I think you should read today's guest blog post next.  'Nuff said.

There's no room for the underdogs on the bestseller lists these days! From top to bottom, it's practically a who's who of the bookworld, more or less. It certainly seems the big guns are being drawn for the holidays! John Grisham holds the top spot nationwide with THE CONFESSION, followed in no certain order by David Sedaris, Vince Flynn, Ken Follett, Jan Karon, Elmore Leonard, John le Carre, Lee Child, Kathryn Stockett (still on the list!!!), and Stieg Larsson.

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In today's guest post, regular contributor Denise Neary shares a new word with us.  She always finds the coolest things!

We don't always pick mysteries or any genre fiction for book club for some reason.  Maybe we think they're not going to be serious enough - or have enough good stuff for us to dig into conversationally.  So, here's a list of mysteries that should keep you chatting for hours.

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