This month, Dan Kois, David Haglund, and Emily Bazelon discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winner for fiction, The Good Lord Bird. The novel makes a farcical cross-dressing comedy of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, paints Frederick Douglass as a drunken letch, and generally takes an irreverent view of the entire pre–Civil War era. Dan wondered how McBride kept up that kind of verbal energy for 350 pages; Emily thought the novel had remarkable things to say about manhood in the slave era; and David wondered whether the novel suffered from an incomplete portrait of Old John Brown himself. Listen along! Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To listen to the Audio Book Club discussion of Are You My Mother?, click the arrow on the player below. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ana Sampson, co-author of The Book Club Bible, tells The World At One's Martha Kearney about the do's and dont's of literary circles. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the May issue of the Slate Book Review, Meghan O’Rourke writes about Are You My Mother?, cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s therapy-fueled exploration of her relationship with her mom. Writes O’Rourke: Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2012-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These are the books all of the book clubs are reading this month. Grab a copy and learn how to join in. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-11-10 11:36:00 UTC ]
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Here are the books that all the book clubs are reading for January 2024, plus how to join in the discussion. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-01-12 11:34:00 UTC ]
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Here are the books being read by all of the book clubs this month, as well as how to take part in the discussion. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-12-08 11:36:00 UTC ]
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What are the book clubs reading this month? Dive into eight picks for September book clubs and learn how to join the conversation. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-09-15 10:36:00 UTC ]
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You'll be telling everyone about your latest group picks with these book club goods for your body, your tote, your notes, and more. - Kelly Jensen Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-03-14 10:33:00 UTC ]
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You certainly don’t have to be a Fifty Shades of Grey fan to enjoy Book Club, the new romantic comedy that stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen. But the movie, in which four women’s lives are forever changed by reading E.L. James’ infamous series, is bound to... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Make your book club spicy with a time-traveling romance, a funny queer-coming-of-age novel with messy family details, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-01 17:00:00 UTC ]
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For Poetry Month, get into these memoirs, poetry collections, and nonfiction books written by poets. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-04-10 17:00:00 UTC ]
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The best book club books out this month are by Leigh Bardugo, Salman Rushdie, Alice Wong, Emily Henry, and others. Which ones do you most want to discuss? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-04-03 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Which cookbook or foodie memoir would you like your book club to discuss and make the food from? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-03-13 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Inspire conversations, get discussions going, and create fascinating experiences with the best book club books 2024 has to offer! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-01-17 11:30:00 UTC ]
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October's book club picks include a cursed town gothic novel, a Rasta woman's memoir, a novel about small town secrets, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-10-17 10:36:00 UTC ]
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Find your YA book club reading list, with YA book club books on a wide range of topics and exploring many different genres. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-09-05 10:33:00 UTC ]
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Your book club can help fight book bans! See how many squares on this anti-censorship BINGO board you can fill out together. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-08-24 10:30:00 UTC ]
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The new program utilizes GPS-based “geo-targeting” to show readers the books that have been banned in their area, making e-book versions available to borrow digitally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Censorship attempts and book bans are at an all time high, but even a handful of people in a book club can make a difference. Here's how. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-12-15 11:35:00 UTC ]
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Librarians, professors, and literary professionals offer their best advice on how to run a successful group. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2022-09-13 13:55:00 UTC ]
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