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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
“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
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
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
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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Explore Julia Child’s Remarkable Life in Dearie
Who doesn’t love Julia Child? That laugh, those recipes—she paved the way for a new era of food, teaching a nation how to cook the finest French cuisine in their own homes. Dearie by Bob Spitz is a charming biography of Julia, a woman who redefined herself in middle age, fought for women’s rights, and forever altered how we think about what we eat.
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Explore The Sandcastle Girls With Our Enhanced Map
Journey further into of Chris Bohjalian’s new novel, a beautiful historical love story that will captivate your reading group.
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Recipe by the Book: Hot and Sour Soup for The Red Chamber
The Red Chamber by Pauline A. Chen is both sweeping and intimate, a grand historical fiction and a timeless love story. For a taste of Beijing life, pair your reading group’s discussion of the book with a bowl of hot and sour soup.
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More than a Story: Author Chris Bohjalian on The Sandcastle Girls
In this Reading Group Center exclusive, Chris Bohjalian talks about the incredible reader reaction to The Sandcastle Girls.
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An Alternate History and a Stunning Conspiracy
What if Abraham Lincoln had survived Booth’s bullet? A young black woman named Abigail Canner uncovers a powerful secret in Stephen L. Carter’s historical thriller.
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