I promised more content from my experience a couple of weeks ago at BookExpo America. Well here it comes. One of the sessions I attended (moderated by our very own Carol Fitzgerald) was called Hot Book Club Titles: Fall 2010. Sounds right up our alley, no? It was 6 industry big wigs talking about their companies upcoming great reads for book groups. So, welcome to Part 1 of a 6 part series! The first speaker at the session was Michael Croy, Field Sales Director at Simon & Schuster, and these are the books he presented:
In today's post Cindy Hudson, guest blogger and author of BOOK BY BOOK: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CREATING MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOOK CLUBS, talks about reading NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL and the all of the rich discussion the book brought out. What a great way to get young girls (and not so young ones) to talk openly about important issues.
Last week I shared a little bit of what I saw at the Editor's Buzz talk at BookExpo America. Well, guess what, there's more! These are the titles the editors from some of the major houses really believe in. The one's they believe will be the big books of the coming year. So since I know what to look for, I figure you should be in the loop too!
In today's post, guest blogger and author Mary Sharratt talks about the real life Bess Southerns, a woman accused of witchcraft in 1612, and how her new novel was inspired by Bess and the Lancashire Witches.
Bewitching History
A new novel by bestselling author Claire Cook is one of the signs that beach reading season has begun. Her seventh novel, SEVEN YEAR SWITCH is getting great write-ups in USA Today, The New York Times, and The New York Post. Today’s guest post discusses why your book club might occasionally want to take its show on the road.
Regular contributor Denise Neary and I have formed a mutual admiration society! Isn't it nice when that happens? She steps up whenever I need a hand here on the blog and comes up with some really interesting stories for all of us. In today's post, Denise shares her book club's experience with THE GLASS CASTLE - and then she gives me a little shout out at the end... thanks, Denise!
June 2010
I have been on a roll reading some great books, which is putting me on a wonderful reading high. As readers, I am sure you all know those moments where each book that you read is one that you connect with --- the kind of a book where the characters feel like they are in the room and the story is one that stays with you. It makes up for those moments where you cannot seem to find your reading groove. When you are in the reading groove, you pick up every new book thinking the experience cannot possibly repeat itself, and when it does, you are thrilled.
Do you feel your book group’s discussions of a title are thorough enough?
June 1, 2010, 407 voters
