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We're here to help you find your next book club selection. Finish up the summer season in style with these great new books!


Reading group guides -- the perfect tools for your book club discussions.

Now with great ideas for enhancing your meetings!

Murder, Mayhem, & A Fine Man Second Glance The Cure for Grief
Q & A What Happened to Anna K. The Blackstone Key

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A New Heroine is on the Horizon

 Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man

Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man

By Claudia Mair Burney

This savvy, quirky mystery has a zany cast of characters and explores the very real -- and very funny -- sleuthing exploits of a single, female forensic psychologist and her romantic entanglements. Here, a complicated murder investigation unearths not just a killer, but a closet full of skeletons Amanda thought long gone.

 Death, Deceit & Some Smooth Jazz

Death, Deceit & Some Smooth Jazz

By Claudia Mair Burney

Amanda Bell Brown is a woman on the edge. An old flame wants to reconnect and make their relationship work, but there's just one tiny, problem...his ex-wife is found murdered -- in his apartment.


Another Page-Turner from Jodi Picoult

Second Glance

By Jodi Picoult

Back by popular demand, Second Glance is an intricate tale of love and suspense about a man trying to solve a century-old murder mystery in a small Vermont town. Picoult provides a compelling study of the things that come back to haunt us -- literally and figuratively. Do we love across time, or in spite of it?


Introducing...

The Cure for Grief

The Cure for Grief

By Nellie Hermann

A deeply moving and arresting debut novel about a girl in a tightly knit Jewish family hit by tragedies. This is a story of  loss, familial love, and redemption told in luminous, clear-eyed prose.

 What Happened to Anna K.

What Happened to Anna K.

By Irina Reyn

An exciting debut already hailed as "as wondrous a feat as I can recall in contemporary fiction" (Darin Strauss), What Happened to Anna K. retells the tragic story of Anna Karenina, setting it in present-day New York City and amongst a community of Russian-Jewish immigrants.


Take an Adventure Back in Time!

The Blackstone Key

By Rose Melikan

Charlotte Bronte meets Agatha Christie in this wonderful historical adventure novel set in the 18th century about a penniless but clever young teacher who becomes embroiled in a plot involving spies, smugglers, a pair of identical watches, puzzles, codes, an inheritance, and a very real danger, not only to the heroine, but to all of England.


Book Club Tip

Here's a fun new way to liven up meetings.  Before your next Book Club meeting, try finding another local book club, and invite them to join you for an Inter-Club gathering. You can exchange great book club selections and hear tips on running meetings, picking titles, and being in a club!

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Try A Chapter

The Other Queen

By Philippa Gregory

Don't know how to pick just one new title for your next book club meeting? Before you pick, why not Try A Chapter. Here's an excerpt from Philippa Gregory's The Other Queen, a unique tale about Mary, Queen of Scots, full of suspense, passion, and political intrigue.


CAT FIGHTS...

Gold Diggers

By Tasmina Perry

"The overt challenge made Karin catch her breath and fired up her fury. 'Don't even think about threatening me, you opportunistic whore,' spat Karin, unable to keep her cool. 'You're just a washed-up, gold-digging little coke-head. It might take Adam and Marcus a little while to see it, but we both know what's under that sweet smile.'" (p. 186)

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Have You Heard?

The Lady in Blue

The Lady in Blue

By Javier Sierra
Read by Boyd Gaines

An elaborately woven novel of intrigue about one of America's most curious and enduring legends -- the enigma of the Lady in Blue.

 No One Belongs Here More Than You

No One Belongs Here More Than You

By Miranda July
Read by Miranda July

Filmmaker and performing artist Miranda July brings her spectacularly original and compelling voice to the audio short story in a startling, sexy, and tender collection.


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