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My book group had our holiday party this week. We discussed Ina Garten's memoir, BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS. Kathleen, one of the co-founders of the group, sported one of Ina’s signature looks --- a denim shirt with a scarf --- and she nailed it. With Ina in mind, everyone brought a dish to celebrate the season. Some were Ina's recipes, while others were from our individual cultures. It was a really fun evening.
We all enjoyed the book; many of us had listened to the audio and agreed that Ina’s narration was terrific. I shared the business lessons that I took away from it. We talked about her not having children (our group is made up of all young moms, except for me), which gave her a lot more financial freedom, as well as the opportunity to make decisions more easily. I loved how we kept coming back to the book throughout the evening.
With the holidays, we decided not to select a book for next month. Instead, we are going to read what we want (and what we get as gifts for the holidays) and come to the meeting ready to talk about what we had read. Then we can figure out what we want to discuss next. They have been working hard to keep Elf on the Shelf on the move these past weeks, as well as visions of sugar plums, though a few choruses of “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah” have been on rotation as well. I think they really did not need another assignment.
Ariel Lawhon joined us earlier this month for a “Bookaccino Live” Book Group discussion of THE FROZEN RIVER, which was a “Good Morning America” Book Club pick and an NPR Book of the Year when it was published in hardcover last December. It is now available in paperback and is a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection.
Ariel talks about Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife, and the diary that Martha kept for almost 30 years that informed so much of Ariel’s writing. She points out that the voice of the book was not always first person, but the title never changed, and it took time to figure out exactly what would find its way into the story. While not biographical, the details are period correct. Some of the storytelling had to be compressed into the timeline of a single year, 1789, which is why THE FROZEN RIVER is fiction.
And yes, Ariel reveals what she is writing now and when we can hope to see it. Click here to watch the video or here to listen to the podcast.
Our first “Bookaccino Live” Book Group guest of 2025 will be Ashley Elston. The event will be held on Wednesday, January 29th at 8pm ET, and you can sign up here for it. We will talk about her #1 New York Times bestseller, FIRST LIE WINS, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick and a Bets On selection when it first published in hardcover last January. Releasing in paperback on January 28th, Ashley’s adult debut introduces readers to Evie Porter, who has everything a nice Southern girl could want. The only catch: Evie doesn’t exist.
Just as we did for Ariel's event, there will be a two-part Q&A session after I talk to Ashley. For the first part, those who are asking a question on camera will be featured. This includes spending time with Ashley backstage in our virtual green room before the show starts. If you would like to ask your question "live on screen" this way, please email me with the subject line "Ashley" by noon ET on January 29th. Be sure to include your name, city and state, as well as your question. If you do not want to appear on camera but still would like to ask a question, please note that you want to be off camera, and share your question --- adding your name, city and state.
First row: Carol Fitzgerald, Pamela Kramer, Rebecca Munro
Second row: Tom Donadio, Bronwyn Miller, Harvey Freedenberg
Third row: Stuart Shiffman, Ray Palen, Kate Ayers
Last Wednesday evening, we hosted our year-end “Bookaccino Live” event featuring seven Bookreporter reviewers: Kate Ayers, Harvey Freedenberg, Pamela Kramer, Bronwyn Miller, Rebecca Munro, Ray Palen and Stuart Shiffman. Each talked about two of their favorite books of 2024.
Four reviewers --- Sarah Rachel Egelman, Megan Elliott, Eileen Zimmerman Nicol and Norah Piehl --- were not able to join us, so we presented their top picks and their comments about them in a slideshow.
Click here to watch the event or here to listen to the podcast. A list of all the featured titles, along with their covers, can be found here. The evening was such fun! There were so many books that I had missed, and our reviewers did a brilliant job describing them.
Pictured above is me with our Editorial Director, Tom Donadio, and our reviewers as we appeared on Zoom “Brady Bunch”-style.
You can check out more 2024 faves from these reviewers and many others in Bookreporter's annual Reviewer Picks feature. See which of their fiction and nonfiction selections you agree or disagree with --- and which titles you may want to add to your 2025 reading lists or discuss with your group.
Two BIG Year-End Contests You Will Want to Enter
This is your last ReadingGroupGuides newsletter reminder to enter our End-of-the-Year contest. By sharing your favorite book that you read with your group and your favorite book that you read outside your group this year, you will be eligible to win seven titles releasing in 2025 that are perfect for book group discussions.
The prizes are THE FLOAT TEST by Lynn Steger Strong, A FORTY YEAR KISS by Nickolas Butler, GOOD DIRT by Charmaine Wilkerson, MORE OR LESS MADDY by Lisa Genova, PRESUMED GUILTY by Scott Turow, THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict, and THE STOLEN QUEEN by Fiona Davis. To enter, please fill out this form by Monday, January 13th at noon ET. We will share our reader-compiled "Best Of" list with you in our first newsletter of 2025.
On Bookreporter, we’re awarding all 40(!) of my 2024 Bets On selections to the Grand Prize winner of our End-of-the-Year contest. Ten other winners will receive four of these titles. Be sure to enter here by Friday, January 10th at noon ET. Scroll further down the newsletter for all the details.
If you would like to know more about these books, be sure to check out this video and podcast where I talk about each of my 40 picks and why they resonated with me so much.
We have added guides for these three books:
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THE ANXIOUS GENERATION: After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. In this instant #1 New York Times bestseller, which won the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award in the Nonfiction category, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults.
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CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS: Juhea Kim’s latest novel is Reese’s Book Club pick for December. Reese calls the book a “powerful story” and goes on to say, “[Here] we’re exploring the fierce and beautiful world of ballet… Natalia faces a choice: return to the demanding world of Russian dance that nearly broke her or walk away for good. This story left me thinking about the ways we overcome setbacks and redefine what truly matters.”
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PRIVATE RITES: Julia Armfield’s speculative reimagining of King Lear centers on three estranged sisters who navigate love and loss in a drowning world. Agnes, Isla and Irene are brought back together when their father, a cruel and revered architect, dies, leaving them to sort through the secrets and memories left behind. As they delve deeper into his last wishes, sinister revelations arise around their mother’s long-ago disappearance.
December’s “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club pick is DEVOTIONS: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver, a definitive collection spanning more than five decades of the esteemed literary career of Mary Oliver, who passed away in 2019. Jenna says, “I love her work. It’s about nature and love and what it means to be human…. When I’m unsure of the world there are a few things I can do: I can go outside and be in nature. I can lean into my faith. Or something else really therapeutic is reading poetry. I am constantly sending poems to friends and family that describe how I’m feeling on certain days.”
THE LAST ONE, Rachel Howzell Hall’s romantasy debut, is this month’s “Good Morning America” Book Club pick. Thrown into a desolate land of sickness and unnatural beasts, Kai wakes in the woods with no idea who she is or how she got there. All she knows is that if she cannot reach the Sea of Devour, even this hellscape will get worse. But when she sees the village blacksmith fight invaders with unspeakable skill, she decides to accept his offer of help. Too bad he’s as skilled at annoying her as he is at fighting.
For more December selections, including the Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, see our “Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks” feature here.
Authors Blog About Their Favorite Bookish Holiday Memories
Bookreporter’s Holiday Author Blog series has returned for a 17th consecutive year. Many thanks to this year’s participants for sharing with us their memories of giving or receiving books during the holidays: Kay Chronister (THE BOG WIFE), Jeff Hobbs (SEEKING SHELTER), Michelle Horton (DEAR SISTER), Carolyn McBride (SANTA OVERBOARD), Amanda Peters (WAITING FOR THE LONG NIGHT MOON), and Lisa Unger (CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10). One piece is better than the next! Please take some time to read and enjoy them.
Our first “Bookaccino Live” book preview event of 2025 will take place on Wednesday, January 8th at 2pm ET. I will present titles releasing between January 7th and February 4th, in addition to a few from March, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. 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.
Two weeks later, join us for a special “Bookaccino Live” Winter Preview evening program on Wednesday, January 22nd at 8pm ET. I will be talking about a number of books being published this winter that we think you will enjoy reading over the next few months. You can sign up for the event by clicking here.
Wishing you all a brilliant holiday season and all good things for 2025! There are some excellent books coming out next year, some of which you will see in our Year-End contest. I am enjoying "reading ahead" into 2025!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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Special Contest:
Share Your Favorite Books of 2024
and Enter to Win SEVEN Outstanding Book Group Titles Releasing in 2025!
This is the time of year when we start seeing “Best Books of the Year” lists. We would like you and your book group to help us compile ours by entering our special End-of-the-Year contest!
All you have to do is fill out this form, sharing both your favorite book that you discussed with your group and your favorite book that you read outside your group in 2024, by Monday, January 13th at noon ET.
One Grand Prize winner will be awarded SEVEN fabulous book group titles releasing in 2025:
Please note: Your favorite book that you discussed with your group CAN be the same as your favorite book that you read outside your group. And they don't need to have been published in 2024.
We will share our reader-compiled "Best Of" list with you shortly after the contest ends. We cannot wait to see what you select!
Click here to share your favorite books of 2024 and enter the contest.
New Guide:
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION by Jonathan Haidt
A 2024 Goodreads Choice Awards Winner
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt (Parenting/Psychology)
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. Why?
In THE ANXIOUS GENERATION, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the “phone-based childhood” in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this “great rewiring of childhood” has interfered with children’s social and neurological development.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to visit the website of the movement that inspired the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS by Juhea Kim
Reese’s Book Club Pick for December
CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS by Juhea Kim (Fiction)
On a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina Natalia Leonova returns to St. Petersburg two years after a devastating accident that stalled her career. Once the most celebrated dancer of her generation, she now turns to pills and alcohol to numb the pain of her past. She is unmoored in her old city as the ghosts of her former life begin to resurface: her loving but difficult mother, her absentee father, and the two gifted dancers who led to her downfall. One of those dancers, Alexander, is the love of her life, who transformed both Natalia and her art. The other is Dmitri, a dark and treacherous genius. When the latter offers her a chance to return to the stage in her signature role, Natalia must decide if she again can face the people responsible for both her soaring highs and darkest hours.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to visit the Reese's Book Club website.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield
PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield (Fiction)
Sisters Isla, Irene and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their father, an architect as cruel as he was revered, dies. His death offers an opportunity for the sisters to come together in a new way. In the grand glass house they grew up in, their father’s most famous creation, the sisters sort through the secrets and memories he left behind, until their fragile bond is shattered by a revelation in his will. The sisters are more estranged than ever, and their lives spin out of control. But something even more sinister might be unfolding, something related to their mother’s long-ago disappearance and the strangers who have always seemed unusually interested in the sisters’ lives. Soon, it becomes clear that the sisters have been chosen for a very particular purpose, one with shattering implications for their family and their imperiled world.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Special Contest on Bookreporter.com:
Enter to Win Our End-of-the-Year Celebration,
Featuring All 40 "Bets On" Titles from 2024
We are thrilled to announce our End-of-the-Year contest featuring Carol Fitzgerald's Bookreporter.com Bets On picks from 2024. One Grand Prize winner will be awarded all 40 books, while 10 other readers will receive four of these titles.
To enter, all you have to do is fill out this form by Friday, January 10th at noon ET. Please enter only once. All duplicate entries will be deleted.
Here are this year's Bets On selections:
Our Year-End Video and Podcast!
In this video and podcast, Carol talks about all 40 of this year's Bets On selections and
why these books resonated with her so much.
Click here to enter the contest.
Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for December
Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.
Below is a preview of December's "Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks." For the complete Indie Next and LibraryReads lists, as well as additional links pertaining to this month's selections, please click here.
Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE SERVICEBERRY: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World written by Robin Wall Kimmerer, illustrated by John Burgoyne
PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield
RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang
CABIN: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison
TIME OF THE CHILD by Niall Williams
LibraryReads
Top Pick: NOT IN MY BOOK by Katie Holt
I MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE by Daniel Aleman
KEEP ME by Sara Cate
EDDIE WINSTON IS LOOKING FOR LOVE by Marianne Cronin
THE RESURRECTIONIST by A. Rae Dunlap
"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE LAST ONE by Rachel Howzell Hall
"Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
DEVOTIONS: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver by Mary Oliver
Reese's Book Club
CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS by Juhea Kim
Target Book Club
ROLAND ROGERS ISN'T DEAD YET by Samantha Allen
New December Releases of Interest to Book Groups
Here are a number of books releasing in December 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.
DEFINITELY BETTER NOW by Ava Robinson (Fiction/Humor)
This touching and deeply funny debut is about starting over sober only to discover that life’s biggest messes are still waiting right where you left them.
THE GREATEST LIE OF ALL by Jillian Cantor (Historical Romance)
A glamorous romance novelist and an aspiring starlet share an unexpected secret in this addictive story about love, ambition and how far we’re willing to go to protect our hearts.
RAISED BY A SERIAL KILLER: Discovering the Truth About My Father by April Balascio (Memoir)
The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast "The Clearing," this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter’s moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards.
RENTAL HOUSE by Weike Wang (Fiction)
From the award-winning author of CHEMISTRY comes a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations.
THE REST IS MEMORY by Lily Tuck (Historical Fiction)
First glimpsed riding on the back of a boy’s motorcycle, 14-year-old Czeslawa comes to life in this mesmerizing novel by Lily Tuck, who imagines her upbringing in a small Polish village before her world imploded in late 1942.
SISTERS IN SCIENCE: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History by Olivia Campbell (History)
SISTERS IN SCIENCE is the extraordinary true story of four women pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany.
WHAT THE WIFE KNEW by Darby Kane (Domestic Thriller)
Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller PRETTY LITTLE WIFE, returns with another twisty domestic thriller about a wife wondering who tried to kill her husband twice before finally succeeding...because that was supposed to be her job.
ReadingGroupGuides.com’s 13 ½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating Event: Great Books for Book Groups
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon,
WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR by Stanley Tucci,
and THE GRAYS OF TRUTH by Sharon Virts
THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon (Historical Mystery)
There are times when I wonder WHY I did not get to a book sooner. This was the case with THE FROZEN RIVER by Ariel Lawhon. It came out a year ago, and I just got to it last week. I loved the first-person voice of Martha Ballard, a renowned midwife who delivered babies in Maine. The novel is set in the winter of 1789 when the river has frozen --- and a man’s body is discovered there. The mystery of how he got there and who was responsible sets up the backbone of the book. What Martha is able to uncover --- and how she does it --- is what makes the story special.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to watch our "Bookaccino Live" Book Group event with Ariel Lawhon.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the event.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on THE FROZEN RIVER.
WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR: (and related thoughts) by Stanley Tucci (Memoir)
I love it when authors who write memoirs or share their thoughts narrate their own work. So when I saw that Stanley Tucci narrated WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR, I was all in for a listen. What a fun idea to chronicle what one ate/cooked/dined out on over the course of a year. As I am writing this, I just devoured a Trader Joe’s Green Chile Macaroni and Cheese. I realize that instead I should have zeroed in on one of the recipes in the book’s pages and whipped up something that was much more of a culinary delight.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on WHAT I ATE IN ONE YEAR.
THE GRAYS OF TRUTH by Sharon Virts (Historical Mystery)
THE GRAYS OF TRUTH is the third book by Sharon Virts that I have made a Bets On pick (MASQUE OF HONOR and VEIL OF DOUBT were the first two). She has a way of writing a historical mystery that plants me right in the time period, which this time is Reconstruction-era Baltimore.
Jane Gray Wharton is in a loveless marriage to Ned, a growling man who feels that life has done him wrong. He is visiting his brother Hank’s home in Baltimore on family business when he dies of mysterious causes. Jane is suspicious of what happened as she was a nurse in the Civil War. Her skills tell her that Ned was healthy, and passing away like this definitely sparks questions. Jane is not fond of Hank’s wife, Ellen, and in fact distrusts her immensely. However, Jane’s views are suspect as she has a history of mental health issues, which has led people not to believe her.
- 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 watch our "Bookreporter Talks To" interview with Sharon Virts.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here to read more of Carol's commentary on THE GRAYS OF TRUTH.
Bookreporter.com's 17th Annual Holiday Author Blogs:
Authors Write About Their Favorite Holiday Memories
of Giving or Receiving Books
Bookreporter.com's Holiday Author Blogs have returned for a 17th consecutive year! Six authors shared with us some wonderful memories about giving or receiving books during the holidays.
As always, we appreciate all the authors who took the time to participate in this annual feature. It is one of our favorite holiday traditions. May you enjoy them too!
Click here to read Bookreporter.com's 2024 Holiday Author Blogs.
Bookreporter.com’s “What to Give, What to Get” Guide: “Reader Perfect” Suggestions
for Holiday Giving and Getting
We at Bookreporter.com know that readers crave ideas for gift-giving --- and getting --- at the holidays. With this in mind, we are offering a "What to Give, What to Get" Guide with four "Reader Perfect" suggestions.
THE BLUE HOUR by Paula Hawkins (Psychological Thriller)
This masterful novel, as page-turning as it is unsettling, recalls the sophisticated suspense of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith and cements Paula Hawkins’ place among the very best of our most nuanced and stylish storytellers.
EVERYONE THIS CHRISTMAS HAS A SECRET: A Festive Mystery by Benjamin Stevenson (Mystery)
Unwrap all the Christmas staples in Benjamin Stevenson's new Ernest Cunningham mystery: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly Advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club kissed under the mistletoe.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AT DUNDER MIFFLIN written by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman, illustrated by Maël Gourmelen (Fiction/Humor)
Spend “The Night Before Christmas” at Dunder Mifflin in this hilarious and timeless illustrated retelling of the beloved poem, featuring a visit from Michael Scott as Santa and narrated by Kevin Malone (author Brian Baumgartner).
SANTA OVERBOARD: A Potomac Shores Holiday by Carolyn McBride (Romantic Comedy)
Filled with heartwarming humor, time-honored tradition, the soul-stirring natural world, and even some yummy holiday recipes, the second book in Carolyn McBride’s Potomac Shores series is a delightful, feel-good escape to the enchanting banks of Virginia’s Potomac and Occoquan Rivers.
Click here to see our "What to Give, What to Get" Guide.
From left to right: Mary Kubica, Scott Turow, Jayne Ann Krentz
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are eight upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Wednesday, December 25th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry for the F&F Secret Santa Holiday Party.
Tuesday, January 7th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Clay McLeod Chapman for a live virtual discussion of WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Clay will be in conversation with the author of THE DEVIL BY NAME, Keith Rosson.
Tuesday, January 7th at 7pm ET: Ashland Public Library: Jayne Ann Krentz will discuss her latest romantic suspense novel (with a dollop of the paranormal), SHATTERING DAWN. She will be in conversation with fellow bestselling author Annelise Ryan, whose forthcoming mystery is BEAST OF THE NORTH WOODS.
Wednesday, January 8th at 2pm ET: "Bookaccino Live" Book Preview: Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between January 7th and February 4th, along with a few from March, that we would like to get on your radar. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction.
Thursday, January 9th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Mary Kubica for a live virtual discussion of SHE'S NOT SORRY as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series. Mary will be in conversation with the New York Times bestselling author of ONLY IF YOU'RE LUCKY, Stacy Willingham.
Sunday, January 12th at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Scott Turow will talk about PRESUMED GUILTY, his third legal thriller featuring former Kindle County prosecutor Rusty Sabich, following PRESUMED INNOCENT and INNOCENT.
Tuesday, January 14th at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome Grady Hendrix for a live virtual performance of WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS as part of their B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event series.
Tuesday, January 14th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Elizabeth McCullough Keenan and Greg Wands about their book, TRUST ISSUES, which is a fresh take on the classic conman chase novel.
"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 most recent interviews:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Fiona Davis (THE STOLEN QUEEN)
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 ANXIOUS GENERATION: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt (Parenting/Psychology)
A must-read for all parents, THE ANXIOUS GENERATION is the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media and big tech --- and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood.
CITY OF NIGHT BIRDS by Juhea Kim (Fiction)
A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice --- to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever --- in this incandescent novel of redemption and love.
JAMES by Percival Everett (Historical Fiction)
Both harrowing and ferociously funny, JAMES is a brilliant, action-packed reimagining of ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY by Susan Mallery (Fiction)
Susan Mallery, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE BOARDWALK BOOKSHOP, returns with the joyful and utterly irresistible story of a mother who couldn't love her kids more but hopes that, just this once, they please don't come home for Christmas.
PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield (Fiction)
From the award-winning author of OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA comes a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering on three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world.
THIS MOTHERLESS LAND by Nikki May (Fiction)
From the acclaimed author of WAHALA comes a “vibrant” (Charmaine Wilkerson) decolonial retelling of MANSFIELD PARK, exploring identity, culture, race and love.
TIME OF THE CHILD by Niall Williams (Historical Fiction)
From the author of THIS IS HAPPINESS comes a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha.
WE WILL BE JAGUARS: A Memoir of My People by Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson (Memoir)
From a fearless, internationally acclaimed activist comes an impassioned memoir about an indigenous childhood, a clash of cultures and the fight to save the Amazon rainforest.
Please note that this title, for which we already had the guide when it appeared in hardcover, is now available in paperback:
THE INTERN by Michele Campbell (Legal Thriller)
A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilling novel about class, ambition, family and murder.
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