fit together now that their lives haven't gone as planned, of how to separate the real from the fake.

DEATH AND MR. PICKWICK by Stephen Jarvis (Historical Fiction)
DEATH AND MR. PICKWICK is a vast, richly imagined, Dickensian work about the rough-and-tumble world that produced Dickens and is, like the great writer’s immortal novels, full of preposterous characters, shaggy-dog stories, improbable reversals, skulduggery, betrayal and valor.

THE HUMMINGBIRD by Stephen P. Kiernan (Fiction)
Told with piercing empathy and heartbreaking realism, THE HUMMINGBIRD is a masterful story of loving commitment, service to country, and absolution through wisdom and forgiveness.

THE IDEA OF LOVE by Patti Callahan Henry (Fiction)
From New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry, comes a riveting drama about the about the lengths we go to for love.

THE INVASION OF THE TEARLING by Erika Johansen (Fantasy)
In this riveting sequel to the national bestseller THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm.

LOVE MAY FAIL by Matthew Quick (Fiction)
An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness --- and her high school English teacher --- in New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick’s offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate and hair metal.

THE MEMORY PAINTER by Gwendolyn Womack (Suspense/Thriller)
Two lovers who have traveled across time. A team of scientists at the cutting edge of memory research. A miracle drug that unlocks an ancient mystery.

SECOND LIFE by S. J. Watson (Psychological Thriller)
From the New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her.
 

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