The Book Club of My Dreams Was at the Library All Along

A successful book club needs three things to thrive: delicious food, decent wine and wonderful people. Only the first two, food and wine, are easy to find. It is the third element, the people, that is like a jigsaw puzzle with a thousand pieces—something that promises to look like the pretty picture on the box, […] The post The Book Club of My Dreams Was at the Library All Along appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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Tor Scales Back Library E-book Lending as Part of Test

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Richard and Judy Book Club creator slams W H Smith deal

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New Fern Britton and Tesco book club to recommend HC titles exclusively

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Industry Notes: Simon & Schuster’s New Book Club; GraphicAudio Plans Audiobook Tie-Ins

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S&S Launches New Book Club Initiative

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Fletcher unveils second kids book club line up

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