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The first line can make or break a reader’s interest.

Literary conversation while riding the train to work?

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Jacqueline Novogratz, author of The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, shares her thoughts on global interconnectedness and reading groups and book clubs in a

Great teaser for today!!

The most magical thing happened on the morning of my grandmother's wedding in Tuscany. It snowed.

What's your group's favorite discussible book of 2009? Every year, we take a survey to find out -- maybe the one that ignited some differences of opinion and made your group think outside the box.

Well, Brava, Valentine has been released! yea! One great reading group pick for Adriana Trigiani, again!

My teaser today is from Daughters of the Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt (April 2010).

"We came into our powers, and they grew and grew till folk could not ignore the glimmer in Liza's wayward eyes, t

Books speak the truth and truth can sometimes be awful, terrifying, violent. We, as readers, come to the "table" willingly to grow and learn in the painful truth of books. When does it get too much?

Robert Segedy (previous post of books into movies, in general) has another idea to a book-to-movie discussion for reading groups.

"So what books/films do I consider enticing enough to venture that a book club may be persuaded to do a compare and contrast?  Here is one selection that I can easily endorse for both their literary value but also for their success in meeting some of the standards that I have ex