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Dear Readers,
We're thrilled to introduce the new look for the Reading Group Center, which was created entirely with you in mind. And we didn’t stop there—the RGC is now easier to navigate, more functional, and filled with great content and resources for your reading group. So browse around and let us know what you think!
And watch out for more exciting features to come!
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New & Favorite Book Selections
1Q84
By Haruki Murakami
Translated by Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel
Hardcover $30.50
Movie Tie-Ins
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Tie-in Edition)
By Stieg Larsson
Trade Paperback $15.95
One Book, One Community
Community-based reading initiatives are a growing trend across the country, and we're pleased to support these programs with a wide range of resources.
Video: Bringing The Woman In Black to Life, Plus Enter To Win a Movie Prize Pack
Time for a book club movie night! The Woman in Black by Susan Hill is now a major motion picture starring Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, an up-and-coming London lawyer whose routine business trip takes a horrifying turn. The movie opens on Friday, February 3rd. Click to watch video of the cast and crew discussing the film, plus enter to win a movie prize pack.
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Start Plotting With The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady
In 1953, Dr. Wilson Spriggs gave Marylou Ahern a radioactive cocktail without her consent, and Marylou has been plotting her revenge ever since. When she discovers his whereabouts in Florida, she hightails it to Tallahassee and begins the tricky work of insinuating herself into his life. But she has no idea what a nest of yellow jackets she’s stumbled into. The Revenge of the Radioactive Lady by Elizabeth Stuckey-French is lively, intricately plotted, and laugh-out-loud funny. Click to download our free reading group guide.
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Reading Group Resolutions
We know you love your book club, ;but there are probably one or two things that you’d change if you got the chance. Maybe you’ve seen attendance slipping, or you’ve fallen into a rut with your book picks. This year, resolve to improve your reading group! Read on for a list of resolutions that you—and your whole club!—can make this year.
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New In Paperback: Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
When Karen Armstrong won the 2008 TED prize, she made a special wish for a better world. Calling on the TED community, religious leaders, and people all around the world, Armstrong declared her intention to create the Charter for Compassion, a document that proclaims a principle embraced by every faith and moral code: act towards others the way we would want them to ask toward us. Armstrong’s book, Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, provides a practical, twelve-step guide towards living by this principal and making the world a better place.
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Video: Maeve Binchy Returns With Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy returns with Minding Frankie: a tale of joy, heartbreak, and hope set in a small Dublin town. When Noel learns that his terminally ill former flame is pregnant, he agrees to take guardianship of the baby girl once she’s born. Along with the help of a caring network of friends, family and neighbors—including Lisa, his broken-hearted classmate, and Emily, his American cousin—Noel adapts to his new responsibilities. But when a nosy social worker decides to get involved, she threatens to ruin their unconventional but special arrangement. It will be up to Noel to persuade her that everyone in the neighborhood has something to offer when it comes to minding Frankie.
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Armchair Adventurer: The Cairo Trilogy
Nobel Prize–winning author Naguib Mahfouz would have celebrated his 100th birthday on December 11, 2011, and in honor of his centennial the Cairo Trilogy has been reissued with breathtakingly beautiful new covers. In this edition of the Armchair Adventurer, we’ll give you some background on colonial Egypt that will enhance your book club’s discussion of the trilogy.
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Gift Books You’ll Love Talking About
During this season of giving, delight your fellow book club members with the gift of a gorgeous, discussion-worthy book! Beautifully made with attractive jacket art, decorative endpapers, and silk ribbon markers, Everyman’s Library books are a thoughtful choice for the dedicated reader. We’ve rounded up a few of our favorites.
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Recipe by the Book: Cornbread and Prosciutto Stuffing for Above the Thunder
With the holidays approaching, our thoughts have turned to families—those we are born into, and those we create. Above the Thunder by Renée Manfredi is a book about both. We think it’s the perfect story to bring to your book club family this season, and we invite you to pair your discussion with this twist on a classic comfort food: the Cornbread and Prosciutto Stuffing recipe from Laurie Colwin’s warmhearted food memoir, Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen.
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Armchair Adventurer: Nanjing Requiem by Ha Jin
In Nanjing Requiem, Ha Jin, the award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash returns to his homeland in a searing new novel that unfurls during one of the darkest moments of the twentieth century: the Rape of Nanjing. At once epic and intimate, Nanjing Requiem is the story of an American missionary who bravely takes a stand against the horror and injustice that surrounds her. In this month’s Armchair Adventurer, we explore Nanjing’s complex relationship with the past and its rich cultural fabric in order to provide historical and modern context for the book.
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Coming Attractions: Watch a Trailer for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Mark your calendars for a reading group night out at the movies! The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson’s #1 bestselling mystery featuring Lisbeth Salander, is now a major motion picture directed by David Fincher, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, from Columbia Pictures/Sony. Below, watch the trailer for the feel-bad movie of the year.
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