This page contains variety of book club lists. BookClubBuddy.com has a diverse audience, including those who prefer literary fiction and those who enjoy a good romance or fantasy title, so our lists reflect that. One of the most exciting benefits of being in a book club is the discovery of new and engaging books that might [...]
Chatterbox by Sandy Day CreateSpace, 2011 Conceived over the course of a year, these poems and concordance provide an intimate account of what was caught in this poet’s craw her entire life. Chatterbox depicts the shock, denial, sadness, anger, and humour of life’s little losses: divorce, abandonment, infidelity, and faith, subjects handled in a [...]
Book Club Buddy: What do you think readers will find most notable about this book? Cheryl Foggo: Every person alive knows what it’s like to feel out of place. I believe even readers who have never been uprooted will empathize with Maiko for that reason. BCB: Have you acquired any good anecdotes surrounding this book? If so, [...]
In Dear Baobab, when seven-year-old Maiko loses his parents and is transplanted from his small village in Tanzania to a North American city where he lives with his Uncle Peter and Aunt Aji, he misses the giant 2000-year-old baobab tree that was central to village life. In his new home, Maiko forms a bond with [...]
Book Club Buddy: What do you think readers will find most notable about this book? Jennifer Hatt: Finding Maria is a love story written by a female author from the point of view of a man. That’s garnered some surprised looks and some sympathy, not to mention a few jokes: There’s a short story, one friend wryly [...]
The Oprah Book Club List contains many quality choices for book clubs. The Oprah Winfrey Book Club began in 1996 with a discussion of The Deep End of the Ocean, a novel by Jacqueline Mitchard. The book club ran for fourteen years, until 2010. Oprah’s book club has made numerous otherwise unknown authors famous over [...]
Robinson Crusoe and the Rise of the Novel in England by Sheila Dalton The rise of the novel in the English language began in 18th century England, and though scholars disagree as to what the first work of fiction actually was, many cite Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. This is a book that was wildly popular [...]
About You Book Club Buddy: What do you think readers will find most notable about The Girl in the Box? Sheila Dalton: What many readers have been telling me is that they are fascinated by the figure of the mute Mayan girl, Inez, that she makes the book touching and memorable. I’ve also heard that [...]
The Drifts by Thom Vernon Coach House Books, 2010 Reviewed by Brenda Brooks Arkansas. December. The snow begins falling and quickly deepens into drifts. Next thing you know a whole lot has happened in not much more than two hours. In fiction, as in life, it’s amazing what can occur between, say, the hours of 6:26 [...]
The Fund, is H.T. Narea’s first financial thriller after a career in international banking. U.S. defense intelligence operative Kate Molares is investigating a suspicious international money trail. Her instincts place her at the center of a plot involving a terrifying new kind of terrorism—financial terrorism— perpetrated by a suave, handsome Middle Eastern hedge fund mogul. [...]
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