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Listen to the Music of Susanna Moore’s The Life of Objects

Listen to the Music of Susanna Moore’s The Life of Objects

Susanna Moore’s elegant and haunting novel, The Life of Objects, is set in Berlin in 1938 and is rich in period detail—including the songs that the characters enjoy. Listen to some of them here!

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Download The End of Your Life Book Club Reading List

Download The End of Your Life Book Club Reading List

Will Schwalbe’s The End of Your Life Book Club is a moving testament to the joy—and the power—of reading books with a loved one. Inside, a complete list of the works discussed in this unique two-person book club.

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Rave Reviews for A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers

Rave Reviews for A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers

In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together. It’s a book that’s sure to get your book club talking—and the critics love it!

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Win Great Books In The Reading Group Center Summertime R&R Sweepstakes

Win Great Books In The Reading Group Center Summertime R&R Sweepstakes

What’s the most important thing on any vacation packing list? Easy: books! Wherever you might be traveling this summer—be it the beach, the mountains, or your own backyard—you’ve got to have something great to read. With that in mind, we’re happy to introduce our Reading Group Center R&R Sweepstakes.

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Video: Take a Pigeon Pie Mystery Tour With Julia Stuart

Video: Take a Pigeon Pie Mystery Tour With Julia Stuart

Does your book club love a cracking whodunit? Then we think you’ll enjoy the tale of Princess Alexandrina, who finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation after her faithful servant is accused of wrongdoing.

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Laurie Frankel Writes About the Reader Response to Goodbye for Now

Laurie Frankel Writes About the Reader Response to Goodbye for Now

What if saying farewell were just the beginning? Goodbye for Now by Laurie Frankel is a unique tale of love and technology. In this exclusive essay, she tells us why reading group questions are so important to her.

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Editor Jenny Jackson on Why She Loves The Dog Stars

Editor Jenny Jackson on Why She Loves The Dog Stars

“This is a novel that asks the big questions: What is the point of living if you don’t have people to love? How can you justify violence? Can we find true solace in art and literature? This book is great food for thought—and food for discussion.”

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Download Seating Arrangements Invitations for Your Next Meeting

Download Seating Arrangements Invitations for Your Next Meeting

Maggie Shipstead’s Seating Arrangements is not only perfect summer reading, it’s a wonderful book for reading groups. Share this invitation with your group before you meet to discuss the book!

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Armchair Adventurer: Exploring London With a Conspiracy of Friends

Armchair Adventurer: Exploring London With a Conspiracy of Friends

There’s no shortage of things to do and see while visiting London, but after reading Alexander McCall Smith’s delightful Corduroy Mansions series, one might find him or herself particularly drawn to Pimlico. In celebration of the paperback publication of the third book in the series, A Conspiracy of Friends, we take a look at some of the most unmissable sights in and around the neighborhood.

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Recipe by the Book: Champagne Punch for Seating Arrangements

Recipe by the Book: Champagne Punch for Seating Arrangements

Raise a glass to Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead! While your book club discusses this gorgeous, wise, and funny debut novel, serve them a glass of our delicious champagne punch.

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