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Hunkering Down with Our Book Groups in October
Thanks to all of you who answered our recent poll about how your group is meeting these days. For many years, book groups took place in homes, restaurants and libraries. There were a smattering of online discussions. But then the pandemic hit, and intrepid book group readers really got inventive as they tried to meet “safely.” Here’s a snapshot of what we learned about what you are up to these days.
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27.9% - My group started meeting again, and we are meeting indoors.
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17.2% - My group never stopped meeting.
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15.3% - My group is meeting online.
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9.5% - My group started meeting again, and we are meeting outdoors.
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6.1% - My group is meeting at the library.
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2.1% - My group started meeting again, and we were meeting indoors for a while, but we are back outdoors now.
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2.1% - My group used to meet at the library, but we are now meeting online.
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1.5% - My group fell apart during the pandemic.
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1% - My group used to meet at the library, but they have not reopened for meetings yet.
What we also are hearing is how many more of you are connecting with authors via Zoom. Skype? Speakerphone? Ha, things of the past. I love to see how we as readers keep evolving when it comes to how we discuss books. Bravo to all of you!
THREE Upcoming Events Perfect for Book Groups
We are hosting three events in November that we think book groups will love!
“Bookaccino Live” Book Group Event on Tuesday, November 16th at 8pm ET
We are looking forward to our next “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event, where our author guest will be Jim DeFede. His 2002 book, THE DAY THE WORLD CAME TO TOWN: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland, inspired Broadway’s smash hit musical “Come From Away,” which is currently streaming on Apple TV+. It details what happened in Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001 when 38 planes bound for the United States were grounded there when U.S. airspace was closed. The story of how this small community came together to host their thousands of unexpected international guests is truly extraordinary.
I first read THE DAY THE WORLD CAME TO TOWN when it originally released in 2002, and it is one of my all-time favorite books. Jim has written a new afterword for the latest edition where he updates us on the people we met two decades ago and what they are doing now.
You can sign up for this event by clicking here. Also, if you have a question for Jim that you would like to ask on camera during the event, please email me with the subject line “Question for Jim DeFede.” The timing for this event --- and this story --- is perfect as we get ready for Thanksgiving the following week.
ReadingGroupGuides.com’s “10 ½ Annual” Book Group Speed Dating Event on Friday, November 12th from 1pm ET to 3pm ET
Our “10 ½ Annual” Book Group Speed Dating event is fast approaching, and the publishers who will be participating are eager to let you know about books releasing this winter and spring that they are especially excited about. Please note: This is a “trade only” event, so attendance will be limited to librarians, booksellers and book group leaders of multiple book groups. If you fall into any of these categories and would like to attend this program, please email me with the subject line “Speed Dating” and tell me more about you.
“Bookaccino Live” Preview Event on Wednesday, November 10th at 2pm ET
Our last “Bookaccino Live” afternoon event of 2021 will be a big one as we talk about a number of books releasing between November 9th through the end of the year that I think should be on your radar. We also will look ahead to 2022 and tease some noteworthy titles coming out in January and February. Click here to sign up. And, as always, those who attend the live event will be given a link to a survey that asks which titles from the presentation they are most looking forward to reading. Those who complete the survey will be in the running to win a book!
Please scroll further down the newsletter for more details on these events and to sign up!
As promised, our October “Bookaccino Live” afternoon event is now available on our YouTube channel. Click here to see me present 31 books releasing between October 12th and November 2nd, along with a couple of December titles, that I think will appeal to you.
For this week’s “Bookreporter Talks To” interview, I had such fun catching up with Wade Rouse about his latest novel, THE SECRET OF SNOW, which he wrote under the pen name Viola Shipman (his grandmother’s name). Set in Northern Michigan, it’s the story of a Palm Springs meteorologist who heads back to her frigid hometown after she’s replaced by a virtual meteorologist that will never age, gain weight or renegotiate its contract. Now she has to confront her past --- and try to move forward in the town she ran from years ago.
In the interview, Wade explains how deeply personal this book was for him. He talks about Ginger Zee, the chief meteorologist for “Good Morning America” and ABC News; the history of snowmen; winter sports; and his snowbird life in Palm Springs. He also reveals what’s next for him in fiction, writing as Viola Shipman --- THE EDGE OF SUMMER, releasing next July --- and in nonfiction with a new memoir, MAGIC SEASON: A Son’s Story, which will be available next May. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast. We also posted a discussion guide for the book, which you can take a look at here.
Austin Ruh, our media producer, joined me to talk to Sarah Ruhl about her memoir, SMILE: The Story of a Face, for a recent “Bookreporter Talks To” interview. Sarah is a playwright, essayist and poet, as well as a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and a Tony Award nominee. Austin is a huge admirer of her playwriting, so I was happy that he was on board to discuss this aspect of her work.
SMILE is the story of Sarah’s decade-long journey with Bell's palsy, as well as her experiences as a mother and an artist. After surviving a high-risk pregnancy, half of her face is left paralyzed. She is told that most patients recover within a few days, but her face doesn't go back to normal. Her life is roses to the public, with a play opening on Broadway and her family growing, but she struggles with happiness, both in what others can see on her face and what she reflects on internally.
In the interview, Sarah discusses how people feel emotion, especially how external expressions have the power to control our own feelings. She also talks about her writing, how her story grew into a memoir, how certain writing projects are handled differently, and what she's working on next. Click here to watch the video and here to listen to the podcast. Austin and I are already talking about doing a few more projects together.
Last Chance to Enter Our Monthly Contest
Wednesday, November 10th at noon ET is the deadline to enter our current “What’s Your Book Group Reading This Month?” contest. Three of you will win up to 12 copies of ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick, for your group. According to our Bookreporter reviewer Rebecca Munro, the book "is, without a doubt, the most chilling novel I have read this year...if not ever. Never before have I had to read a domestic thriller with my flashlight at the ready, but Feeney writes with such precision and perfect pacing that her already shocking explorations into the human psyche become exponentially more horrifying. This is very much a writer’s thriller, and her mastery of her craft is on full display at every twist." Be sure to check out the guide, our rave review and my Bets On commentary.
We also have added discussion guides for these three books:
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ONCE UPON A WARDROBE: Here’s what Patti Callahan has to say about her new work of historical fiction: “I bet you’ve wondered where your very favorite tales began. How they started. Their origin story, as it were. And that’s what I wondered about Narnia. As young George Devonshire asks in this novel, ‘Where did Narnia come from?’ With that in mind, I set out to find some answers.”
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FIGHT NIGHT: Miriam Toews’ new novel is a love letter to mothers and grandmothers, and to all the women who are still fighting --- painfully, ferociously --- for a way to live on their own terms.
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FEMLANDIA: Christina Dalcher, who wrote the international bestseller VOX, is back with a new thriller set in an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in an all-female colony. However, it turns out that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.
Book Club Event Reminders
THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE by Caitlin Starling is October’s Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. On Tuesday, November 9th at 3pm ET, Caitlin will talk about the book with Victoria Lee. You can register for the event by clicking here.
Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites pick for October is Anthony Doerr’s much-talked-about new novel, CLOUD CUCKOO LAND. This Tuesday, November 2nd at 12pm ET, members of the S&S team will talk to Anthony about the book. Click here to RSVP.
Here's to a great next discussion with your group wherever and however you meet. I hope to "see you" at some of our upcoming events.
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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Sign Up for November’s “Bookaccino Live”
Book Group Event Featuring Jim DeFede,
Author of THE DAY THE WORLD CAME TO TOWN
We have our next "Bookaccino Live" Book Group event lined up for Tuesday, November 16th at 8pm ET. Our author guest will be Jim DeFede, whose 2002 book, THE DAY THE WORLD CAME TO TOWN: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland, served as the basis for the smash hit Broadway musical "Come From Away," which is now streaming on Apple TV+.
When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11th, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. Over the course of four days, many of the passengers developed friendships with Gander residents that they expect to last a lifetime.
If you have a question for Jim DeFede that you would like to ask on camera during the event, please send Carol an email with the subject line “Question for Jim DeFede.” We hope you will join us as we talk to Jim about his inspiration for writing the story of the people of Gander --- and how he went about researching this very special book.
Click here to sign up for our "Bookaccino Live" Book Group event.
Sign Up for ReadingGroupGuides.com’s
“10 ½ Annual” Book Group Speed Dating Event
Our “10 ½ Annual” Book Group Speed Dating event will take place on Friday, November 12th from 1pm ET to 3pm ET. Representatives from 17 publishers will present books that will be published from November 2021 to May 2022 that they think will be perfect for book groups to discuss.
If you have not joined us before --- and you are a librarian, bookseller or book club leader of multiple book groups --- and would like to attend this program virtually, please send Carol an email with the subject line "Speed Dating" and tell her about your trade affiliation so we can add you to the signup list.
Email Carol to sign up for our 10 ½ Annual” Book Group Speed Dating event.
Sign Up for November’s “Bookaccino Live” Preview Event
Our next "Bookaccino Live" preview event will take place on Wednesday, November 10th at 2pm ET. Carol will talk about a number of titles that are coming out between November 9th through the end of the year, along with a few from January and February, that she thinks will appeal to you. Those attending the live event will be asked to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win a prize.
Click here to sign up for our "Bookaccino Live" preview event.
"What's Your Book Group Reading This Month?" Contest: Enter to Win Up to 12 Copies of ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney 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 up to 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.
Our latest prize book is ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, a new domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, Alice Feeney. Here's the intriguing tagline for this instant New York Times bestseller and Bookreporter.com Bets On selection: Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget. To enter, please fill out the form on this page by Wednesday, November 10th at noon ET.
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney (Psychological Thriller)
Things have been wrong with Mr. and Mrs. Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife. Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts --- paper, cotton, pottery, tin --- and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
Click here to enter the contest.
New Guide: THE SECRET OF SNOW by Viola Shipman
THE SECRET OF SNOW by Viola Shipman (Fiction)
When Sonny Dunes, a SoCal meteorologist, is replaced by a virtual meteorologist that will never age, gain weight or renegotiate its contract, the only station willing to give the 50-year-old another shot is the very place she has been avoiding since the day she left for college --- her northern Michigan hometown. Sonny grudgingly returns and finds her past blindsiding her everywhere. She throws herself headfirst into covering every small-town winter event to woo a new audience, made more bearable by a handsome widower with optimism to spare. But with someone trying to undermine her efforts to rebuild her career, Sonny must make peace with who she used to be and allow her heart to thaw if she’s ever going to find a place she can truly call home.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Viola Shipman.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
- Click here to visit Viola Shipman's website.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: ONCE UPON A WARDROBE by Patti Callahan
ONCE UPON A WARDROBE by Patti Callahan (Historical Fiction)
Megs Devonshire is brilliant with numbers and equations, on a scholarship at Oxford, and dreams of solving the greatest mysteries of physics. She prefers the dependability of facts --- except for one: the younger brother she loves with all her heart doesn’t have long to live. When George becomes captivated by THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE and begs her to find out where Narnia came from, there’s no way she can refuse. Despite her timidity about approaching the famous author, Megs soon finds herself taking tea with the Oxford don and his own brother, imploring them for answers. Why won’t Mr. Lewis just tell her plainly what George wants to know? The answer will reveal to Meg many truths that science and math cannot.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: FIGHT NIGHT by Miriam Toews
FIGHT NIGHT by Miriam Toews (Fiction)
Swiv's Grandma, Elvira, has been fighting all her life. From her upbringing in a strict religious community, she has fought those who wanted to take away her joy, her independence and her spirit. She has fought to make peace with her loved ones when they have chosen to leave her. And now, even as her health fails, Grandma is fighting for her family: for her daughter, partnerless and in the third term of a pregnancy; and for her granddaughter Swiv, a spirited nine-year-old who has been suspended from school. Cramped together in their Toronto home, on the precipice of extraordinary change, Grandma and Swiv undertake a vital new project, setting out to explain their lives in letters they will never send.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: FEMLANDIA by Christina Dalcher
FEMLANDIA by Christina Dalcher (Dystopian Thriller)
Miranda Reynolds always thought she would rather die than live in Femlandia. But that was before the country sank into total economic collapse and her husband walked out, leaving her and her 16-year-old daughter with nothing. The streets are full of looting, robbing and killing, and Miranda and Emma no longer have much choice --- either starve and risk getting murdered, or find safety. And so they set off to Femlandia, the women-only colony that Miranda's mother established decades ago. There are no men allowed in the colony, but babies are being born --- and they're all girls. Miranda discovers just how the all-women community is capable of enduring, and it leads her to question how far her mother went to create this perfect, thriving, horrifying society.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Stephanie Land's New York Times Bestseller, MAID,
is Now a Limited Series on Netflix
MAID: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land (Memoir)
At 28, Stephanie Land turned to housekeeping to make ends meet. With a tenacious grip on her dream to provide her daughter the very best life possible, Stephanie worked days and took classes online to earn a college degree, and began to write relentlessly. She wrote the true stories that weren't being told: the stories of overworked and underpaid Americans. Of living on food stamps to eat. Of the government programs that provided her housing, but that doubled as halfway houses. The aloof government employees who called her lucky for receiving assistance. She wrote to remember the fight, to eventually cut through the deep-rooted stigmas of the working poor. MAID explores the underbelly of upper-middle-class America and the reality of what it's like to be in service to them.
» Margaret Qualley stars alongside real-life mom Andie MacDowell in Netflix's 10-episode limited series adaptation of MAID.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to read Carol's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentary.
- Click here to watch Carol's "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Stephanie Land.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here for the discussion guide and here to watch the series on Netflix.
New October Releases of Interest to Book Groups
Below are a number of books releasing in October for the first time (which we aren't currently featuring on the site or in the newsletter) that we think will be of interest to book groups.
BAGGAGE: Tales from a Fully Packed Life by Alan Cumming (Memoir)
From Alan Cumming: "Ironically maybe, much of BAGGAGE chronicles my life in Hollywood and how, since I recovered from a nervous breakdown at 28, work has repeatedly whisked me away from personal calamities to sets and stages around the world."
THE BOYS: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard and Clint Howard (Memoir)
Join award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favorite actor Clint Howard as they frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors.
THE BUTLER by Danielle Steel (Fiction)
Two different worlds and two very different lives collide in Paris in this captivating novel by Danielle Steel.
CHRISTMAS IN PEACHTREE BLUFF by Kristy Woodson Harvey (Fiction)
In the newest installment of New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey’s Peachtree Bluff series, three generations of the Murphy women must come together when a hurricane threatens to destroy their hometown --- and the holiday season in the process.
CROSSROADS by Jonathan Franzen (Fiction)
Jonathan Franzen’s gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in CROSSROADS.
DEAR SANTA by Debbie Macomber (Romance)
A special holiday wish list brings about hope, love and second chances in this nostalgic novel from the queen of Christmas stories, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
GOING THERE by Katie Couric (Memoir)
For more than 40 years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious and heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life --- a story she’s never shared, until now.
OH WILLIAM! by Elizabeth Strout (Fiction)
Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they’ve come from --- and what they’ve left behind.
THE PARTY CRASHER by Sophie Kinsella (Fiction/Humor)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of LOVE YOUR LIFE comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about family, set against the backdrop of the most fabulous party you’ve ever snuck into.
SMILE: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Memoir)
SMILE is the extraordinary story of one woman’s 10-year medical and metaphysical odyssey that brought her physical, creative, emotional and spiritual healing.
TASTE: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (Memoir)
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
THREE SISTERS by Heather Morris (Historical Fiction)
From Heather Morris, the New York Times bestselling author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ and CILKA'S JOURNEY, comes a story of family, courage and resilience, inspired by a true story.
THE WICKED WIDOW: A Wicked City Novel by Beatriz Williams (Historical Romance)
What ugly secrets lurk in the opulent enclaves --- and bank accounts --- of America’s richest families? And can two determined women from two different generations thwart the murderous legacy of the demon liquor?
From left to right: Gary Shteyngart, Nicole Baart, Louise Erdrich
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
As so many book and author events are happening online these days, we are highlighting a number of them that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links below for more info and to register.
Monday, November 1st at 7:30pm ET: The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center: Mitch Albom will join the Streicker Center to discuss his new work, THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT. A group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be “the Lord.” And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him.
Tuesday, November 2nd at 12pm ET: Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites: Anthony Doerr will join members of the Simon & Schuster team for a Facebook Live Book Club chat about CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, which is October's pick for S&S's Book Club Favorites.
Wednesday, November 3rd at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors --- Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry --- will talk to Zibby Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast "Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books."
Wednesday, November 3rd at 7pm ET: Oblong Books: Gary Shteyngart will be in conversation with Darin Strauss about his new novel, OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS, in which a group of friends and friends-of-friends gathers in a country house to wait out the pandemic in March 2020.
Wednesday, November 3rd at 8pm ET: Murder By The Book: Nicole Baart will be in conversation with Kimberly Belle about her latest novel, EVERYTHING WE DIDN'T SAY, in which a mother must confront the dark summer that changed her life forever in order to reclaim the daughter she left behind.
Thursday, November 4th at 6pm ET: Northshire Bookstore: Northshire Bookstore is delighted to partner with Print: A Bookstore, RJ Julia Booksellers and Wellesley Books to present a virtual evening with bestselling author Amor Towles in honor of his new novel, THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY. Towles will be in conversation with Richard Russo.
Thursday, November 4th at 7:30pm ET: Howard County Library System: Mitch Albom will be in conversation with Professor Tara Hart about his captivating and thought-provoking new novel, THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT.
Thursday, November 4th at 8pm ET: Magic City Books: Magic City Books is thrilled to welcome bestselling author Gary Shteyngart for an exclusive virtual event in celebration of his brand new novel, OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS.
Tuesday, November 9th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble Book Club: Barnes & Noble will host a Facebook Live discussion for their October Book Club selection, THE DEATH OF JANE LAWRENCE, featuring Caitlin Starling in conversation with Victoria Lee.
Tuesday, November 9th at 8pm ET: Parnassus Books: Parnassus is pleased to present a virtual event for Louise Erdrich, in conversation with Ann Patchett, for Erdrich's new book, THE SENTENCE.
Tuesday, November 9th at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Beatriz Williams will discuss THE WICKED WIDOW, the third installment in her Wicked City series featuring audacious Appalachian flapper Geneva “Gin” Kelly.
Wednesday, November 10th at 2pm ET: "Bookaccino Live: A Lively Talk About Books": Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing from November 9th through the end of the year, along with a few from January and February, that she would like to get on your radar.
Wednesday, November 10th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": The "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to Armando Lucas Correa, whose memoir IN SEARCH OF EMMA has been revised and updated.
Thursday, November 11th at 8pm ET: Tattered Cover Book Store: Tattered Cover is pleased to welcome Amor Towles in conversation with Erik Larson to discuss Amor's new book, THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY.
Tuesday, November 16th at 8pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Carol Fitzgerald will talk to Jim DeFede about THE DAY THE WORLD CAME TO TOWN. Jim also will answer questions from guests who will be "on stage," as well as from other members of the audience. If you have a question for Jim that you would like to ask on camera, please send Carol an email with the subject line “Question for Jim DeFede.”
Wednesday, November 17th at 7pm ET: "Friends and Fiction": For their special Thanksgiving show, the "Friends and Fiction" authors will talk to chef, restaurateur, author and television host Vivian Howard.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers a long-form, in-depth author interview every week. For years, Carol has moderated book festivals and author events around the country. But we know that readers often do not live where they can attend an author event. Our goal is to bring these author interviews to readers, wherever they may be. Watch on video, or listen as a podcast. (The podcasts include audio excerpts.)
Here are our latest interviews:
Other authors we've interviewed include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Nicole Baart (EVERYTHING WE DIDN'T SAY)
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Alison Gaylin (THE COLLECTIVE)
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James Rollins (THE STARLESS CROWN)
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Karen White (THE ATTIC ON QUEEN STREET)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
THE BOOK OF MAGIC by Alice Hoffman (Fiction/Magical Realism)
Master storyteller Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting final Owens novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters.
FEMLANDIA by Christina Dalcher (Dystopian Thriller)
FEMLANDIA is a chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.
FIGHT NIGHT by Miriam Toews (Fiction)
From the bestselling author of WOMEN TALKING and ALL MY PUNY SORROWS comes a compassionate, darkly humorous and deeply wise new novel about three generations of women.
LAST GIRL GHOSTED by Lisa Unger (Psychological Thriller)
Secrets, obsession and vengeance converge in this riveting thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat-and-mouse game.
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY by Amor Towles (Historical Fiction)
The bestselling author of A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW and RULES OF CIVILITY and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America.
ONCE UPON A WARDROBE by Patti Callahan (Historical Fiction)
From Patti Callahan, the bestselling author of BECOMING MRS. LEWIS, comes another enchanting story that pulls back the curtain on the early life of C. S. Lewis.
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS by Alice Feeney (Psychological Thriller)
Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget. ROCK PAPER SCISSORS is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist.
SANKOFA by Chibundu Onuzo (Fiction)
A woman wondering who she really is goes in search of a father she never knew --- only to find something far more complicated than she ever expected --- in this moving and hopeful novel of self-discovery for readers of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE.
THE SECRET OF SNOW by Viola Shipman (Fiction)
The forecast is calling for a reluctant homecoming and regrettable decisions with a strong chance of romance in Viola Shipman's latest novel, THE SECRET OF SNOW.
WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (Fiction)
Told from alternating perspectives, WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM is an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event.
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