October 4, 2010
Posted by Dana
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As individuals, of course, we are all 100% perfect. But I think we can all acknowldedge that once you put a bunch of us together in a group things automatically get less perfect. And as smart and wonderful as all of our book club members are, there are bound to be things that drive you a little crazy.
So today, my question is... if there was one thing you could change about your book club, what would it be?
Is the time of day or day of week not quite right for you?
Is there one person who takes over every discussion that just makes you crazy?
October 2, 2010
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It's official... it's October and National Reading Group Month has begun!
In honor of this special month, the National Reading Group Month Selection Committee picks a selection of
Great Group Reads. This year they've chosen 13 books, 12 novels and one memoir.
October 1, 2010
Posted by Anonymous
An egregious oversight slows down the
FREEDOM juggernaut, temporarily...
Uncle Stevie isn't too keen on these lovey-dovey heartthrob vampires, and he's going to tell you about it...
Won't they
just go away already? Her in particular!
October 1, 2010
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Check
out Bookreporter.com's
Coming Soon list to stay up to date on all the latest titles as well as those coming in the weeks and months ahead!
Oct 1, 2010
Cynthia Lord follows up her Newbery Honor-winning debut, RULES, with TOUCH BLUE, in which 11-year-old Tess Brooks and a foster kid named Aaron try to save her island’s schoolhouse --- and the only home Tess has ever known.
October 2010
CROOKED LETTER, CROOKED LETTER is the story of two childhood friends whose lives change dramatically after one unforgettable night --- and how the events of that one evening will shape their lives until circumstances plunge them together again.
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This month, we are really excited to share our readers’ selections of their Top 10 Favorite Discussion Books, which were gathered from the submissions in our ReadingGroupGuides.com 10th Anniversary Contest. Stephen Bedford in our office had the yeoman’s task of compiling the top selections from more than 12,000 entries, so a huge round of applause to him for a job well done. After he tracked the top titles, a small group of us met and looked deeper at your selections. We had fun doing this as we found ourselves remembering familiar titles, learning about some new ones, and getting to know your groups better as we read through your lists. We felt we were at the table with many of you as the personality of a group can come forth by looking at their selections. For those of you who are thinking of adding group members, you may want to consider sharing your group’s favorite titles with incoming members as a way to give them a better idea of what excites your group.
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October 1, 2010, 570 voters
September 30, 2010
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In today's post, regular contributor Bonnie Brzozowski and her apprentice Meredith Watters talk about reading a somewhat different kind of graphic novel for this months Graphic Novels Book Club at the Austin Public Library.
September 29, 2010
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In this month’s round-up we’ve got everything from the wisdom of the ages to new fangled gadgets to music to soothe the savage beast!
