True… a novel about deceptivness. Today for lunch read an excerpt from the newly translated novel True by Riikka Pulkkinen. From a new international literary voice comes a novel about the deceptiveness of memory, and the mercy and love that can come from a lie. Pulkkinen is a young literary sensation in Finland and […]
During ALA, Minter in January we highlighted titles that we are excited about for Spring 2012 – some of you may have attended our Book Buzz program where we talked about these titles (and ate pastries!) Or you may have stopped by the Random House booth during the conference and picked up an Advanced Review Copy-(If you missed […]
We are pleased to bring you the latest Book Club catalog filled with a fine selection of titles perfect for the book clubs at your library. Do enjoy. Click here to download your own copy. If you would like a print version just fill out this form sheet. And should you select any of our […]
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First I have to say I really hope you like the look of our new blog- and hope you take advantage of the great resources available. I feel like the last few blog posts I have written have been to annouce exciting new children’s books or intriguing graphic novels that are about to come out- but between the time change, […]
[youtube 9HHXMyLey0o] A beautifully written reminder that life really is about the moments within each day. Author Kate Whouley share her bittersweet story about caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s, and in doing so reminds us all of life’s real pleasures. A chronicle of the profound, life-changing, and laugh-out-loud funny moments in the journey of […]
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Just wanted to let everyone know that we’ve recently doubled the number of titles available in our Scribd collection of mini book group guides. Check them out here! (Includes Guernsey, Cutting for Stone, and other fabulous book group titles.)
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The author of the classic When the Emperor Was Divine, has produced a second masterpiece: a dense, difficult, short work that follows a group of women brought from Japan to San Francisco in the early 1900s as mail-order brides. I say it is difficult because the style is first-person plural and the narrative voices […]
Exciting news today. Coming May 25, Goodreads.com will be unveiling a new project: The Goodreads Book Club, and will be encouraging their 5 million members to read [drumroll]… A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD! (If you are not already our friend on Goodreads, you can add us here.) Is this really it? One Book, One…World? […]
