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So Many Great Books; Get Ready to Make Time for Them!
Next week is BookExpo, the industry’s annual trade show where we will be doing our annual Book Group Speed Dating event on Friday afternoon, June 2nd. We have 24 publishers participating, and more than 100 fall/winter titles that are “perfect for book group reading” will be presented. Above are links to just three books by authors who you all know that are forthcoming, to give you a taste of what you can look forward to. By the time our next newsletter goes out, we will have links to all the publisher presentations on our site so you can start planning ahead.
Also, we have these two little nuggets for those of you who enjoy movies based on books. First up, here is a link to a book trailer for the film adaptation of THE GLASS CASTLE starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts, which will be in theaters on August 11th.
And just as I was writing this newsletter, we got word that the movie adaptation of THE NIGHTINGALE, the bestselling book by Kristin Hannah, will be released on August 10, 2018.
In reader mail, I have two notes to share. The first is from Nancy in South Carolina: "I belong to two book groups here. One is the one I always refer to when I enter your contests. The other is a community club, with around 40 members. We usually get 20 or so at a meeting. Our organizer came up with an idea last year for July, our quiet month, when a lot of members are traveling. It was so successful, we're going to do it again this year. Each member takes a book she has read and enjoyed or found worthy of discussion, wraps it in brown paper, and writes one or two sentences about the plot, or to whom it might appeal, or something to pique someone's interest. We don't give the book's title or our name on the outside. Each participant then exchanges her book for one she finds appealing. On the inside, you give your contact info, so that, after the book's been read, the two of you can discuss it. It's a fun way to try new authors or genres.” What a terrific idea!
Michelle wrote, “My club received its copies of PACHINKO that we won in a contest. Thank you so much for the books. It was wonderful, and I loved sharing with friends.
By the way, we are always open to ideas of what you would like to see from us on ReadingGroupGuides.com and in this newsletter. We're noodling some new ideas, but if you have something that you would like to see here, drop me a line with the subject line “Ideas for RGG.”
We have two new featured guides to tell you about in this update. First up is SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR, in which Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina. A chance meeting on the Isle of Palms brings former sweethearts Adam Stanley and Eve Landers together again. As they do some major catching up, their respective spouses, Eliza and Carl, strike up a deep friendship of their own. Year after year, all four look forward to their reunion at Wild Dunes, a condominium complex, where they grow closer with each passing day. The devotion and love they share will help them overcome life’s many obstacles as they approach their twilight years. Click here for the discussion guide and here for our review on Bookreporter.com.
Our second featured guide is for MISSISSIPPI BLOOD. This is the concluding volume in Greg Iles' Natchez Burning trilogy, which is quite the achievement considering that Iles nearly lost his life six years ago in a car accident that left him in a medically induced coma for eight days. He had just completed NATCHEZ BURNING, but his near-death experience coupled with the subsequent passing of his father inspired him to delve more deeply into his characters and the brutal history of the American South, thus turning what was intended to be one book into an epic trilogy. In this final installment, Penn Cage finds himself defending his father, Dr. Tom Cage, who stands accused of murdering his former lover, an African-American woman. Frustratingly, though, Tom would prefer to plead guilty than reveal the truth of the crime to his son. Penn feels that he must exonerate his father in order to prevent his entire family from being destroyed. Check out the discussion guide here, and click here for our review on Bookreporter.com. My husband devoured this series --- and loved it!
You still have plenty of time to submit your entries in this month’s “What’s Your Book Group Reading” contest, where three book groups will win 12 copies of the paperback edition of HOMEGOING, Yaa Gyasi’s award-winning debut novel and the Indies Choice Debut Book of the Year. The book follows the parallel paths of two half sisters and their descendants through eight generations --- from the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the American Civil War to Jazz Age Harlem. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Thursday, June 8th at noon ET. See the discussion guide here and our Bookreporter.com review here.
We love reading through the titles that you are discussing with your book group. Seeing what resonates with you helps us with programming the site, so be sure to share!
Earlier this year, some lucky book groups won copies of BEING MORTAL: Medicine and What Matters in the End and answered some questions about it. In this runaway bestseller from 2014, Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon, tackles the toughest challenge of his profession: how medicine can improve not only life but also the process of its ending. If you haven’t had a chance to read our groups’ comments, which we shared with you in the last newsletter, please take a moment and do so now. Those who have read BEING MORTAL have called it a life-changer, and we are so glad that these groups were able to experience this book and discuss it. I strongly suggest you do the same with your group.
This month’s poll asks: How do you participate in your book group meetings? Do you usually dominate the discussion, sit back and listen to what others in your group have to say, or does it depend on such factors as your mood that day or how much you liked or disliked the book that’s being discussed? Let us know by Thursday, June 8th at noon ET.
Later in this newsletter, you’ll find details about a number of contests that are currently running on Bookreporter.com, including ones for Father’s Day, Summer Reading, Word of Mouth and Sounding Off on Audio. Enter for your chance to win some fabulous hardcovers, paperbacks and audiobooks in a variety of genres!
Here’s wishing you a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We will be back with another newsletter in two weeks. Enjoy your book group discussion!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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Featured Guide: SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR by
Dorothea Benton Frank
SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR by Dorothea Benton Frank (Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of marriage, love, family and friendship that is infused with her warm and engaging earthy humor and generous heart.
One enchanted summer, two couples begin a friendship that will last more than 20 years and transform their lives.
A chance meeting on the Isle of Palms, one of Charleston’s most stunning barrier islands, brings former sweethearts, Adam Stanley and Eve Landers together again. Their respective spouses, Eliza and Carl, fight sparks of jealousy flaring from their imagined rekindling of old flames. As Adam and Eve get caught up on their lives, their partners strike up a deep friendship --- and flirt with an unexpected attraction --- of their own.
Year after year, Adam, Eliza, Eve and Carl eagerly await their reunion at Wild Dunes, a condominium complex at the island’s tip end, where they grow closer with each passing day, building a friendship that will withstand financial catastrophe, family tragedy and devastating heartbreak. The devotion and love they share will help them weather the vagaries of time and enrich their lives as circumstances change, their children grow up and leave home and their twilight years approach.
Bursting with the intoxicating richness of Dorothea Benton Frank’s beloved Lowcountry --- the sultry sunshine, cool ocean breezes, icy cocktails and starry velvet skies --- SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR is a dazzling celebration of the infrangible power of friendship, the enduring promise of summer and the indelible bonds of love.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the featured guide.
Featured Guide: MISSISSIPPI BLOOD by Greg Iles
MISSISSIPPI BLOOD by Greg Iles (Thriller)
The endgame is at hand for Penn Cage his family, and the enemies bent on destroying them in this revelatory volume in the epic trilogy set in modern-day Natchez, Mississippi --- Greg Iles’ epic tale of love and honor, hatred and revenge that explores how the sins of the past continue to haunt the present.
Shattered by grief and dreaming of vengeance, Penn Cage sees his family and his world collapsing around him. The woman he loves is gone, his principles have been irrevocably compromised and his father, once a paragon of the community that Penn leads as mayor, is about to be tried for the murder of a former lover. Most terrifying of all, Dr. Cage seems bent on self-destruction. Despite Penn's experience as a prosecutor in major murder trials, his father has frozen him out of the trial preparations --- preferring to risk dying in prison to revealing the truth of the crime to his son.
Tom Cage's murder trial sets a terrible clock in motion, and unless Penn can pierce the veil of the past and exonerate his father, his family will be destroyed. Unable to trust anyone around him --- not even his own mother --- Penn joins forces with Serenity Butler, a famous young black author who has come to Natchez to write about his father's case. Together, Penn and Serenity --- a former soldier --- battle to crack the Double Eagles and discover the secret history of the Cage family and the South itself, a desperate move that risks the only thing they have left to gamble: their lives.
MISSISSIPPI BLOOD is the enthralling conclusion to a breathtaking trilogy seven years in the making --- one that has kept readers on the edge of their seats. With piercing insight, narrative prowess, and a masterful ability to blend history and imagination, New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles illuminates the brutal history of the American South in a highly atmospheric and suspenseful novel that delivers the shocking resolution his fans have eagerly awaited.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the featured guide.
"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest:
Enter to Win 12 Copies of the Paperback Edition of
HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi for Your Group
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 HOMEGOING, Yaa Gyasi's award-winning debut novel that is now available in paperback. In 18th-century Ghana, two half-sisters are born. One will marry an Englishman and live in comfort. The other will be captured and sold into slavery. The book follows these sisters and their descendants through eight generations. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Thursday, June 8th at noon ET.
HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi (Historical Fiction)
Ghana, 18th century: Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort in the palatial rooms of the notorious Cape Coast Castle. The other will be captured in a raid on her village, imprisoned in the very same castle, and shipped off to America to be sold into slavery.
With breathtaking scope, HOMEGOING follows the parallel paths of these sisters and their descendants through eight generations: from the slave traders of the Gold Coast to the plantations of Mississippi, from the Asantes’ struggle against British colonialism to the first stirrings of the American Civil War, from the jazz of 20th-century Harlem to the sparkling shores of modern Ghana. Yaa Gyasi’s extraordinary novel illuminates slavery’s troubled legacy both for those who were taken and those who stayed --- and shows how the memory of captivity has been inscribed on the soul of our nation.
- Click here for the reading group guide.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to enter the contest.
Featured Guide: BENEATH A SCARLET SKY
by Mark Sullivan
BENEATH A SCARLET SKY by Mark Sullivan (Historical Fiction)
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.
Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian teenager --- obsessed with music, food and girls --- but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior.
In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier --- a move they think will keep him out of combat. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of 18 to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitler’s left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reich’s most mysterious and powerful commanders.
Now, with the opportunity to spy for the Allies inside the German High Command, Pino endures the horrors of the war and the Nazi occupation by fighting in secret, his courage bolstered by his love for Anna and for the life he dreams they will one day share.
Fans of ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, THE NIGHTINGALE and UNBROKEN will enjoy this riveting saga of history, suspense and love.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here to read an interview with Mark Sullivan.
- Click here to visit Mark Sullivan's website.
Click here for the featured guide.
Featured Guide: GINNY MOON by Benjamin Ludwig
GINNY MOON by Benjamin Ludwig (Fiction)
To Ginny, a child with autism, the word Forever means until the police come.
Five years ago the police forcibly removed her from the home of her abusive birth mother, Gloria. Now 14, and in her fourth Forever Home, Ginny remains hell-bent on finding her way back to Gloria’s apartment. She has no illusions about her mother’s addictions or lack of parenting skills. She knows that it might be dangerous --- that it might even kill her. Still she plots, obsessed with returning to Gloria’s to find something she insists she left behind, something she hid under her bed. Her teachers, therapist and new Forever Parents are in turn frustrated, infuriated and perplexed.
The novel opens with Ginny secretly contacting Gloria and revealing her new address. When mother and daughter try to reunite, the police and courts quickly become involved, monitoring Ginny constantly. After her Forever Mother gets pregnant, Ginny’s already-fragile relationship with her disintegrates, and her Forever Parents begin the process of placing Ginny at St. Genevieve’s Home for Girls, effectively un-adopting her.
But Ginny has other plans. She’ll steal and lie, and reach across her past to exploit the good intentions of her aunt and her birth father --- anything it takes to get back what’s missing in her life. She’ll even get herself kidnapped: all for the sake of reclaiming her smothered innocence, all for the sake of finding what she left behind the farthest edge of Forever.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
Click here for the featured guide.
New Guide: BANG by Barry Lyga
BANG by Barry Lyga (Fiction)
THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS, HATE LIST and FORGIVE ME, LEONARD PEACOCK readers will appreciate this heartbreaking novel about living with your worst mistake from New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga.
A chunk of old memory, adrift in a pool of blood.
Sebastian Cody did something horrible, something no one --- not even Sebastian himself --- can forgive. At the age of four, he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister with his father's gun.
Now, 10 years later, Sebastian has lived with the guilt and horror for his entire life. With his best friend away for the summer, Sebastian has only a new friend --- Aneesa --- to distract him from his darkest thoughts. But even this relationship cannot blunt the pain of his past. Because Sebastian knows exactly how to rectify his childhood crime and sanctify his past. It took a gun to get him into this.
Now he needs a gun to get out.
Unflinching and honest, BANG is the story of one boy and one moment in time that cannot be reclaimed, as true and as relevant as tomorrow's headlines.
- Click here to read a review on Teenreads.com.
Click here for the reading group guide.
Book Group Comments on
BEING MORTAL by Atul Gawande
In February, a selection of book groups won copies of the runaway bestseller BEING MORTAL: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande and were asked to answer some questions about the book. We are happy to be sharing their wonderful feedback with you here. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families. Those who have read BEING MORTAL have called it a life-changer, and we are so glad that these groups were able to experience this book and discuss it.
BEING MORTAL: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande (Health/Medicine)
In BEING MORTAL, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending.
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing homes, preoccupied with safety, pin patients into railed beds and wheelchairs. Hospitals isolate the dying, checking for vital signs long after the goals of cure have become moot. Doctors, committed to extending life, continue to carry out devastating procedures that in the end extend suffering.
Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families. Gawande offers examples of freer, more socially fulfilling models for assisting the infirm and dependent elderly, and he explores the varieties of hospice care to demonstrate that a person's last weeks or months may be rich and dignified.
Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, BEING MORTAL asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end.
- Click here for the reading group guide.
Click here to read the comments.
May Releases of Interest to Book Groups
ALLIE AND BEA by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Fiction)
Bea barely has been scraping by since her husband died. So she decides to head toward the Pacific Ocean on a mission to reclaim what’s rightfully hers. When 15-year-old Allie’s parents are jailed, she is sent to a group home. But when her life is threatened by another resident, she escapes --- and fate throws her in Bea’s path.
BENEATH A SCARLET SKY by Mark Sullivan (Historical Fiction)
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.
THE BEST OF ADAM SHARP by Graeme Simsion (Fiction/Humor)
Set to the soundtrack of our lives, THE BEST OF ADAM SHARP follows along with emotion and humor as one man looks back on his past and decides if having a second chance is worth the risk.
ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman (Fiction)
Gail Honeyman's debut novel is the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes that the only way to survive is to open your heart.
GINNY MOON by Benjamin Ludwig (Fiction)
GINNY MOON is at once quirky, charming, heartbreaking and poignant. It’s a story about being an outsider trying to find a place to belong and about making sense of a world that just doesn’t seem to add up.
RISE AND SHINE, BENEDICT STONE by Phaedra Patrick (Fiction)
RISE AND SHINE, BENEDICT STONE is a luminous reminder of the unbreakable bonds of family, and shows that having someone to embrace life with is always better than standing on your own.
SAINTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS by J. Courtney Sullivan (Fiction)
J. Courtney Sullivan’s latest novel explores the fascinating, funny and sometimes achingly sad ways that a secret at the heart of one family both breaks them and binds them together.
SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR by Dorothea Benton Frank (Fiction)
Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of marriage, love, family and friendship that is infused with her warm and engaging earthy humor and generous heart.
TROPHY SON by Douglas Brunt (Fiction)
Today’s children are pushed to achieve excellence --- or else. But at what cost? Douglas Brunt’s third novel, TROPHY SON, tells the story of a tennis prodigy, from young childhood to the finals of the US Open, Wimbledon and other tournaments around the world.
Bookreporter.com’s New Release Spotlight:
RISE AND SHINE, BENEDICT STONE by Phaedra Patrick
RISE AND SHINE, BENEDICT STONE by Phaedra Patrick (Fiction)
Phaedra Patrick's debut novel, THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER, was hailed as "poignant" and "utterly endearing." Now she returns with RISE AND SHINE, BENEDICT STONE, a gem of a novel about family, forgiveness and one man's second chance at happiness.
Moonstone for empathy. Azurite for memories. Lapis lazuli for truth… In the quiet village of Noon Sun, Benedict Stone has settled into a complacent and predictable routine. Business at his jewelry shop has dried up; his marriage is on the rocks. His life is in desperate need of a jump start.
And then a surprise arrives at his door.
Gemma is Benedict's audacious teenage niece --- the daughter of his estranged brother, Charlie. The two Stone brothers had a falling out and haven't spoken in almost two decades, since Charlie left for America. Reckless and stubborn, Gemma invites herself into Benedict's world and turns his orderly life upside down. But she might just be exactly what he needs to get his life back on track.
Filled with colorful characters and irresistible charm, RISE AND SHINE, BENEDICT STONE is a luminous reminder of the unbreakable bonds of family, and shows that having someone to embrace life with is always better than standing on your own.
Click here to read more in our New Release Spotlight.
Bookreporter.com's 12th Annual
Father's Day Contest: Best Books for Dad
Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the men in our lives who have raised and loved us. Why not show him your appreciation by inspiring him with a great book? In our 12th annual "Best Books for Dad" contest, we have a selection of books that are perfect gift-giving suggestions for Dad, keeping him busy through the rest of the year. Five readers will be awarded a copy of each of our featured titles. To enter, please fill out this form by Monday, June 19th at noon ET.
This year's featured titles are:
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AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE by Al Franken
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BEFORE THE FALL by Noah Hawley
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THE COST OF COURAGE by Charles Kaiser
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EVERYBODY BEHAVES BADLY: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises by Lesley M. M. Blume
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THE FALLEN: A Testament Novel by Eric Van Lustbader
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MAKE YOUR BED: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World by William H. McRaven
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THE RANGER WAY: Living the Code On and Off the Battlefield by Kris Paronto
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SHORTGRASS: A Novel of World War II by John J. Dwyer
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SLAVES OF THE SWITCHBOARD OF DOOM: A Novel of Retropolis by Bradley W. Schenck
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TESTIMONY by Scott Turow
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TWELVE DAYS by Steven Barnes
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THE WINTER FORTRESS: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb
Click here to enter the contest.
Bookreporter.com's Summer Reading
Contests and Feature
Summer will be here before you know it! 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 are hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days through August 24th, so you will have to check the site each day to see the featured prize book and enter to win. We also are sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
Click here to read all the contest details
and see the prize books being awarded in May, June, July and August.
Enter Our Ongoing Bookreporter.com Contests:
"Word of Mouth" and "Sounding Off on Audio"
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 May 12th to May 26th at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of DRAGON TEETH by Michael Crichton and TESTIMONY by Scott Turow.
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.
Please note: A new Word of Mouth contest will be up
on Friday, May 26th at noon ET.
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 May 1st to June 1st at noon ET, two lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win the audio versions of Dorothea Benton Frank's SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR, performed by Bernadette Dunne, and Dennis Lehane's SINCE WE FELL, performed by Julia Whelan.
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.
The following guides are now available on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
BANG by Barry Lyga (Fiction)
Unflinching and honest, BANG is the story of one boy and one moment in time that cannot be reclaimed, as true and as relevant as tomorrow's headlines.
BENEATH A SCARLET SKY by Mark Sullivan (Historical Fiction)
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours.
GINNY MOON by Benjamin Ludwig (Fiction)
Told in an extraordinary and wholly original voice, GINNY MOON is a story about being an outsider trying to find a place to belong and about making sense of a world that just doesn’t seem to add up.
HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi (Historical Fiction)
Ghana, 18th century: Two half-sisters are born. One will marry an Englishman and live in comfort. The other will be captured and sold into slavery. HOMEGOING follows these sisters and their descendants through eight generations.
MISSISSIPPI BLOOD by Greg Iles (Thriller)
MISSISSIPPI BLOOD is the enthralling conclusion to a breathtaking trilogy seven years in the making --- one that has kept readers on the edge of their seats. Greg Iles illuminates the brutal history of the American South in a highly atmospheric and suspenseful novel that delivers the shocking resolution his fans have eagerly awaited.
SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR by Dorothea Benton Frank (Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to her magical Lowcountry of South Carolina in this bewitching story of marriage, love, family and friendship that is infused with her warm and engaging earthy humor and generous heart.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they released in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
ROUGH RIDERS: Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill by Mark Lee Gardner (History)
The first definitive account of this legendary fighting force and its extraordinary leader, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Lee Gardner’s ROUGH RIDERS is narrative nonfiction at its most invigorating and compulsively readable.
THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman (Essays)
An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS brings together for the first time ever more than 60 pieces of his outstanding nonfiction.
This Month's Poll: How Much Do You Contribute to
Your Book Group Discussions?
For those of you in a book group, which of the following best describes your level of participation at your meetings? Please check all that apply.
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I am happy to start the conversation and then turn it over to my fellow book group members.
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I usually let my fellow members speak first and then wait for the right time to express my thoughts.
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I tend to dominate the discussion.
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I typically find myself just sitting back and listening to what my fellow members have to say.
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It depends on how much I liked or disliked the book that is being discussed.
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It depends on how I am feeling that particular day.
Click here to vote in the poll by Thursday, June 8th at noon ET.
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