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News About Our Favorite Event of the Year…and More!
It’s been a crazy time as the second nor’easter in the tri-state area swept through here and left us without power for part of five days; the third storm today only hit the city mildly. I am sure there were many book club meetings that had to be rescheduled! This has been one very wild winter.
This is one reason I am happy to focus here on some events and programs that are guaranteed to make our readers smile.
First, I'm excited to announce the details of our 7th Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event, which will take place on Friday, June 1st from 2pm to 3:50pm at BookExpo in New York. Representatives from more than 20(!) publishers will be in attendance to share selections and book group news from their publishing houses in a speed-dating format designed to give booksellers, librarians and book group leaders an inside look at what book groups will want to know for fall and winter. Galley giveaways and ideas for enhancing book group discussions will be part of this event. Advance signup is required by Monday, May 21st at noon ET. Be sure to fill out this form to sign up. Please note that you have to be registered for BookExpo to attend. Read on for more details later in this newsletter.
Sarah Jessica Parker has selected ANATOMY OF A MIRACLE by Jonathan Miles as her latest ALA Book Club Central Pick. According to Parker, "Jonathan Miles is a great American storyteller, a writer to celebrate with a new novel easily devoured. His tender, life-affirming ANATOMY OF A MIRACLE follows paraplegic veteran Cameron Harris and his sister Tanya after Cameron suddenly regains the ability to walk. The story in these pages is astoundingly joyous and deeply humane, and I can’t wait to share it with you all as the new selection for Book Club Central." We have a discussion guide for the book, which you can check out here.
I am hoping to attend a session about Book Club Central at the Public Library Association conference next week in Philadelphia. I am going to be there for a day or so, with a jam-packed schedule. PLA is one of my favorite conferences, and the idea that there is a book group-themed program there makes me happy!
In other news, Barnes & Noble announced last week the launch of the Barnes & Noble Book Club, which, according to their press release, is “a national book club designed to bring readers in communities across the country together to discuss some of the greatest books being published.” B&N “will host a free Book Club night seasonally at its 632 stores nationwide, which will be led by its expert booksellers and feature exclusive content and special in-store promotions for book club members. Bestselling author Meg Wolitzer’s novel, THE FEMALE PERSUASION, has been chosen as the first book club pick for the inaugural Book Club night, which will take place on May 2, from 6pm-7pm local time, at stores across the country.” You can think about participating in this with your book group or on your own.
March’s “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest book is EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid, which appeared on MANY “Best Books of 2017” lists and was a Book Club Central Pick in October. Newly released in paperback, it is March’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” and is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Awards in the Fiction category (the winners will be announced this Thursday the 15th).
In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people --- Nadia and Saeed --- meet and become involved in a love affair. When the unrest in their city explodes, they begin to hear whispers about doors --- doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price. As the violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide that they no longer have a choice. Leaving their homeland and their old lives behind, they find a door and step through. We’re giving three readers the chance to win 12 copies of the book for their group. Be sure to enter here by Wednesday, April 4th at noon ET. You can see the discussion guide here and our review on Bookreporter.com here. I have heard fabulous things about this book and finally have a copy on my reading pile.
In our previous “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest, here are the five books mentioned most frequently as titles that our book groups read: A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles, BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Colson Whitehead, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY by Mark Sullivan, and LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng. Scroll further down the newsletter to see the Top 15.
We’re also happy to announce a contest for Iris Martin Cohen’s debut novel, THE LITTLE CLAN. Twenty-five-year-old Ava Gallanter is the librarian in residence at the Lazarus Club, an ancient, dwindling Manhattan arts club full of eccentric geriatric residents. Despite the differences in age, Ava feels right at home. When her friend, Stephanie, returns after an unplanned year abroad, she vows to rescue Ava from a life of obscurity. Stephanie promises to make Ava’s dream of becoming a writer come true, and together they start a Victorian-inspired literary salon at the Lazarus Club. However, Ava’s romanticized idea of the salon quickly erodes as Stephanie’s ambitions take the women in an unexpected --- and precarious --- direction. The book doesn’t release until April 17th, but we’re awarding 10 advance copies to five groups each. To enter, please fill out this form by Wednesday, April 4th at noon ET. In the meantime, click here to take a look at the guide.
You only have until next Thursday, March 22nd at noon ET to enter our contest for ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS, Sara Ackerman’s debut novel. Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together one year after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. But Ella is stubbornly silent. Something --- or someone --- has scared her. And with the island overrun by troops training for a secret mission, tension and suspicion between neighbors is rising. Click here to read more about the book and here for the guide.
And please keep in mind that Monday, March 19th is the last day you can send submissions in Sourcebook’s contest celebrating the recent release of CARNEGIE’S MAID by Marie Benedict, a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. Vote for your library so they can win $2,000 --- and you will have the chance to receive a $100 gift card! This is all in the spirit of Andrew Carnegie and his extensive philanthropic endeavors.
This month, we’re featuring the guide for yet another debut novel, THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER by Keziah Frost. At 73, Norbert Zelenka is broke and alone except for the company of a Chihuahua. But when “Carlotta’s Club” --- three strong-willed seniors --- decides to make Norbert their latest project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme: establishing himself as the town’s fortune-teller. Soon his life begins changing in unexpected ways. It turns out that years of observing other people make Norbert an excellent card reader. But when a troubled young woman goes missing after a bad reading, Norbert must find a strength beyond the cards to bring her home safely. Click here for the guide.
Also, be sure to check out the guides for ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, Elizabeth J. Church’s novel about a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas (it will be a Bets On pick); IF I DIE TONIGHT by Alison Gaylin, a psychological thriller in which a seemingly open-and-shut police case with a clear-cut hero and villain turns out to be anything but simple; and THE WHOLE WAY HOME, Sarah Creech’s second novel (now available in paperback) about a radiant talent on the brink of making it big in Nashville who must confront her small-town past and an old love she has never forgotten.
Which of the titles that appeared on our “Reader-Selected Best Books of 2017” list have you read, or do you plan to read, with your group? That’s our latest poll question; let us know by clicking here.
In our previous poll, we wanted to know how many books you read in a month outside of the reading that you do for your book group. 41% of you said 5 or more; of that percentage, 17% read 10 or more. We love that you are such avid readers. Click here for all the results.
A few weeks ago, I heard from a friend who lives in the town next to me. She wants to start a book group for working mothers and is looking for suggestions for what to read: “We are a group of working moms of young kids (mostly). We have a love of reading, but not a lot of time to do it (and we’re tired most of the time!). So it needs to be something that isn’t too heavy, but has some depth to it for discussion.” I asked our Bookreporter.com readers for their feedback, and this garnered a HUGE response from them. We compiled all of their suggestions into a single blog post, which you can see here. MANY thanks to all who took the time to share their recommendations with us. I am hoping that my schedule stays clear to attend their first discussion on April 9th; their first discussion title will be SMALL GREAT THINGS by Jodi Picoult.
The New York Times is now publishing audiobook bestseller lists for the first time. These lists, which will appear on a monthly basis only and debuted last Thursday, will note the top 15 fiction and top 15 nonfiction audio titles from the previous month. Click here for their inaugural fiction audio list and here for the first nonfiction list. You can read the full story here. I have been eager for them to do these lists to highlight audio, so I am very excited to see these first lists. And for those who entered our recent audiobook contest for Kristin Hannah’s THE GREAT ALONE, the audiobook hit the New York Times list at #3!
I am finalizing a couple of events in the tri-state area that I am going to do between April and August. I will share them in the next newsletter. I love meeting our readers, so I am hoping many of you can join me!
Enjoy your next book group discussion. We’ll be back with another newsletter in two weeks!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of
EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid 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 EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid, which is March’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This.” Now available in paperback, this finalist for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Awards is an astonishingly visionary love story that imagines the forces that drive ordinary people from their homes into the uncertain embrace of new lands. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, April 4th at noon ET.
EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid (Fiction)
In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet --- sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city. When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors --- doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price. As the violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide that they no longer have a choice. Leaving their homeland and their old lives behind, they find a door and step through.
EXIT WEST follows these remarkable characters as they emerge into an alien and uncertain future, struggling to hold on to each other, to their past, to the very sense of who they are. Profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive, it tells an unforgettable story of love, loyalty and courage that is both completely of our time and for all time.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to enter the contest.
New Special Contest: Enter to Win 10 Advance Copies of THE LITTLE CLAN by Iris Martin Cohen for Your Group
We are celebrating the April 17th release of Iris Martin Cohen's debut novel, THE LITTLE CLAN --- a love letter to classic literature and an illuminating look at newfound adulthood --- with a special contest that will give five groups the chance to win 10 advance copies of the book. To enter, please fill out this form by Wednesday, April 4th at noon ET.
THE LITTLE CLAN by Iris Martin Cohen (Fiction)
Ava Gallanter is the librarian in residence at the Lazarus Club, an ancient, dwindling Manhattan arts club full of eccentric geriatric residents stuck in a long-gone era. Twenty-five-year-old Ava, however, feels right at home. She leads a quiet life, surrounded by her beloved books and sequestered away from her peers.
When Ava’s enigmatic friend, Stephanie, returns after an unplanned year abroad, the intoxicating opportunist vows to rescue Ava from a life of obscurity. Stephanie, on the hunt for fame and fortune, promises to make Ava’s dream of becoming a writer come true, and together they start a Victorian-inspired literary salon at the Lazarus Club. However, Ava’s romanticized idea of the salon quickly erodes as Stephanie’s ambitions take the women in an unexpected --- and precarious --- direction.
In this humorous yet keenly observant coming-of-age story, Cohen brings us into a boisterous literary world bathed in hubris and ambition. With eloquent prose and affecting storytelling, THE LITTLE CLAN is both a wickedly fun yet sharply insightful look at friendship, feminism and finding yourself in your 20s.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
Click here to enter the contest.
Special Contest: Enter to Win 12 Copies of
ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS
by Sara Ackerman for Your Group
In ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS, the Pacific battles of World War II continue to threaten American soil, and on the home front, the bonds of friendship and the strength of love are tested. We are celebrating the release of Sara Ackerman's debut novel with a special contest that will give three readers the chance to win 12 copies of the book for their group. To enter, please fill out this form by Thursday, March 22nd at noon ET.
ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS by Sara Ackerman (Historical Fiction)
Hawaii, 1944. The Pacific battles of World War II continue to threaten American soil, and on the home front, the bonds of friendship and the strength of love are tested.
Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together one year after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. But Ella is stubbornly silent. Something --- or someone --- has scared her. And with the island overrun by troops training for a secret mission, tension and suspicion between neighbors is rising.
Violet bands together with her close friends to get through the difficult days. To support themselves, they open a pie stand near the military base, offering the soldiers a little homemade comfort. Try as she might, Violet can’t ignore her attraction to the brash marine who comes to her aid when the women are accused of spying. Desperate to discover the truth behind what happened to her husband, while keeping her friends and daughter safe, Violet is torn by guilt, fear and longing as she faces losing everything. Again.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
Click here to enter the contest.
New Featured Guide: THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER
by Keziah Frost
THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER by Keziah Frost (Fiction/Humor)
Norbert Zelenka has always lived life on the sidelines. It’s why at 73 years old he’s broke and alone except for the company of a Chihuahua. But when “Carlotta’s Club” --- three strong-willed seniors with plenty of time on their hands --- decides to make Norbert their latest project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme: establishing himself as the town’s fortune-teller. Soon his life begins changing in unexpected ways.
It turns out that years of observing other people make Norbert an excellent card reader. As Norbert’s lonesome world expands with new friendships and a newfound self-confidence, he finally finds himself in a place where he belongs. But disaster looms on the horizon. When a troubled young woman goes missing after a bad reading, Norbert must find a strength beyond the cards to bring her home safely.
A heartfelt story of coming-of-age late in life, THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER is a poignant reminder that we’re never too old to learn new tricks.
Click here for the featured guide.
Love Your Library Like a Carnegie!
Your Library Can Win $2,000 --- and
YOU Can Win a $100 Gift Card!
From the author of the acclaimed THE OTHER EINSTEIN comes a mesmerizing story of love, power and the woman who inspired an American dynasty. In celebration of Marie Benedict’s highly anticipated new novel, CARNEGIE'S MAID, its publisher, Sourcebooks, is giving the library who receives the most votes $2,000, and one lucky voter will win a $100 gift card!
Click here to enter the contest by Monday, March 19th.
Announcing ReadingGroupGuides.com's
7th Annual BookExpo Speed Dating Event:
"Great Book Group Titles for Fall/Winter 2018"
On Friday, June 1st from 2:00pm to 3:50pm at BookExpo in New York, ReadingGroupGuides.com will host its 7th Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event.
Representatives from more than 20(!) publishers will be in attendance to share selections and book group news from their publishing houses in a speed-dating format designed to give booksellers, librarians and book group leaders an inside look at what book groups will want to know for fall and winter. Galley giveaways and ideas for enhancing book group discussions will be part of this event.
Advance signup is required by Monday, May 21st at noon ET. Seating will be assigned. Fill out this form to sign up. Once you do so, you will see a note that you have registered. We will not send more information until Friday, May 25th.
Please note: To attend this event, you must be registered to attend BookExpo on June 1st and have a badge. If you are not, click here to register.
March's Reading Roundup: Top Picks from
Indie Next, LibraryReads, Target and Costco
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.
This month's Indie Next titles include EDUCATED, an unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University; Alice Feeney's SOMETIMES I LIE, a debut psychological thriller that asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?; and THE WOMAN’S HOUR by Elaine Weiss, which chronicles the nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.
LibraryReads is spotlighting THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT by Chris Bohjalian, in which a flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man --- and no idea what happened; Anna Quindlen's ALTERNATE SIDE, which finds the tensions in a tight-knit neighborhood --- and a seemingly happy marriage --- exposed by an unexpected act of violence; and EVERY NOTE PLAYED, Lisa Genova’s powerful exploration of regret, forgiveness, freedom and what it means to be alive.
March's Target Book Club title is THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert, and Pennie's Pick for Costco is THE BOOK OF POLLY by Kathy Hepinstall.
Click here for the complete roundup.
Our Most Popular Book Group Selections for February’s "What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest
March's New in Paperback Roundups
on Bookreporter.com
March’s roundup of New in Paperback fiction titles includes CAMINO ISLAND, John Grisham's thriller from last year that opens with a gang of thieves staging a daring heist from a vault deep below Princeton University’s Firestone Library --- and the action never lets up from there; David Baldacci’s END GAME, which marks the return of CIA assassins Will Robie and Jessica Reel, who are sent to investigate the disappearance of their handler, code-named Blue Man --- and find themselves up against an adversary with superior firepower and a home-court advantage; THE STARS ARE FIRE by Anita Shreve, which centers on an extraordinary young woman who is tested by a catastrophic event, and is based on the true story of the largest fire in Maine's history; and THE LYING GAME, an instant New York Times bestseller from Ruth Ware, who has written a chilling novel of friendship, secrets, and the dangerous games that teenage girls play.
Among our nonfiction highlights are THE RADIUM GIRLS by Kate Moore, which fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the "wonder" substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances; JACKIE'S GIRL, an endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent 13 years as Jackie Kennedy’s personal assistant and occasional nanny --- and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady; and KENNEDY AND KING by Steven Levingston, which traces the emergence of two of the 20th century's greatest leaders, their powerful impact on each other and on the shape of the civil rights battle between 1960 and 1963.
Find out what's New in Paperback for the weeks of
March 5th, March 12th, March 19th and March 26th.
Announcing Bookreporter.com's
Spring Preview Contests and Feature
Spring is in the air (or will be very soon)! We’ve already caught the fever --- and it’s being fueled by some wonderful new and upcoming releases. Our seventh annual Spring Preview Contests and Feature spotlights many of these picks, which we know people will be talking about over the next few months. We are hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days through April 20th. You will need to check the site to see the featured book and enter to win. We also are sending a special newsletter to announce each title, which you can sign up for here.
This year's featured titles are:
Click here to read all the contest details
and learn more about our featured titles.
Recent Bookreporter.com Bets On Selections:
EDUCATED by Tara Westover and ROSIE COLORED GLASSES by Brianna Wolfson
EDUCATED: A Memoir by Tara Westover (Memoir)
EDUCATED by Tara Westover is a brilliant memoir by a young woman who grew up living off the grid with her Mormon family in Idaho. No school. No doctors. And not even a birth certificate to note the date of her birth. Most everyday ways that we live our lives are viewed as "outside" and "wrong."
As you can imagine, Tara’s family lives a tough life. They bear witness to devastating accidents, and instead of seeking traditional medical care, her father allows her mother to treat them with healing herbs. These are used for typical scrapes and scratches, as well as horrific burns from gasoline explosions. For months, her mother cowers in the basement as she recovers from what clearly was a concussion. There is familial abuse, which is tragically ignored.
- Click here to read a review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for more of Carol's commentary on EDUCATED.
ROSIE COLORED GLASSES by Brianna Wolfson (Fiction)
In ROSIE COLORED GLASSES by Brianna Wolfson, Rosie is the fun mother. With her daughter, Willow, she will play dress-up; a party with a candy fest in the middle of the night is not untypical. Rex is less impulsive. He is the serious parent. While Rex loves Rosie, their lives collide too much to stay together. After the divorce, the children bounce between the two parents. Rex is a traditional dad, while Rosie’s behavior becomes more and more erratic.
Readers see that something is not normal here. Rosie is bipolar, and she is unraveling. What does Willow see? Does she still wear the rose-colored glasses, or is she ready to understand her mother for who she is?
Click here for more of Carol's commentary on ROSIE COLORED GLASSES.
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 March 2nd to March 16th at noon ET, three lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win a copy of THE ESCAPE ARTIST by Brad Meltzer and LET ME LIE by Clare Mackintosh.
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, March 16th 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 March 1st to April 2nd at noon ET, two lucky readers each will be randomly chosen to win the audio versions of J.A. Jance's DUEL TO THE DEATH: An Ali Reynolds Mystery, read by Karen Ziemba, and Lisa Genova's EVERY NOTE PLAYED, read by Dennis Boutsikaris and Dagmara Dominczyk.
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.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS by Elizabeth J. Church (Historical Fiction)
ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS is a powerful novel about a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas --- and finds unexpected fortune, friendship and love.
ANATOMY OF A MIRACLE by Jonathan Miles (Fiction)
ANATOMY OF A MIRACLE is a profound new novel about a paralyzed young man’s unexplainable recovery --- a stunning exploration of faith, science, mystery and the meaning of life.
IF I DIE TONIGHT by Alison Gaylin (Psychological Thriller)
Told from a kaleidoscope of viewpoints, IF I DIE TONIGHT is a story of family ties and dark secrets --- and the lengths we'll go to protect ourselves.
ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS by Sara Ackerman (Historical Fiction)
Hawaii, 1944. The Pacific battles of World War II continue to threaten American soil, and on the home front, the bonds of friendship and the strength of love are tested. With war on their doorstep, friendship will sustain them.
THE LITTLE CLAN by Iris Martin Cohen (Fiction)
With eloquent prose and affecting storytelling, THE LITTLE CLAN by Iris Martin Cohen is at once a love letter to classic literature and an illuminating exploration of newfound adulthood.
LOOK FOR HER by Emily Winslow (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
Everyone loves a beautiful missing girl… With piercing insight and shocking twists, Emily Winslow explores the dark side of sensationalized crime in this haunting psychological thriller.
THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER by Keziah Frost (Fiction/Humor)
A retired accountant becomes the town's fortune-teller in this witty and charming debut.
THE WHOLE WAY HOME by Sarah Creech (Fiction)
For everyone who’s ever loved a great country music song: two rising Nashville musicians and childhood first loves are forced to confront a secret from their small town past, creating a true ballad of romance, heartbreak and scandal.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
THE CHILD by Fiona Barton (Psychological Thriller)
As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it’s a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby?
EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid (Fiction)
A New York Times bestseller, EXIT WEST is the astonishingly visionary love story that imagines the forces that drive ordinary people from their homes into the uncertain embrace of new lands.
THE LYING GAME by Ruth Ware (Psychological Thriller)
Three women receive a text from the fourth member of their former boarding school clique that reads, simply, “I need you” --- and they fear their lives will never be the same.
This Month's Poll: Our Reader-Selected
Best Books of 2017 --- Which Have You Read, or Are You Planning to Read, with Your Group?
Which of the titles that appeared on our “Reader-Selected Best Books of 2017” list have you read, or do you plan to read, with your group? Please check all that apply.
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BEARTOWN by Fredrik Backman
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BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate
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BENEATH A SCARLET SKY by Mark Sullivan
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CITY OF THIEVES by David Benioff
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ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman
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A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles
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THE HANDMAID’S TALE by Margaret Atwood
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE by Celeste Ng
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A MAN CALLED OVE by Fredrik Backman
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NEWS OF THE WORLD by Paulette Jiles
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THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah
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ORDINARY GRACE by William Kent Krueger
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SMALL GREAT THINGS by Jodi Picoult
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THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE by Lisa See
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None of these
Click here to vote in the poll by Wednesday, April 4th at noon ET.
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