A powerful family drama… Book clubs will find much to discuss in Northwest Corner by John Burham Schwartz The New York Times Book Review called Reservation Road “a triumph,” and the novel was universally acclaimed. Now, in a brilliant literary performance by one of our most compelling and compassionate writers, John Burnham Schwartz reintroduces us to Reservation Road’s unforgettable characters […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for August 2011
A frightening family legacy, a difficult decision.. Book clubs will find much to discuss in What We Have by Amy Boesky What We Have by Amy Boesky At thirty-two, Amy Boesky thought she had it all figured out: a wonderful new man in her life, a great job, and the (nearly) perfect home. For once, […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for July 2011
We have FOUR fantastic books in our July Book Club of the Month Contest! _____________________________________________________________________ Immigrant life, father/son relationships, and the evolution of an unlikely writer Book Clubs will find all that and so much more to discuss in Thoughts Without Cigarettes by Oscar Hijuelos! Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos has won multiple awards for his […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for June 2011
Do you have to forgive someone a lifetime of sins, just because they have Alzheimer’s? Island Girl by Lynda Simmons Island Girl by Lynda Simmons is the emotionally riveting story of a 55 year old mother, Ruby Donaldson, fighting to reunite her family as she struggles with the diagnosis of early on-set Alzheimer’s. Facing the […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for May 2011
Passion, betrayal, tradition Book clubs will find much to discuss in The Peach Keeper The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Chased the Moon welcomes you to her newest locale: Walls of Water, North Carolina, where the secrets are thicker than the fog from the town’s famous […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for April 2011
We have THREE fabulous books in our Book Club of the Month contest for April! Can a box of recipes help a young woman understand her past and defend her future? Discussion topics for book clubs include self-discovery, autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, what it means to be “normal”, and finding comfort in the kitchen. The […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for March 2011
Book clubs will ponder.. Are the rich really different? Dead End Gene Pool: A Memoir by Wendy Burden Joining the ranks of Augusten Burroughs & David Sedaris, a descendent of Cornelius Vanderbilt takes a look at the decline of her wealthy blue-blooded family in her irreverent and darkly humorous memoir. The New York Times calls author […]
February Book Club of the Month Contest #2
Here’s a book you’ll wish you could hand your younger self! Multi-generational book clubs will get a kick out of this! The Real Secrets Women Only Whisper Author Donna Estes Antebi Which not-so-brilliant Neanderthal said all women have to learn the hard way? Introducing The Real Secrets Women Only Whisper, the essential 21-century playbook for […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for February 2011
A chance encounter sent Lisa Napoli halfway around the world to the happiest place on earth, where she met someone unexpected: Herself About Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth by Lisa Napoli “Radio Shangri-La grabs you by the heart and takes you on a winding dual journey — into the self […]
Book Club of the Month Contest for January 2011
Does your book club love historical fiction? If so, have we got a book for you! Queen Hereafter by Susan Fraser King chronicles the life of Margaret of Scotland, a contemporary of the infamous Lady Macbeth, and a woman destined for sainthood. Margaret, a young Saxon princess, is shipwrecked with her family on the coast […]