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I'd Know You Anywhere
I'd Know You Anywhere
By Laura Lippman
(8/17/2010)

Eliza Benedict cherishes her peaceful, ordinary suburban life with her successful husband and children, 13 & 8. But her tranquillity is shattered when she receives a letter from the last person she ever expects—or wants—to hear from: Walter Bowman. "There was your photo, in a magazine. Of course, you are older now. Still, I'd know you anywhere." In the summer of 1985, when she was fifteen, Eliza was kidnapped by Walter and held hostage for almost six weeks. He had killed at least one girl and Eliza always suspected he had other victims as well. Now on death row in Virginia for the rape and murder of his final victim, Walter seems to be making a heartfelt act of contrition as his execution nears. Though Eliza wants nothing to do with him, she's never forgotten that Walter was most unpredictable when ignored...


The Postcard Killers
The Postcard Killers
By James Patterson & Liza Marklund
(8/16/2010)

Paris is stunning in the summer
NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer.
The killing is simply marvelous
Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her boyfriend were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim.
Wish you were here
Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm--and they think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action, The Postcard Killers may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.

 Dads Play a Role in Mother-Daughter Book Clubs Too
by Cindy Hudson

With school about to start many of you may be thinking of starting a new mother-daughter book club or getting your established group going again after summer break. While making your plans, don’t forget about those important silent members of your group: dads.

Even though dads don’t usually participate in discussions, they can play an important role in helping make your book group successful. How so? Depending on the age of your daughter and whether or not you have other children dads can...  Click here to read how Dads can play a roll in Mother-Daughter Book Clubs


Author-Adam Langer
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Adam Langer

10. Where did the inspiration for your book come from?
...I got sick of telling the truth, and I wanted to know what it felt like to tell a really enormous lie. ...
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Starting a Father/Son Book Club
by Dawn Little

Did you know that boys need male role models in reading?  Fathers have a great influence over their child’s education and how well they perform.  If a male role model values reading, boys will learn to value reading as well.  With this in mind, consider starting a Father/Son Book Club.  Consider it the new age “boys club.” 

Here is how to get started... Click here to learn how to start a father/son book club.

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Freedom
Freedom
By Jonathan Franzen

In his first novel since The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen comically and tragically captures the temptations and burdens of liberty: the thrills of teenage lust, the shaken compromises of middle age, the wages of suburban sprawl, the heavy weight of empire. In charting the mistakes and joys of Freedom’s characters as they struggle to learn how to live in an ever more confusing world, Franzen has produced an indelible and deeply moving portrait of our time.

Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul - the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the avant-garde of the Whole Foods generation, the ideal sort of neighbor. She was an enviably perfect mother and the wife of Walter’s dreams. Together with Walter - environmental lawyer, commuter cyclist, total family man - she was doing her small part to build a better world. But now, in the new millennium, the Berglunds have become a mystery. Why has their teenage son moved in with the aggressively Republican family next door? Why has Walter taken a job working with Big Coal? Most of all, what has happened to Patty? Why has she become an implacable Fury coming unhinged before the street’s attentive eyes?


Hints and Tips for Your Book Club Discussion

Book clubs are started for many reasons: to explore literature, to have one night a month where you can get together with your friends, to make new friends, to expand your horizons and explore books you might not have chosen for yourself, to have one night a month where you get to enjoy someone else's cooking, to broaden your appreciation for what you are reading, to be able to enjoy a glass of wine without finding a lego in the bottom of the glass, and many other reasons. Presumably though, at some point during the book club gathering there will be a discussion about the book.

The degree to which your book club is focused on the book varies from club to club. We know book clubs that MIGHT discuss the book for a bit between bites, sips and gossiping, and book clubs with strict "only talk about the book" policies. For the most part though, most of the book clubs lie somewhere in between - focusing on the book and allowing socializing too. Actually getting around to talking about the book can sometimes be a tough task. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to get the discussion started and to keep it going in a polite and fun manner.

Click here to read some hints and tips for your Book Club Discussion.


Author-Danielle Trussoni
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Scott Stevenson
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Looks Easy Enough

10. Where did the inspiration for your book come from?
My book started off as a love letter to my wife...






 
2010 Winner of "The Book Pick" Contest:

Looks Easy Enough: A Joyful Memoir of Overcoming Disease, Divorce, and Disaster


 
How and Why to Start a Business Book Club
by Kevin Eikenberry

Book clubs have been quite a rage over the last few years. Fueled in part by Oprah and others, the concept of reading a book then gathering with others who have read the same book has become “cool” again

The reasons people have found them valuable include:
- a great way to have meaningful conversation.
- a way to support your own reading habit (I need to have the book read before the meeting!).
- a way to form a community – to have a great reason to gather with other people to bond.
- A way to learn something in a fun way.

It is for all of those same reasons and more that I suggest and encourage business book clubs.

Click here to read the entire article on "How and Why to Start a Business Book Club".

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