Christopher Rice --- the 30-year-old author of four New York Times bestsellers and the recent, eerily-relevant thriller, THE

Francine Rivers --- born-again Christian and the bestselling author of several novels, including R

The New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, including the recently released THE PERFECT LOVE SONG: A Holiday S

Some behind-the-scenes photos from HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's epic Game of Thrones series. Seems like a match made in Heaven. Congrats to Middlebury College, the first Quidditch World Cup champions! Here are the photos and video to prove that, yes, young adults are playing a game from Harry Potter that involves flying, brooms and magic. These players only have one of those...

One of the women in my book club forwarded the following quote around, saying it was a great quote for any book club: "In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others." --Andre Maurois, French author (1885 - 1967)

The Bookreporter.com Holiday Author Blogs are back, and this year, we’re starting things off with renowned author Deanna Raybourn, whose most recent novel --- DARK ROAD TO DARJEELING: A La

When Regular Contributor Denise Neary feels passionate about something there's no stopping her!  So I'm going to get out of her way here and let you read firsthand what Denise has to say about picture books! READING GROUPS UNITE:  help save the picture book!

Earlier this week, I was at lunch with Beverley --- one of my closest friends --- and I found myself handing her a copy of UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand as a belated birthday present. I had a hunch it would be something she would enjoy, and she was thrilled to get it, as she had read so much about it. Then I found myself suggesting a book for her to give her daughter, Ashley, for Christmas, since I know she is studying biology and the environment.

So I was sitting around today just thinking about how my book club combines a few of my favorite things:  books... of course, talking...

While we often love to lose ourselves in made up worlds, alternate histories and fantastical love stories, sometimes we just need a little dose of reality.  So, if your book club is looking to dive into some great non-fiction in the next couple of months, here are some great new (and new-ish) books to consider: