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Len Vlahos

Len Vlahos

Len Vlahos dropped out of NYU film school in the mid 80s to play guitar and write songs for Woofing Cookies.  The band broke up in 1987 and he followed his other passion, books. He has worked in the book industry ever since. And, of course, he writes.
 

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Charles Payseur

Charles Payseur grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, before scuttling off to the frigid recesses of northwestern Wisconsin. Perhaps addled by the cold and snow, he settled with his partner in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he probably enjoys the various craft breweries and excellent cheeses a bit more than is strictly healthy for him. As a writer, his fiction and poetry has appeared at Nightmare Magazine, Lightspeed, Unlikely Story, and Strange Horizons, among others. He also runs Quick Sip Reviews, where he expounds his opinions on speculative short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

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January 2014

Cue the drum roll…. I am thrilled to share that the newly designed ReadingGroupGuides.com site is now live! And with our new look, we also are bringing a lot of improved technology. This update is part of a much bigger project here at TheBookReportNetwork.com with an eye on bringing you a better experience to discover and explore new books, both for your book group and for your personal reading. Besides the fresh new look to the site, we also have some new features to share.

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Barbara Claypole White, author of The In-Between Hour

Bestselling author Will Shepard loses his young son in a car accident. But when his father's aging mind erases the memory, Will rewrites the truth. Holistic veterinarian Hannah Linden is a healer who can only watch as her grown son struggles with inner demons. When she rents her guest cottage to Will and his dad, she finds solace in trying to mend their broken world, even while her own shatters.

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Win 12 Copies of AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF US by Aria Beth Sloss 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.

Our latest prize book is AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF US, Aria Beth Sloss's debut novel about friendship, loss and love; a confession of what passed between two women who met as girls in 1960s Pasadena, California. We have 12 copies of the book, which will be available in paperback on January 28th, to give away to three groups. To enter, please fill the form below by Thursday, February 6th at noon ET.

Hannah Jayne

Hannah Jayne

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Karen Foxlee

Karen Foxlee

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Most Requested Guides of 2013

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Most Requested Guides for December 2013

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Becky Aikman, author of Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives

Losing one's spouse is a life-altering event that Becky Aikman understands all too well. Although she did remarry, Becky remained perplexed by society's current attitudes and beliefs about grief. So she did what any other journalist might do --- she thoroughly researched the subject. Then she organized a support group with five other widows, all of whom were strangers. The end result: six women who found friendship, healing and adventure.

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