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January 28, 2011

Share Your 2010 Picks!

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In support of Reading Group Guide.com’s Share Your 2010 Picks campaign, I thought I would share recent picks of our book group along with the next upcoming six titles!

Interview: Mary Burton, author of Senseless

Jan 28, 2011

An ex-marketing whiz and a Southern girl at heart, Mary Burton is the critically acclaimed author of SENSELESS, a romantic suspense that follows homicide detective Deacon Garrison and the ill-fated Eva Rayburn, a mysterious woman who was implicat

Interview: Sherri Wood Emmons, author of Prayers and Lies

Jan 28, 2011

First-time author Sherri Wood Emmons is captivating readers with PRAYERS AND LIES, her haunting debut that follows a small-town girl’s journey into adulthood --- and her gradual discovery of several unimaginable secrets that, once disclosed

Interview: D.J. Palmer, author of Delirious

Jan 28, 2011

A songwriting techie and a first-time novelist, Daniel Palmer is the author of DELIRIOUS, a stunning debut that follows the sudden demise of an up-and-coming electronics star, who finds himself wanted for murder when someone starts eliminating hi

Author Talk: Simon Lelic, author of A Thousand Cuts

Jan 28, 2011

A part-time businessman and a first-time author, Simon Lelic has stunned audiences with A THOUSAND CUTS, a harrowing debut (now available in paperback) that follows Detective Inspector Lucia May as she tries to unlock the truth behind a terrible

January 27, 2011

Love and Chocolate

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February is right around the corner, and that means all things love and chocolate.  With that in mind, here are five books with chocolate in the title to consider for book club.  That's right... down with love... chocolate rules.  
January 26, 2011

Discussing BODYWORLD by Dash Shaw

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In today's guest post, Bonnie Brzozowski, Reference Librarian at the Austin Public Library and our resident graphic novel expert shares her book clubs' experience this month!

—Publishers Weekly

January 25, 2011

Reading CLARA AND MR. TIFFANY

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If your book club wants THE hot new title and doesn't mind reading a hardcover, have I got a recommendation for you:  CLARA AND MR.

Deep Down True by Juliette Fay

January 2011

Readers may remember Juliette Fay from her debut novel, SHELTER ME, which was one of my early Bets On selections. She returns with a new Bets On selection this week, DEEP DOWN TRUE.Here, Dana Stellgarten is newly divorced and still a bit jangled about it. She has two kids with divided lives, shuffling between their mom and dad, a niece who shows up on her doorstep in all her Goth glory to clock some time with her, and enough drama in her life to make a woman get a job for some sanity as well as a paycheck.

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