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ABC First Tuesday Book Club competition
Readers in the Mist —
Authority: 127
ABC TVs First Tuesday Book Club is having a competition to find out which were Australias favourite books of 2008. All you have to do is write in 200 words or less what your favourite novel of 2008 is and why. The prize is a full set of the 2009 Fiction and Non-Fiction shortlisted books . Answers will be judged by ...1 day ago -
Hard-boiled Detective Novels
Berkeley Heights Public Library Book Blog —
Authority: 119
Last month, the Tuesday night book group read Agatha Christie, the premier author of "cozy" or English village mysteries. Across the Atlantic, the mystery took on a very different form: that of the hard-boiled detective story which first appeared in such pulp fiction magazines as the Black Mask whose contributors ...2 days ago -
A PJ First!
What Do You Want From Me? by Doreen Orion —
Authority: 110
This lovely book club in Lancaster, PA met in their PJs just for me! Back Row: Donna, Marti, Stephanie, Ruth. Front Row: Stephanie (the hostess, with honorable mention to her husband, Rodney, who made a cameo appearance on the phone), Linda, Verna, Ruth. If I had known how spiffy they looked, I might have worn a ...6 days ago -
Review: In A Perfect World by Laura Kasischke
1800blogger —
Authority: 167
Submitted by BOOKS ON THE BRAINIt’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine.. that song kept running through my head as I was reading this book..In a Perfect World by Laura Kasischke is a story set in the near future. It’s a dystopian family drama, with a growing [...]1 week ago -
Review: In A Perfect World by Laura Kasischke
Books on the Brain —
Authority: 108
It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine.. that song kept running through my head as I was reading this book.. In a Perfect World by Laura Kasischke is a story set in the near future. It’s a dystopian family drama, with a growing sense of doom extending right through to the very end. ...1 week ago -
Boat People
What Do You Want From Me? by Doreen Orion —
Authority: 110
This Seattle book club has two members who own boats. One even lives on hers. Needless to say, Im not telling Tim. For those of you who havent been following the blog (and why is that?) or read the book (dont worry, Im not even talking to you*) thats because his next idiotic dream is to live on a boat. We had ...1 week ago -
Fall Feast Books Giveaway - Hatchette Book Group
Lesa's Book Critiques —
Authority: 130
Its a Fall Feast Giveaway from Hatchette Book Group! Three lucky winners will receive copies of two special books from Hatchette. The first is How to Roast a Lamb By Michael Psilakis, Barbara Kafka ISBN: 9780316041218, $35.00/$43.00. This is a book about New Greek Classic Cooking. Heres the description. "A ...1 week ago -
I Dont Go To Bed, I Experience Bed
What Do You Want From Me? by Doreen Orion —
Authority: 110
Im still laughing about that line said to me by one of these lovely Wisconsin book clubbers: From left to right: Tricia, Kathy, Terry Jo, Margaret, Lee and Debbie. Wine AND martinis, ladies? Youre in the running for top book club!Thanks for the very enjoyable discussion, and for continuing to make me laugh!2 weeks ago -
BookBalloon Reading Club to discuss The Post-Birthday World
Charlottesville Words —
Authority: 421
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver Confronted with a choice that could change your life, which road would you take? Lionel Shriver explores the alternate universes of her protagonist, Irina McGovern: one in which she succumbs to temptation, and one in which she doesn’t. As Entertainment Weekly ...2 weeks ago -
Talking about Listening to Reading
Book Group Buzz - Discussion of Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Literary News - Booklist Online —
Authority: 423
My blogging pal, Mary Burkey, over at Audiobooker wants to query the book group masses about methods for keeping up with book group reading. She will trade your witty insights and thoughtful comments for a narrator to be named later. “Audiobooks & Book Clubs: not really reading or perfect partners? ...2 weeks ago -
The Biggest Little City
What Do You Want From Me? by Doreen Orion —
Authority: 110
The members in this lovely Reno book club know each other from high school and have been meeting for two years. Top row (left to right) Tara La Casse & Karri HurwitzBottom row (left to right) Lindsay Anderson, Lindsey Gray & Jennifer OHarra If I had known how adorable they all looked, I might have gotten ...3 weeks ago -
Spine-Chilling Book Giveaway, Courtesy of Hatchette Book Group
Lesa's Book Critiques —
Authority: 130
This week, Im fortunate to be able to offer a spine-chilling book giveaway, courtesy of Hatchett Book Group. Three lucky winners will have the chance to win a spooky group of five books, courtesy of Hatchette Book Group. If you win, youll receive all five titles. They are: The Heretics Daughter By Kathleen Kent ...3 weeks ago -
for book groups
The View From Here —
Authority: 122
she is one smart cookie So the lovely and talented Lindsey has made something for you. A downloadable, print-outable reading group guide , with a favorite recipe. Because we all know that a book club meeting without food is like a day without sunshine, eh? Enjoy! Lakeshore Christmas- book club My book club ...4 weeks ago -
Book Discussions & Reviews: Death by Dissection?
MYSTERIES in PARADISE —
Authority: 519
This cartoon from Unshelved made me ponder about situations when people seem determined not to enjoy a book. Sometimes I wonder what we achieve by embarking on an online book discussion. Sometimes people come into the discussion, with knives drawn, determined to prove that their opinion of the book is the only ...4 weeks ago -
Working ‘Conditions’
Book Group Buzz - Discussion of Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Literary News - Booklist Online —
Authority: 423
Recently I was asked to guest facilitate at a workplace book group. Now, these book groups are not unusual in and of themselves. There are many coworkers who like to gather over lunch and discuss books. Sometimes they even all discuss the same book. But the folks in the Social Workers Department of a local hospital ...4 weeks ago -
Reading Agatha Christie: the Theme Book Group
Berkeley Heights Public Library Book Blog —
Authority: 119
At Septembers meeting, the librarys Tuesday night book group decided to become a themed book group , which means that instead of choosing one book per month for everyone to read together, the group will decide on a topic or author each month and each reader can choose her own title within those parameters. The ...4 weeks ago -
Happiness Is...A Good Discussion about Happiness.
The Happiness Project —
Authority: 124
I’m a huge fan of book groups, and I’m in three, myself. In two of my book groups, we read children’s literature – the first group got so large that we had to close it, so I started another one. I’m also in a group where we read adult fiction or non-fiction....( read more )4 weeks ago -
The Best ‘Worst’ Book Discussion
Book Group Buzz - Discussion of Book Clubs, Reading Lists, and Literary News - Booklist Online —
Authority: 423
Like most book group facilitators, I’m always looking for ways to enhance the discussion. At the last meeting of the Kansas City Public Library’s lunch time biblio-chatters, Downtowners, I barely had to list a finger. That day’s selection was National Book Award Winner, The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan. ...4 weeks ago
