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Author Events & Conversations
Whenever I can, I like to hear authors talk about their work, which definitely enhances the reading experience for me. This year, I have been happy to see the number of programs that are being held in New Jersey close to where I live. When I cannot see them live, I enjoy watching and listening to videos and podcasts.
This week, we gave readers from across the country the opportunity to hear Kathryn Stockett talk about THE CALAMITY CLUB. In November, we are bringing you Sally Hepworth, who will be discussing MAD MABEL, which I loved.
We have lots to share with you in this newsletter, including more about these events. And yes, munching on candy to celebrate Halloween as you read is completely acceptable!
On Wednesday evening, Kathryn Stockett joined us for October’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event to discuss her #1 New York Times bestseller, THE CALAMITY CLUB, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that released in May and still is on the NYT list. Eleven enthusiastic readers appeared on camera to ask Kathryn questions about the novel.
We touched on many different aspects of the book in the hour that Kathryn gave us, including what inspired her to tell this story about a group of unbreakable women fighting for what’s rightfully theirs, the historical research she conducted as she wrote about the South, and the characters she was drawn to the most. She also explained why it took 17 years for her second novel to be published, following the enormous success of THE HELP.
Click here to watch the event or here to listen to the podcast.
This is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for our final “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event of the year, which will take place on Thursday, November 12th at 8pm ET.
Our guest will be Sally Hepworth, and she will discuss her most recent novel, MAD MABEL, an instant New York Times bestseller and a Bets On selection.
After I talk to Sally, we will give readers the chance to share a question for her on screen. We have special sign-in directions for these attendees, and they will get to chat with Sally in our “backstage green room” before the program starts. Then we will turn to questions that have been dropped into Zoom’s Q&A feature. Click here to register for the event.
If you would like to ask Sally a question, please fill out this form by November 12th at noon ET. Be sure to include your name, city, state, email address and phone number, as well as your question. And indicate if you would like to be on camera or off.
We will be hosting our 15 ½ Annual Book Group Speed Dating event on Wednesday, November 18th at 1pm ET. If you are a bookseller, librarian or book group leader, and would be interested in attending this event, please email me using the subject line “Speed Dating.” Tell me a bit about yourself and what you do with book groups.
This is a “trade only” event, but we will be sharing the publisher videos, PowerPoint slides and other materials in the November 21st newsletter. Invites to those who attended the last program went out on Thursday.
LAST CHANCE TO TELL US WHAT YOU READ IN OCTOBER
We want to hear from you!
Be sure to let us know what you read with your book group in October. All you have to do is fill out this form by Wednesday, November 11th at noon ET, and we will share some of these selections with you in the next newsletter.
We have two new “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews to tell you about. We featured the discussion guides for both of these books in two recent newsletters.
First up is Bonnie Garmus. Her new novel, PECK & PECK, is set in 1980s New York City and centers on a young man named Batter Gray, who has an entry-level job at a downtown Manhattan poetry journal, which is very quirky.
Bonnie had a memory of a high school English teacher who read a poem aloud every day and urged students to do the same for life. She admitted that she, like most of her fellow classmates, did not keep that promise, and she did not read poetry seriously again for about 20 years. Bonnie was “blown away” during her poetry research for the book, validating her teacher's advice. She said that the novel is intended as a commentary on late-stage capitalism, the impact of AI on creative voices, and a defense of the arts.
Bonnie notes that poetry, like chemistry, is a difficult subject to make commercially appealing. She also discusses the pressure on her to follow up on the success of her debut novel, the #1 global bestseller LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY.
Click here to watch the interview or here to listen to the podcast.
I had a fascinating conversation with Robert Kolker about his new book, THE VANISHING FAMILY, which chronicles a nine-sibling unnamed family affected by an inherited form of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). This Bets On pick explores profound questions about identity, caregiving, genetic testing, and whether or not people would choose to know their fate if a hereditary disease runs in their family.
FTD is frequently misdiagnosed for years as depression, schizophrenia or addiction, delaying proper care and support. Approximately 40% of these cases are inherited; the remaining 60% are sporadic. The disease typically manifests between the ages of 40 and 60. It is systematically underdiagnosed due to its behavioral (rather than memory-based) presentation. The condition's invisibility in public health frameworks means that many affected individuals, including those who are homeless, may go unidentified.
Robert shares how he worked with each family member to listen to their story as he was researching and writing. Click here to watch the interview or here to listen to the podcast.
As we announced in the last newsletter, Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver’s new novel, PARTITA, is October’s “Read with Jenna” Book Club pick. Kingsolver’s first book since 2022’s DEMON COPPERHEAD reflects on class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the timeless, life-changing power of art.
Here’s what Rebecca Munro says about the book in her review on Bookreporter: “Much like the complicated melodies that Livia studies and conquers, PARTITA unfolds like a symphony. Melodies heartfelt and sentimental crash against staccatos of joy and transformation, and every note --- no matter how small or seemingly inconsequential --- provides a necessary balance for the rest.” Click here for the guide and here for the full review.
When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache receives a puzzling phone call at his home in Three Pines, instructing him to go to a remote, forgotten area in Quebec to find a dead body, a mystery unfolds that tangles the past, the present and the future in Louise Penny’s latest novel, MISS WOLCOTT’S GHOST.
According to Pamela Kramer in her Bookreporter review, “One of the best parts of Penny's novels, and almost a character in its own right, is Three Pines. It's a magical place that doesn't appear on any map or GPS, and it's difficult to find, but the 'right' sort of people end up there --- those who need to be there. And I daresay that most readers, certainly moi, long to move there as well.” Click here to read more of Pamela’s thoughts on the book and here for the guide.
Inspired by Mary Beth Keane’s own family history, WHALE HARBOR --- November’s “Good Morning America” Book Club pick and an upcoming Bets On selection --- follows the fortunes of 11 brothers, whose lives are set on different paths in the wake of a sudden tragedy. While the younger brothers remain in Ireland, the older ones head overseas to Montana and New York, where they find work and build lives and families of their own. When one brother mysteriously disappears and becomes estranged from the family, it sparks a lifelong quest to find him.
Rebecca Munro has our review on Bookreporter and says, “Keane peppers her narrative with a deep understanding of ancestry and its roots, the power of blood connections, and the long arc of a family, especially one divided. It is hard to say that there can or ever will be a 'best' Mary Beth Keane book, as talented and unstoppable as she is. But WHALE HARBOR is a strong contender, her most epic and exquisitely written novel yet.” Click here for the guide and here for the full review.
We will share my Bets On commentary for WHALE HARBOR and my interview with Mary Beth in November!
We also have added guides for these five books:
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THE GREAT WHEREVER: Shannon Sanders’ debut novel is Reese’s Book Club pick for November. It explores the ways that we learn to define ourselves through and against our families, how we carry on after loss, and how the past lives on in all of us. Reese calls it “[a] wonderful novel about family and tradition, perfect for the holidays.”
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THE BRIGHTNESS: In this long-awaited follow-up to Chad Harbach’s first novel, THE ART OF FIELDING, Pella and her best friend, Irma, fumble their way out of sleepy, Midwestern Westish College and into a larger world that will upend their connection and everything they thought they understood about their own place within it.
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THE PIANO TEACHER OF MONTPARNASSE: THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ author Heather Morris has penned the story of a family working in the French Resistance, fighting against the Nazis in occupied Paris in 1942. Amid their dangerous work, a young Jewish girl comes into their care, reminding them of the future they are fighting for.
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THE QUEEN OF ROSES: Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena, the sunlit gardens of Altadena, and six decades, this new novel from Julia Kelly --- the international bestselling author of THE LIGHT OVER LONDON --- connects the stories of two women striving to overcome societal pressures and build their own lives.
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THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD: A decade in the making, T. Geronimo Johnson’s latest novel reckons with America’s most enmeshed and broken systems --- housing, policing and capitalism --- and shines a spotlight on the complexities of self-preservation within these systems.
This is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for our final “Bookaccino Live” book preview event of the year, which will take place on Wednesday, November 11th at 2pm ET.
The focus will be on titles releasing between November 10th and January 5th, along with a few from February 2027, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. Those who join us live 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.
Have a wonderful next meeting with your book group!
Carol Fitzgerald ([email protected])
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New Guide: PARTITA by Barbara Kingsolver
October’s “Read with Jenna” Book Club Pick
PARTITA by Barbara Kingsolver (Fiction)
Livia Cable has made her peace with her marriage and modest livelihood in the farm country where she grew up, until a shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core. Decades earlier, this man knew her as Livia Bohusz, a music conservatory student estranged from her home and family, uncertain of anything except her passion for music and promise as an extraordinary pianist. His request to see her again stirs up ghosts she’s kept at bay for a lifetime. Shifting between past and present, Livia’s decision to meet or reject the reunion means confronting step by step, in memories framed as musical dances, the experiences of childhood loss, abandonment, self-immolating passion, and perilous attachment to a man who broke her belief in love and ruptured the course of her life.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to see why the book is October's “Read with Jenna” Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: MISS WOLCOTT’S GHOST by Louise Penny
MISS WOLCOTT'S GHOST by Louise Penny (Mystery)
“There’s a body in Lost Nation.” “Where?” demands Armand as he scribbles on the pad by his bed. But the line goes dead before Chief Inspector Gamache can question the caller. The head of homicide for the Sûreté du Québec has no idea where Lost Nation is, or who woke him in the small hours of the morning at his home in Three Pines. So Armand is thrust into the surrounding forests in search of the mythical Lost Nation. And a body. The unidentified dead man appears to be from an era more than a century old. Adding to the mystery, the early morning call appears to have come from Armand’s friend and neighbor, Clara Morrow. While she denies any knowledge of it, it becomes clear there is some connection between her, the Morrow family, and Lost Nation.
- 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: WHALE HARBOR by Mary Beth Keane
November’s “Good Morning America” Book Club Pick
and an Upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On Title
WHALE HARBOR by Mary Beth Keane (Fiction)
1960s, Ireland. In the wake of tragedy, a father makes choices for his 11 grieving sons. The older brothers will emigrate to England for work, while the younger ones will stay behind. The second eldest, Macdara, is offered a job on a Montana cattle ranch and sets off. His spirited younger brother, Rian, begs to come along, and Mac promises to bring Rian to America as soon as he’s old enough. But then one day Mac gets a call that Rian has gone missing. His disappearance will haunt Mac and his family across decades.
- 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 see why the book is November's “Good Morning America” Book Club pick.
Click here for the discussion guide.
WHALE HARBOR will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick.
Don't miss Carol's Bets On commentary and her “Bookreporter Talks To” interview with Mary Beth Keane in the next newsletter.
New Guide: THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders
Reese’s Book Club Pick for November
THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders (Fiction)
Aubrey Lamb is grieving the end of a serious relationship and the recent loss of her father. When Aubrey learns she has inherited his stake in a sizable Tennessee farm, she sees an opportunity to get out of the city and erase a mounting pile of debt. Watching her arrival with great interest are four ghosts --- Aubrey’s ancestors, who’ve staked their own claims to the farm and who never hesitate to pass judgment on the mistakes made by the living. As Aubrey reconnects with her living family, another story unfolds in parallel: the history of the land, beginning with its purchase by Thomas, Aubrey’s great-grandfather and one of the first Black landowners in his community. Over the years, it turns the Lambs against one another, culminating in a catastrophic tragedy that splinters the family and echoes through the decades.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to see why the book is Reese's Book Club pick for November.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
THE VANISHING FAMILY by Robert Kolker
THE VANISHING FAMILY: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia by Robert Kolker (Science/Biography)
In THE VANISHING FAMILY, Robert Kolker brings readers the story of a family whose lives have been upended by a rare form of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
For a long time, this unnamed family with nine children from Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, has no idea what is happening to their matriarch. After years of taking care of everyone, she suddenly shows no interest in Barb --- the youngest child, who is living at home and was born a decade after her eight other siblings --- or herself. Instead she becomes withdrawn, and no one can figure out why this once vibrant woman has changed so dramatically. Her husband has left their marriage, and for a time there are thoughts that maybe that had something to do with it. She dies from cancer before they can learn anything else.
But then one of the daughters begins to exhibit very similar tendencies in her 40s, followed by another. The family realizes that this may be something bigger than just getting older and retreating.
- Click here to read the book description.
- 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 Carol's “Bookreporter Talks To” interview with Robert Kolker.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here to read more of Carol's Bets On commentary.
New Guide: THE BRIGHTNESS by Chad Harbach
THE BRIGHTNESS by Chad Harbach (Fiction)
At 27, Pella’s life looks settled. She’s a recent college grad; engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Mike; and helping her friend, Owen, pull off his own destination wedding on Block Island. But over that wild wedding weekend, Pella’s past and present collide spectacularly, blowing up her plans and sending her spiraling toward an unplanned future in New York City. Meanwhile, back at Westish College, 21-year-old Irma’s involvement with a politically charged prank --- one that has roiled both the campus and the world beyond --- threatens to derail her brilliant future. As Irma and Pella cycle through possibilities and identities, both navigate the heights and depths of passion and ambition, and the incalculable wages of love and loss.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide:
THE PIANO TEACHER OF MONTPARNASSE
by Heather Morris
THE PIANO TEACHER OF MONTPARNASSE by Heather Morris (Historical Fiction)
In 1942, the Nazis come for a Jewish family living in the Montparnasse area of occupied Paris. In the chaos of their arrest, 11-year-old Josephine runs to the only person she can trust: her piano teacher, Andrée Levallois, a secret French Resistance operative. Andrée takes her in as a member of the family, spreading their rations and risking everything to keep her safe. But soon the authorities close in, and both Andrée and Josie are caught in a desperate race to stay alive.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE QUEEN OF ROSES by Julia Kelly
THE QUEEN OF ROSES by Julia Kelly (Historical Fiction)
1960: Frustrated reporter Theresa Johnson receives a phone call from a Miss Pearce who claims her obituary about one of Pasadena’s last great hoteliers is wildly inaccurate. When Theresa arrives at mysterious Rosewood House, Miss Pearce proposes that Theresa help her settle old scores by writing her biography. 1903: When Adele Pearce arrives in California, she discovers why her mother has called her there: her father has squandered his fortune, and Adele must marry a wealthy American to save the family. Adele’s only comfort is Rosewood House and the beautiful garden she creates with the help of taciturn gardener Alexander Macalister. However, as Adele’s feelings for Alex flourish, a fire ignites in the San Gabriel Mountains above Rosewood House. Meanwhile, in 1960, Miss Pearce learns that history has a terrible habit of repeating itself.
- 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: THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD
by T. Geronimo Johnson
THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD by T. Geronimo Johnson (Fiction)
After growing up in one of Atlanta’s poorest housing projects, George Washington Jonson enlists in the U.S. Army and finds some relief serving abroad. When events lead him back home, he joins the police force. It’s 1992, and Jonson is patrolling the streets he grew up on alongside his new partner, a shady legacy cop and self-described “redneck” who takes Jonson under his wing. After a decade on the job, Jonson has fashioned a new life in an affluent suburb with his white wife and stepson, though he is still policing his old neighborhood and is now tasked with training hot-headed rookie recruits. One night on patrol, a split-second confrontation with a white teenager takes a violent turn. That single gunshot sets into motion a series of escalating lies.
- Click here to read more about the book.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New October Releases of Interest to Book Groups
Here 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.
THE BLUFF by Wade Rouse (Fiction/Humor)
“Succession” meets The Family Stone in bestselling author Wade Rouse’s humorous and sharply observant look at a family teetering on the edge of merry mayhem.
A DATE WITH SANTA by Debbie Macomber (Romance)
Romance blooms when an unlikely couple plans to surprise a child in need of some Christmas magic in this sparkling holiday romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
EVERY STORY IS A LOVE STORY by Imbolo Mbue (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of BEHOLD THE DREAMERS and HOW BEAUTIFUL WE WERE comes a captivating novel about love lost --- and the weight of regret.
I NEVER KNEW YOU AT ALL by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (Fiction)
Bestselling authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza return with a gripping and thought-provoking new novel about a Black woman whose interracial marriage is tested when a journalist investigates a decades-old murder tied to her wealthy husband’s family.
LIFE OUT OF ORDER by Audrey Niffenegger (Fiction/Magical Realism)
The multi-million-copy bestselling author of THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE returns with an exhilarating speculative story set in a dystopian future where virtual reality and real life converge.
LUNA, PHOENIX, QUEEN by Julie Orringer (Fiction)
This spellbinding tour de force from the bestselling author of THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE is a novel about varieties of infidelity, the provenance of a literary masterpiece, and the power of storytelling to shape identity and destiny.
MERCY'S CHILD by Richard Paul Evans (Historical Fiction)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans comes an emotionally rich work of historical fiction inspired by the true story of Etta Wheeler, a woman whose courage and compassion helped spark a movement that forever changed a country.
PUBLIC ACCESS AFTERWORLD by Jane Schoenbrun (Speculative Thriller/Horror)
A mysterious realm on the other side of our screens. A dark force that draws victims into its static. The unlikely hero called to save them and herself from this electric hell.
ROYAL WITCH by Philippa Gregory (Historical Fiction)
Ambition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go? ROYAL WITCH is the gripping new novel from internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory.
SAMANTHA: THE NEXT CHAPTER by Fiona Davis (Historical Fiction)
From American Girl and New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis comes the next chapter of Samantha Parkington's story --- now an adult searching for justice after her legacy is stolen in New York City in 1920.
From left to right: Sally Hepworth, May Cobb, Nina de Gramont
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are a number of upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Tuesday, November 3rd at 3pm ET: Barnes & Noble: Join Barnes & Noble as they welcome New York Times bestselling author John Gwynne for a live virtual discussion of his blockbuster epic fantasy, THE WOLVES OF WAR. John will be in conversation with the author of THE ONLY WAY OUT IS UP, Django Wexler.
Wednesday, November 4th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with May Cobb about her new thriller, ALL THE LITTLE SECRETS, a deliciously wicked stand-alone sequel to ALL THE LITTLE HOUSES. The fallout from an utterly unexpected death reverberates over every margarita and through every pine-lined street down in Texas.
Monday, November 9th at 7:30pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: J. A. Jance will talk about her new book, THE TAKEN ONES, a twisty, fast-paced mystery in which young girls are going missing, and private investigator J. P. Beaumont is the only one who can find them.
Tuesday, November 10th at 7pm ET: Hachette Book Group: Join David Baldacci for an indie-exclusive virtual launch party celebrating his new novel, ALL IN: A 6:20 Man Thriller. Purchase your ticket, which includes a book and a signed bookplate, from any of the participating bookstores linked here to secure your chance to attend this special evening.
Tuesday, November 10th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Cara Black about her most recent novel, HUGUETTE. In the lawlessness of post-World War II France, a resilient young woman fights to survive and make a living, no matter the cost.
Wednesday, November 11th at 2pm ET: “Bookaccino Live” Book Preview Afternoon Event: Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between November 10th and January 5th, along with a few from February 2027, that we would like to get on your radar. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction.
Wednesday, November 11th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Mary Beth Keane about her latest novel, WHALE HARBOR, a sweeping multigenerational saga that follows 11 brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana and New York.
Thursday, November 12th at 8pm ET: “Bookaccino Live” Book Group: Carol Fitzgerald will talk to Sally Hepworth about her instant New York Times bestseller, MAD MABEL, which is a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. Sally also will answer questions from guests who will be “on stage,” as well as from other members of the audience.
Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Nina de Gramont about her new book, PEREGRINE HILL. In this sweeping novel set in Gilded Age New York, a desperate mother and headstrong daughter navigate a world built on men’s appetites and women’s silence.
Wednesday, November 18th at 7:30pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Lyndsay Faye will talk to special guest host Leslie Klinger about her latest novel, RAVEN. In this Gothic homage to the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe, an orphaned young woman in antebellum Maryland is pulled into a maelstrom of passion, pain and occult power.
Thursday, November 19th at 7pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Brett Battles will talk about the latest installment in the Stone Barrington series, STUART WOODS' HOSTILE INTENT, in which Stone is confronted by a new enemy who will go to dangerous lengths to get what he wants.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers long-form, in-depth author interviews. 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:
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Bonnie Garmus (PECK & PECK) Video | Podcast
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Robert Kolker (THE VANISHING FAMILY: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia) Video | Podcast
Other authors we've interviewed recently include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Mary Beth Keane (WHALE HARBOR)
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John Mutter (FORTUNE AND GLASS)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
BAD WORDS by Ríoghnach Robinson (Romance)
BAD WORDS is a sharp and deeply felt debut about art, ambition, and the connections that both inspire and undo us.
THE BRIGHTNESS by Chad Harbach (Fiction)
From the bestselling author of the literary sensation THE ART OF FIELDING comes an urgent, deeply felt story of friendship, art, love and grief, following two young women on the brink of irrevocable change.
FORTUNE AND GLASS by John Mutter (Historical Fiction)
FORTUNE AND GLASS is a philosophical spy novel and literary love story about private choices, secret resistance, and the cost of staying human inside a system determined to erase individuality.
THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders (Fiction)
An impulsive and heartbroken woman inherits her father’s share of a Tennessee farm that is rich in family secrets and occupied with busybody ghosts in this sweeping family portrait.
HUNGERED by Amanda Rizkalla (Fiction)
For readers of THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET and WE THE ANIMALS, this striking debut brings to life an unforgettable young narrator and the complicated, loving, cruel and generous figures who make up her universe.
MISS WOLCOTT'S GHOST by Louise Penny (Mystery)
When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache receives a puzzling phone call at his home in Three Pines, instructing him to go to a remote, forgotten area in Quebec to find a dead body, a mystery unravels that tangles the past, the present and the future.
THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD by T. Geronimo Johnson (Fiction)
This audacious and darkly funny literary crime masterpiece is centered on a Black cop in an Atlanta precinct, whose façade of white alliance begins to crumble after a highly publicized murder.
PARTITA by Barbara Kingsolver (Fiction)
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of DEMON COPPERHEAD comes a story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.
PECK & PECK by Bonnie Garmus (Fiction/Humor)
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY returns with an irresistible, delightful and tender story about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world.
THE PIANO TEACHER OF MONTPARNASSE by Heather Morris (Historical Fiction)
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ returns with a masterful new novel that captures the astonishing bravery of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
THE QUEEN OF ROSES by Julia Kelly (Historical Fiction)
Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, THE QUEEN OF ROSES is a novel of love and sacrifice from the international bestselling author of THE LIGHT OVER LONDON and THE LAST GARDEN IN ENGLAND.
SOPHIE, STANDING THERE by Meg Mason (Fiction)
The much-beloved author of the critically acclaimed SORROW AND BLISS returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.
TRAD WIFE by Sarah Langan (Psychological Thriller/Horror)
A journalist descends into horror as she uncovers the sinister truth behind a trad wife influencer in this enthralling blend of chilling suspense and razor-sharp commentary on modern femininity, performative domesticity and social media.
THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN by Deesha Philyaw (Fiction)
The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight.
UNGRATEFUL IMMIGRANT DAUGHTER: A Memoir from the Child of a Mail-Order Bride by Katya Suvorova (Memoir)
In this darkly funny and irreverent memoir, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America.
WHALE HARBOR by Mary Beth Keane (Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES comes a sweeping multigenerational saga inspired by Mary Beth Keane's own family history, following 11 brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana and New York.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they released in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
CURSED DAUGHTERS by Oyinkan Braithwaite (Fiction)
A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry and superstition.
THE HEART OF WINTER by Jonathan Evison (Fiction)
Jonathan Evison's THE HEART OF WINTER is about a married couple in their golden years --- from when they met across big ups, deep downs and survive-it-all, opposites-attract love.
JOYRIDE: A Memoir by Susan Orlean (Memoir)
From beloved New Yorker writer Susan Orlean, the New York Times bestselling author of THE ORCHID THIEF and THE LIBRARY BOOK, JOYRIDE is a masterful memoir of finding her creative calling and purpose that invites us to approach life with wonder, curiosity and an irrepressible sense of delight.
THE LAND IN WINTER by Andrew Miller (Historical Fiction)
An exquisite, page-turning examination of relationships, THE LAND IN WINTER is a master class in storytelling --- proof yet again that Andrew Miller is one of the most dazzling chroniclers of the human heart.
THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR by Erin Somers (Fiction)
THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR is a hilariously acerbic sliding doors novel about a chance meeting between two young parents, both happily married (just not to each other) that sparks a will-they-won’t-they romance.
THE WOMEN OF WILD HILL by Kirsten Miller (Fiction/Magical Realism)
From fan favorite Kirsten Miller, the author of THE CHANGE and LULA DEAN'S LITTLE LIBRARY OF BANNED BOOKS, comes a witty, spectacular and timely tale of modern-day witches waging war on the patriarchy.
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