In today's guest post author Shobhan Bantwal (THE UNEXPECTED SON) talks about how the "simple life" she was bored with and took for granted as a child turned out to be a wealth culture and stories she could use in her writing as an adult.

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Last week my book club got together to discuss MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS.  I should have insisted we all wear little black dresses - even the guys... that would've been fun.

In today's guest post, author Ghita Schwarz talks about the delicate balance of using fact to create fiction.  I love her comment about some things that happen in real life being too unbelieveable to include as I think we've all had those moments!

Today's guest blogger Zoë Ferraris moved to Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the first Gulf War to live with her then husband and his extended family of Saudi-Palestinian Bedouins, who had never welcomed an American into their lives before. She has an MFA from Columbia University and is the award-winning author of FINDING NOUF.

Place your bests! Place your bets! Oddsmaker give their favorites for the Man Booker Prize... What exactly constitutes "chick lit?" The Tom Clancy revival is in full swing...

This week presents a great opportunity to examine the difference between being the No. 1 New York Times bestseller and being an IndieBound bestseller, as there is a conflict between both lists this week.

In today's post, regular contributor Heather Johnson (Storie delle Sorelle Book Club Blog) shares her book club's experience with another interesting book.  She makes the point that whether you like the book or not, some books just lend themselves to book club discussions.  Lots to talk about and analyze and respond to and I have to admit, the premise for this one

In today's guest post, author Jeane Westin talks about the relationship between Queen Elizabeith I and the Earl of Leicester and why she felt it had to be written about.  The idea that our communication has become so casual, so electronic, so instant and so impersonal makes this story even more compelling to me.

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