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Jennifer Senior, author of All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their children. But almost none have thought to ask: What are the effects of children on their parents? In ALL JOY AND NO FUN, award-winning journalist Jennifer Senior analyzes the many ways children reshape their parents' lives. She argues that changes in the last half century have radically altered the roles of today's mothers and fathers, making their mandates at once more complex and far less clear.

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Rene Denfeld, author of The Enchanted

A wondrous and redemptive debut novel, set in a stark world where evil and magic coincide, THE ENCHANTED combines the empathy and lyricism of Alice Sebold with the dark, imaginative power of Stephen King.

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Mark Parsons

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March 10, 2014 - April 7, 2014

Rate the books you have read to let us know if you think they would be good selections for book groups. You can add books that you have read personally or with your book group. Share the title and the author, and please pay attention to proper spelling. Capitalize words as appropriate! All submissions will be reviewed before they are posted, thus your post will not appear immediately.

Approximately what percentage of your book group members reads the books you discuss on an eReader?

March 7, 2014, 391 voters

J. Nelle Patrick

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Francesca Segal, author of The Innocents

Adam Newman has been dating Rachel Gilbert since they were both 16, and now they are finally planning to marry. But as the vast machinery of the wedding gathers momentum, Adam feels the first faint touches of claustrophobia. And when Rachel’s younger cousin moves home, Adam starts questioning everything, suddenly torn between security and exhilaration, tradition and independence.

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Author Talk: Kristopher Jansma, author of The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards

Mar 6, 2014

Kristopher Jansma’s witty and inventive debut novel is about a young man’s quest to become a writer and the misadventures in life and love that take him around the globe. Here, he talks about the authors and books that inspired him, how he put together his novel and the nature of fiction in general.

The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin

A beautiful empress, a handsome horseman and a bluestocking heiress form a passionate love triangle in this historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE AMERICAN HEIRESS.

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Win 12 Copies of THE INNOCENTS by Francesca Segal for Your Group

Each month, we ask book groups to share the titles they are reading that month and rate them. From all entries, three winners will be selected, and each will win 12 copies of that month’s prize book for their group. Note: To be eligible to win, let us know the title of the book that YOUR book group is CURRENTLY reading, NOT the title we are giving away.

Our latest prize book is THE INNOCENTS by Francesca Segal, a smart and slyly funny tale of love, temptation, confusion and commitment --- a triumphant and beautifully executed recasting of Edith Wharton’s THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. We have 12 copies of the paperback edition to give away to three groups. To enter, please fill out the form below by Monday, April 7th at noon ET.