If you've got some men in your book club, or want to - or your book club is all men, this list is for you. Nothing too sappy or sweet. Perhaps a male author or male protagonist. Maybe a manly man kind of story. Check these titles out and let me know what you think!
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!
On Sale This Week:
Nine times out of ten, when an author is out promoting her new book, she is already hard at work on the next one. Today's guest blogger, author Holly Chamberlin is no exception. Her current book THE FAMILY BEACH HOUSE is in stores now and will be a wonderful addition to your summer reading.
If we piqued your interest in Friday's Post "Need a novel idea for your book club? How 'bout a graphic novel?" let us now help put you on the path. If you haven't read graphic novels before, or have but haven't thought of them for book club, guest poster Bonnie Brzozowski has a list of titles to get you started:
You can tell it's summer just by looking at the bestseller lists! Summer must truly be the season of the spy or rogue or otherwise captivating crimesolver with all the regional lists stocked with suspense/thrillers from favorites old and new. Nelson DeMille scored another No.
Harper Lee's classic TO KILL A MOCKINBIRD celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer with a variety of events. Click here to see if there is one in your town!
In today's post, guest blogger and reference librarian Bonnie Brzozowski explains why graphic novels make such great book club selections for members of all ages! Yes - maybe even yours. Bonnie works at the Austin Public Library and in addition to leading the Graphic Novels Book Club, she also purchases graphic novels for the library system so she is speaking from (great) experience!
In today's guest post, author Kylie Ladd talks about the somewhat controversial title of her new book, AFTER THE FALL. It's always interesting to me what an author has done intentionally and what they have not. In this case, Kylie's title is very intentional, but the fact that it was the title of another famous work was definitley not!
Yup, I'm at it again... making up words. Not sure "bestselleriness" will catch on, but I think the word and it's various derivatives could be put to good use. For example, "That book has a definite bestselleriness to it, if it's not on the list, it should be." But stop distracting me and let me get to the point.
