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My book group will be meeting on Monday night to discuss YESTERYEAR by Caro Claire Burke. I am looking forward to the conversation. Our book group text chain has had some great comments, and I know we can be very opinionated.
I think this book draws different reactions from varied age groups. Checking out social media posts from readers across the country, many are saying it is like a car wreck that you cannot look away from. The writing makes you want to keep reading.
This should be interesting!
As for what to read next, I would love to suggest THE CALAMITY CLUB by Kathryn Stockett. It is one of the best books that I have read this year and is my latest Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. My commentary nails so much of why I loved it.
The members of my group all have school-aged children, so as we head into the “go go go, rush rush rush” of the end of the school year, I am not sure now is the best month for us to read it. But wow, I finished it weeks ago and still am thinking about it as I loved the characters.
My interview with Kathryn has been pulling in some really terrific video and podcast numbers. Amusingly this afternoon, as I was writing this, two members of my group wrote that they were reading the book and loving it!
While we're on the subject, we're thrilled to announce that we hit a major milestone just a couple of weeks ago with 1,000,000 views/listens for our video/podcast series.
Thanks to all of you who have watched or listened. We are very proud of the programming that we have created with our “Bookreporter Talks To” interviews, our “Bookaccino Live” book preview events, and our “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events. And we are excited that our podcasts are now on Spotify. We have enjoyed getting to know so many of you through your emails and comments during and after our events. And we love seeing that readers join us from across the country.
We have lots more programming planned, but we definitely are taking time to recognize this milestone. And if you are so inclined to join in celebrating our success, we continue to welcome donations here.
We will be hosting our 15th Annual Book Group Speed Dating event on Friday, June 12th at 1pm ET. If you are a bookseller, librarian or book club leader and would be interested in attending this event, please email me and tell me a bit about yourself using the subject line “Speed Dating.” This is a “trade only” event, but we will share the publisher videos, PowerPoint slides and other materials with you next month.
Wally Lamb joined us on Tuesday evening for this month’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event. We had a wonderful conversation about his instant New York Times bestseller, THE RIVER IS WAITING, an Oprah’s Book Club pick and a Bets On selection that is now available in paperback.
Wally explained how he came to write this story and how his time working with incarcerated women in the prison system influenced his work. A number of readers joined us to share their thoughts on the book and how it affected them in powerful ways. We also fielded questions from other members of our Zoom audience, all of which were sharp and insightful.
Click here to watch the event or here to listen to the podcast. Wally was incredibly generous with his time as the program lasted nearly two hours. There was so much ground to cover, and we touched on a variety of subjects that arose from the book. Please keep in mind that we DID talk spoilers.
Our next “Bookaccino Live” Book Group guest will be Bruce Holsinger. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 24th at 8pm ET, and you can sign up here for it.
We will talk about Bruce’s national bestseller, CULPABILITY, which also was an Oprah’s Book Club pick and a Bets On title. This suspenseful family drama is about moral responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence. Norah Piehl says this in her Bookreporter review: “Pick this one up if you want to consider some of today’s most pressing issues --- and if you'd like to do so in the context of a truly thrilling story.”
I will interview Bruce and then will turn to readers who would like to share a question for him on screen (we have special sign-in directions for these attendees, and they will get to chat with Bruce in our “backstage green room” before the program starts), followed by audience questions.
If you would like to ask Bruce a question, please fill out this form by Wednesday, June 24th at noon ET. Remember to include your name, city, state, email address and phone number, as well as your question. And indicate if you would like to be on camera or off.
#1 bestselling author Louise Penny and award-winning journalist Mellissa Fung have teamed up to write THE LAST MANDARIN. A mother and daughter race against time in all-too-real thriller that reaches from Tiananmen Square all the way to the White House.
According to Pamela Kramer in her review on Bookreporter, “It's easy to see why the Penny/Fung partnership has resulted in a finely written thriller. Fung brings to the table her background in China, specifically Hong Kong, along with her knowledge of the complexities and brutality of war. Penny brings her ability to write almost poetic passages amidst otherwise brutal subjects. She has a knack for finding the beauty in people and places. Together, they have written a memorable novel about relationships and secrets.”
Click here for the discussion guide and here for the full review.
Ruta Sepetys, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the young adult titles BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY and SALT TO THE SEA, has written her first book for adults. In A FORTUNE OF SAND, a gripping Prohibition-era novel, the daughter of a powerful tycoon escapes to a glamorous artists’ retreat --- where dark secrets and dangerous temptations await.
Rebecca Munro has this to say in her Bookreporter review: “Authentic, gripping, and rare for its focus on an under-discussed region and era, A FORTUNE OF SAND is Ruta Sepetys at her best: probing, compassionate and dedicated to the preservation of history. Readers of Marie Benedict, as well as Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White, will adore this one, and teens who devoured her young adult works will be delighted to reunite with their favorite author in a new, grittier way.”
Click here for more of Rebecca’s thoughts on the book and here for the guide. I look forward to sharing my “Bookreporter Talks To” interview with Ruta in the next newsletter.
Inspired by the true lives of Chang and Eng Bunker --- the world-renowned conjoined twins --- and their marriages to sisters Sarah and Adelaide (who are distant relatives of Christina Baker Kline), THE FOURSOME spans five decades as it reimagines one of the most unique family stories in American history.
According to Rebecca Munro in her review on Bookreporter, “Christina Baker Kline paints an evocative portrait not just of the conjoined twins and their sister wives, but of marriage and the South itself.... This outstanding novel, which very well could have read like a tabloid in a lesser author’s hands, is expansive in its intimacy and intellectual in its heart as it celebrates the extraordinary gift of an ordinary life.”
Click here for the guide and here for the full review.
We also have added guides for these five books:
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CHASING THE CLOUDS AWAY: Debbie Macomber’s first summertime novel in three years revolves around a chance encounter between a successful yet jaded businessman and a woman who sees --- and expects --- the best in everyone, which leads to an unlikely romance.
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THE PARISIAN CHAPTER: Releasing last year as an audio original, Janet Skeslien Charles’ new novel is now available in a trade paperback edition. This story is a love letter to the power of literature, the life of the artist, the importance of friendship, and leaving home only to find it again.
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THE BURNING SIDE: Sarah Damoff follows up her acclaimed debut novel, THE BRIGHT YEARS, with the story of April and Leo, a couple on the brink of collapse. When their house goes up in flames, family secrets and thorny histories emerge as they are forced to decide what is worth salvaging.
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TAKE ME WITH YOU: In Steven Rowley’s new novel, Jesse witnesses Norman, his husband of 30 years, get out of bed late one night, walk into their Joshua Tree backyard, step into a strange beam of light and…disappear. How could Norman desert Jesse? Where did he go? Will he ever return?
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THE REVENGE PARTY: Emily Lynn Paulson’s debut novel is a female-driven psychological thriller about toxic relationships, female rage, and the cost of taking back control. This is the story of what happens when women who are pushed past being polite decide to fight back.
This is your last Reading Group Guides newsletter reminder to sign up for next month's “Bookaccino Live” book preview afternoon event, which will take place on Wednesday, June 10th at 2pm ET.
The focus will be on titles releasing between June 9th and June 30th, along with a few from the second half of July, plus August, that we think will appeal to you. Click here to sign up. Those who join us live will be asked to answer a survey about the books from the presentation that they are most interested in reading and will be eligible to win a prize.
One week later, on Wednesday, June 17th at 8pm ET, be sure to join us for a special “Bookaccino Live” Summer Preview evening program. I will talk about a number of books releasing this summer that we think you will enjoy reading. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction. You can sign up for the event by clicking here.
Here's to your book group having a great discussion at your next meeting.
Carol Fitzgerald (Carol@bookreporter.com)
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New Guide: THE LAST MANDARIN
by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung
THE LAST MANDARIN by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Political Thriller)
Alice Li, a first-generation Chinese American and former food blogger, has long lived in the shadow of her mother, Vivien Li --- a Tiananmen Square dissident turned world-renowned human rights activist and passionate advocate for a free and democratic China. When security and fire alarms go off simultaneously all around the world, setting off a panic, the signal is traced back to China. As world leaders scramble to respond, Vivien and Alice are called to the White House in hopes that Madame Li can interpret the Chinese intentions. But why involve Alice? If China isn’t behind the attack, Vivien warns, someone even more dangerous is pulling the strings. Mother and daughter must join together to overcome their estrangement if they have any hope of preventing global catastrophe.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: A FORTUNE OF SAND by Ruta Sepetys
A FORTUNE OF SAND by Ruta Sepetys (Historical Fiction)
Detroit, 1927. A city of smoke and ambition, where glittering wealth conceals a graveyard of secrets. Marjorie Lennox is the youngest daughter of a powerful Detroit dynasty. Creative, reckless and never quite what they wanted, Marjorie has spent her life overlooked by her controlling father and self-absorbed siblings. But when she secretly applies to an elite arts program backed by a mysterious patron, she grabs the chance to finally step out of her family’s shadow. The program is strict in ways that feel sinister. Doors lock at strange hours. Rumors spread about women going missing. And the handsome benefactor behind it all is as magnetic as he is unsettling. As Marjorie gets pulled deeper into his world, she must fight to discover the truth before she loses herself completely.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Don't miss Carol's “Bookreporter Talks To” interview
with Ruta Sepetys in the next newsletter.
New Guide: THE FOURSOME by Christina Baker Kline
THE FOURSOME by Christina Baker Kline (Historical Fiction)
When Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839, everyone is eager to learn if the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months, the twins have opened a general store, bought land, and begun building a plantation. Now, word has it that they’re looking for wives --- and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy, their ambitions set the community on edge. Sarah and Adelaide Yates, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal, are drawn into their orbit. Bold, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins’ fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah, quiet and observant, isn’t so sure. When the twins’ lives become entangled with theirs, they must navigate loyalty, longing and identity in a world where everything --- including race, class and gender --- is rigidly defined.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: CHASING THE CLOUDS AWAY
by Debbie Macomber
CHASING THE CLOUDS AWAY by Debbie Macomber (Romance)
Maisy Gallagher has her own dreams, but when her father passes away, she selflessly sets them aside to help her family. Chase Furst, the hardened heir to a financial empire, is primarily focused on his own life and on his work as a bank executive. His childhood was marred by his mother’s struggle with addiction, and it left him cynical and emotionally distant. But then Chase meets Maisy, a beautiful woman full of optimism and kindness who can see past his defenses. To his surprise and annoyance, she offers to help him during a time of need and declines his offer of payment. Instead, she asks him to pay it forward --- and not with money or a quick fix, but through an act of true selflessness. At a loss, Chase doesn’t know where to begin.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
Click here for the discussion guide.
Bookreporter.com Bets On:
THE CALAMITY CLUB by Kathryn Stockett
THE CALAMITY CLUB by Kathryn Stockett (Historical Fiction)
There are books where the voices ring so true that they stay with you. This is what happened when I read Kathryn Stockett's debut novel, THE HELP. Now, with THE CALAMITY CLUB, I feel the same way about Meg, Birdie and the other women who populate this story.
The setting is Oxford, Mississippi, in the early 1930s. The Depression has brought challenges to people across the country. Birdie has come to town to ask her sister, Frances, who has married well, to give her money so they do not lose their family home in southern Mississippi. But she arrives to find that her sister’s life is not as brilliant as she thought it was. In fact, Frances has troubles of her own and somehow has not accepted her new reality.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here for the discussion guide.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
- Click here to watch Carol's “Bookreporter Talks To” interview with Kathryn Stockett.
- Click here to listen to a podcast of the interview.
Click here to read more of Carol's Bets On commentary.
New Guide: THE PARISIAN CHAPTER
by Janet Skeslien Charles
THE PARISIAN CHAPTER by Janet Skeslien Charles (Historical Fiction)
Paris, 1995: It’s been five years since Lily Jacobsen and her best friend, Mary Louise, arrived from their small town of Froid, Montana. Determined to establish themselves as artists --- Lily, a novelist, and Mary Louise, a painter --- they share a tiny sixth-floor walkup and survive on brie and baguettes. When Mary Louise abruptly moves out, Lily feels alone in the City of Light for the first time and needs a new way to support herself. She lands a job as the programs manager at the American Library in Paris, following in the footsteps of her French neighbor, Odile, who infused her childhood with tales of heroic World War II librarians. Here in the storied halls of the ALP, Lily meets an incredible cast of characters, each with their own stories...and agendas.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an excerpt.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE BURNING SIDE by Sarah Damoff
THE BURNING SIDE by Sarah Damoff (Fiction)
When April and Leo’s house burns in the middle of the night, they escape with their two young children. They retreat to April’s childhood home in Dallas, where her spirited parents and siblings provide both comfort and complication. As the family reckons with the aftermath, the fire exposes the cracks already forming in April and Leo’s marriage. The novel unfolds in alternating perspectives: from April, who feels the crushing weight of motherhood, marriage and self-blame; from Leo, a high school history teacher shaped by a lonely, fractured childhood; from Deb, April’s generous and no-nonsense mother who has to contend with her husband’s recent Alzheimer’s diagnosis; and from flashbacks that trace April and Leo’s relationship from its earliest days of connection to the devastating decisions that led them here.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: TAKE ME WITH YOU by Steven Rowley
TAKE ME WITH YOU by Steven Rowley (Fiction)
Thirty years into their relationship, college professor Jesse del Ruth witnesses his husband, Norman, get out of bed late one night, walk into their backyard, step into a strange beam of light, and…disappear. How could Norman desert him? Where did he go? Will he ever return? As Jesse struggles to understand Norman’s disappearance, he tries to piece together his new reality. Is he expected to wait patiently for a partner who may never come back? Or is this an opportunity for reinvention? When Norman’s sister, Lally, lands on Jesse’s doorstep with an urgent request, Norman’s absence becomes even more profound. Add to Jesse’s grief and confusion a conspiracy-theorist neighbor, a strange man following him, and suspicions that he may have had a hand in Norman’s disappearance, and Jesse starts to crack under the pressure.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read our review on Bookreporter.com.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New Guide: THE REVENGE PARTY by Emily Lynn Paulson
THE REVENGE PARTY by Emily Lynn Paulson (Psychological Thriller)
Devoted mother and party planner Katherine Valentine thought she’d finally found safety when she married Seattle’s golden boy, Shane Sutton. Charming, generous and politically untouchable, he’s the kind of man people protect. But behind the polished façade lurks a predator who collects women like trophies, and Katherine has become his latest prize. Desperate to protect her children, Katherine devises the perfect plan: use Shane's mistress against him. But Isabella Meyer is no pawn. She didn’t come to be saved. She came to settle a score. And revenge is only the beginning.
- Click here to read more about the book.
- Click here to read an interview with Emily Lynn Paulson.
- Click here to visit Emily Lynn Paulson's website.
- Connect with Emily Lynn Paulson on Instagram, TikTok and Threads.
Click here for the discussion guide.
New May Releases of Interest to Book Groups
Here are a number of books releasing in May for the first time, which we aren't currently featuring on the site or in the newsletter, that we think will be of interest to book groups.
AND SO IT IS...: A Memoir of Acceptance and Hope by Jamie Lynn Sigler (Memoir)
The star of the legendary HBO series “The Sopranos” opens up about the vicissitudes of life --- from early stardom to heartache and love, motherhood and illness --- offering readers an unflinchingly vulnerable exploration of the experiences that have transformed her life.
THE ANNIVERSARY by Alex Finlay (Psychological Thriller)
Twisty, high-concept and emotionally charged, THE ANNIVERSARY is an addictive murder mystery and nail-biting thriller. But it’s also a tender, heartrending story about fate, innocence lost, and two people bound by a single day.
COME BACK TO THE WORLD by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Fiction)
A single mother strives to understand the enigma of a reclusive novelist in a poignant novel about belonging, secret lives and the desire to disappear.
THE FINE ART OF LYING by Alexandra Andrews (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
From the critically acclaimed author of WHO IS MAUD DIXON? comes a riveting new novel about a young wife and mother thrust into a world of wealth and privilege, whose rash mistake sets off a domino effect of murder and betrayal.
FIVE by Ilona Bannister (Psychological Thriller)
Five lives. Five stories. Four will live, one will die. Who will it be? In this slow-burn masterpiece of psychological fiction, the choice is all yours.
GHALEN: A Romance in Black by Walter Mosley (Fiction)
This beautiful coming-of-age novel from Edgar Award winner Walter Mosley explores love in all forms --- romantic, familial and platonic --- and is centered on one Black family, including a neurodivergent man, and the found bonds that helps ground them.
GHOST STORIES: A Memoir by Siri Hustvedt (Memoir)
GHOST STORIES is an intimate meditation on grief, memory and enduring love, written after the death of Siri Hustvedt’s husband, Paul Auster.
THE GULF OF LIONS by Caitlin Shetterly (Fiction)
From the acclaimed author of PETE AND ALICE IN MAINE comes a stand-alone sequel about a mother who, recovering from the trauma of breast cancer and a mastectomy, takes a once-in-a-lifetime trip across France with her two daughters.
THE LAKE HOUSE: A Firefly Summer Novel by Lori Foster (Fiction)
Second chances, surprising revelations, and sweet, unexpected love go hand-in-hand in the tiny lakeside town at the heart of this charming series from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster.
THE MAY HOUSE by Jillian Cantor (Fiction)
Three adult sisters inherit a beach house on the condition that they spend one week together every May, leading to the discovery of family secrets, unexpected romance, and a deeper understanding of each other.
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN by Matt Haig (Science Fiction/Fantasy)
No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to relive the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were.
THE ONE DAY YOU WERE MY HUSBAND by Rosie Walsh (Domestic Thriller)
From the New York Times bestselling author of GHOSTED and THE LOVE OF MY LIFE comes an unmissable emotional thriller: an up-all-night, page-turning love story with a very dark secret at its heart.
A PERFECT HAND by Ayelet Waldman (Historical Fiction)
Set in the country estates of 19th-century England, A PERFECT HAND is a richly drawn, captivating and endlessly amusing novel of love and subterfuge between a lady’s maid and her clandestine lover.
THE SHIPPERS by Katherine Center (Romantic Comedy)
THE SHIPPERS takes readers on the cruise of a lifetime in a story awash with romantic longing, top-notch banter, long-held secrets...and true love rediscovered.
SUMMER STATE OF MIND by Kristy Woodson Harvey (Fiction)
New York Times bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina.
THE WISH by Heather Morris (Fiction)
From the #1 bestselling author of THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ comes a heartbreaking contemporary novel full of Heather Morris' characteristic empathy and understanding of the human condition: a dying teenager with a final wish, a lonely young man on a journey towards connection, and the unexpected friendship they find together.
Bookreporter.com's 22nd Annual
Summer Reading Contests and Feature
Summer will be here before you know it! At Bookreporter.com, this means it's time for us to share some great summer book picks with our Summer Reading Contests and Feature.
We are hosting a series of 24-hour contests for these titles on select days through mid-August, so you will have to check the site each day to see the featured prize book and enter to win.
We also are sending a special newsletter to announce the day's title, which you can sign up for here.
This year's featured titles are:
Click here to read all the contest details
and learn more about our featured titles.
From left to right: Annabel Monaghan, Ann Patchett, Ayelet Waldman
Upcoming Virtual Book and Author Events
Here are eight upcoming virtual book and author events that you may be interested in attending. Click on the links for more info and to register.
Monday, June 1st at 4pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Lev AC Rosen will talk about his new novel, THE DISASTER GAY DETECTIVE AGENCY, a punchy, hilarious mystery-thriller. Meet the disaster gays: They're messy. They're queer. And they're about to solve a murder…or die trying.
Tuesday, June 2nd at 8pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Ayelet Waldman will talk about her latest book, A PERFECT HAND. This richly drawn, captivating and endlessly amusing novel of love and subterfuge between a lady’s maid and her clandestine lover is set in the country estates of 19th-century England.
Wednesday, June 3rd at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Annabel Monaghan about her new novel, DOLLY ALL THE TIME, in which a hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, workaholic scion.
Monday, June 8th at 9pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Walter Mosley will talk about his new book, GHALEN, a beautiful coming-of-age novel centered on one Black family, including a neurodivergent man, and the found bonds that help ground them.
Tuesday, June 9th at 9pm ET: Killer Author Club: Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda will talk to Jamie Day (the pen name for Daniel Palmer and Kathleen Miller) about their new novel, BEACH THRILLER, which is the ultimate summer suspense novel perfect for beach read lovers everywhere.
Wednesday, June 10th at 2pm ET: “Bookaccino Live” Book Preview Afternoon Event: Carol Fitzgerald will present titles releasing between June 9th and June 30th, along with a few from the second half of July, plus August, that we would like to get on your radar. Included will be fiction; historical fiction; thrillers and mysteries; and memoirs, biographies and other nonfiction.
Wednesday, June 10th at 7pm ET: “Friends & Fiction”: Join “Friends & Fiction” for a conversation with Ann Patchett about her latest book, WHISTLER, a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time.
Wednesday, June 10th at 7pm ET: The Poisoned Pen Bookstore: Rob Hart will talk about his new thriller, THREE HIT MEN AND A BABY. Welcome back to Assassins Anonymous, where family is everything and danger lurks around every corner.
"Bookreporter Talks To" Videos & Podcasts
“Bookreporter Talks To” is a video and podcast series that delivers long-form, in-depth author interviews. For years, Carol has moderated book festivals and author events around the country. But we know that readers often do not live where they can attend an author event. Our goal is to bring these author interviews to readers, wherever they may be. Watch on video, or listen as a podcast. (The podcasts include audio excerpts.)
Here is our latest interview:
Other authors we've interviewed recently include:
Upcoming interviews include:
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Rachel Beanland (THE HALF LIFE)
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Lori Foster (THE LAKE HOUSE: A Firefly Summer Novel)
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Jenny Jackson (THE SHAMPOO EFFECT)
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John Searles (SINGLE GIRLS)
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Lisa See (DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN AND MOON)
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Ruta Sepetys (A FORTUNE OF SAND)
Click here for a complete list of our
"Bookreporter Talks To" videos and podcasts.
We currently are featuring the following guides on ReadingGroupGuides.com:
THE BURNING SIDE by Sarah Damoff (Fiction)
A family saga suffused with humor, longing and heartbreak, THE BURNING SIDE is about what we inherit and what we choose, about forgiveness and the ache of being known. It is, above all, about the meaning of home and the costs of long love.
THE CALAMITY CLUB by Kathryn Stockett (Historical Fiction)
The multimillion-copy-selling author of THE HELP returns with a bold, bighearted novel about a group of unbreakable women fighting for what’s rightfully theirs --- and the power of friendship to change everything.
CALLER UNKNOWN by Gillian McAllister (Domestic Thriller)
How far would you go to rescue your child? A mother races against the clock --- and finds herself on the wrong side of the law --- in a desperate fight to save her teenage daughter.
CHASING THE CLOUDS AWAY by Debbie Macomber (Romance)
An unforgettable chance encounter between a successful yet jaded businessman and a woman who sees --- but also expects --- the best in everyone sparks an unlikely romance that challenges their assumptions about generosity, trust and the gifts of unforeseen love.
DEAR MISSING FRIEND by Susan McGuirk (Historical Fiction)
Sag Harbor, New York, 1844: An Irish immigrant is torn between becoming a governess, the missing seaman she married, and the wealthy speculator she didn’t.
ENORMOUS WINGS by Laurie Frankel (Fiction)
ENORMOUS WINGS is an urgent novel about motherhood and family, sex and love and friendship, and how those bedrocks --- even so late in the day --- can still change and then change everything.
A FORTUNE OF SAND by Ruta Sepetys (Historical Fiction)
The daughter of a powerful tycoon escapes to a glamorous artists’ retreat --- where dark secrets and dangerous temptations await --- in this gripping Prohibition-era novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of SALT TO THE SEA.
THE FOURSOME by Christina Baker Kline (Historical Fiction)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in 19th-century North Carolina --- Kline’s own distant relatives --- who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam.
HOMEBOUND by Portia Elan (Science Fiction)
A novel about our deep interconnectedness, HOMEBOUND is a clear-eyed, hopeful adventure into humanity’s future and capacity for love.
JOHN OF JOHN by Douglas Stuart (Fiction)
From the Booker Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of SHUGGIE BAIN and YOUNG MUNGO comes a vivid, moving novel following a young man returning to his Hebridean island home, a portrait of a father’s expectations and a son’s desires.
THE LAST MANDARIN by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung (Political Thriller)
A mother and daughter race against time in this all-too-real thriller about family and power that reaches from Tiananmen Square all the way to the White House.
LIVES OF A SALVAGER: Ancient Language of the Earth, Book Two by Kelsey K. Sather (Fantasy)
One Salvager. Two thousand years. An unstoppable empire is destroying the world. LIVES OF A SALVAGER is a stand-alone book in this multigenerational fantasy series about plant magic, memory, and the cost of saving a dying planet.
THE PARISIAN CHAPTER by Janet Skeslien Charles (Historical Fiction)
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE PARIS LIBRARY and MISS MORGAN'S BOOK BRIGADE comes a charming novel about two small-town girls with big dreams who move to Paris to become artists. But dreams don’t just come true. They require nurturing, as do friendships.
THE REVENGE PARTY by Emily Lynn Paulson (Psychological Thriller)
When a husband’s lies are no longer a secret and manipulation passes for love, a wife must decide how far she’s willing to go to expose the man she married --- and what justice truly means --- in this dark, modern marriage thriller.
TAKE ME WITH YOU by Steven Rowley (Fiction)
In TAKE ME WITH YOU, Steven Rowley brings his resonant wit and emotional insight to an epic love story --- an exploration of the forces that draw two people into the same orbit and the gravity that threatens to pull them apart.
THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout (Fiction)
Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout’s new novel tells the story of a chance incident that sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher’s life.
Please note that these titles, for which we already had the guides when they appeared in hardcover, are now available in paperback:
AFTERTASTE by Daria Lavelle (Fiction)
What if you could have one last meal with someone you’ve loved, someone you’ve lost? Combining the magic of UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR with the high-stakes culinary world of SWEETBITTER, AFTERTASTE is an epic love story, a dark comedy, and a synesthetic adventure through food and grief.
EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott (Psychological Thriller)
From the New York Times bestselling author of THE TURNOUT comes a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit.
THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD BEACH AND BOOK CLUB by Martha Hall Kelly (Historical Fiction)
Two sisters living on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women in this spectacular novel inspired by true events.
THE PUZZLE BOX by Danielle Trussoni (Supernatural/Literary Thriller)
Two sisters. A lost imperial treasure. The world’s greatest puzzle master has 24 hours to solve the most dangerous mystery of his life --- or die trying --- in this extremely clever sequel to Danielle Trussoni's THE PUZZLE MASTER.
THE RIVER IS WAITING by Wally Lamb (Fiction)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah’s Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, which follows a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption and the possibility of forgiveness.
WHERE THE RIVERS MERGE by Mary Alice Monroe (Historical Fiction)
From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes WHERE THE RIVERS MERGE, the first of two epic and triumphant novels celebrating one intrepid woman's life across multiple generations in the American South.
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