Book Club Questions – Book Club Babble

All Her Little Secrets Wanda Morris William Morrow Questions for Discussion 1. What do you think made Ellice so driven when it came to school and her career? Was she equally focused on other aspects ... Read More...

Book Club Questions for The Dangers of an Ordinary Night – guest post by Lynne Reeves

Amy Wilhelm

Book Club Questions, Literary Lagniappe

Book Club Guide | The Dangers of an Ordinary Night by Lynne Reeves As a school and family counselor, as well as a novelist, it’s my hope that every facet of my work creates opportunities for thoughtful conve... Read More...

A Good Ending for Bad Memories: Author Interview with Vailes Shepperd

Maribel Garcia

Book Club Questions, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Interviews, Memoir, on Books, on Creativity

A Good Ending for Bad Memories is a richly sensual novel about a prosperous African American family before, during, and after slavery. It threads truth, folklore, legend, and fact, in a captivating explorat... Read More...

A Day Like This

Maribel Garcia

Book Club Questions, Interviews, on Reading, on Writing

Today Book Club Babble is excited to be talking to Kelley McNeil. Kelley, thank you so much for joining us today. Let's get started... What inspired you to write this book? What is the story behind it?... Read More...

Barbara Linn Probst Interview for Book Club Babble: THE SOUND BETWEEN THE NOTES

Maribel Garcia

Book Club Questions, Interviews, Reviews

THE SOUND BETWEEN THE NOTES is the story of a woman’s struggle with timeless questions—Who am I, and where do I belong?— told through the unique perspective of a musician. Described as “a tour de force” (Kirkus... Read More...

How To Pick a Great Book Club Read

Kristin Jacobson

Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, Literary Lagniappe

The world is slowly returning to normal. Maybe your book club even started getting together again with social distancing savvy or maybe you've all become professional zoomers. Whatever approach you're using, wh... Read More...

White Ivy by Susie Yang: Review and Book Club Questions

Mary Sullivan

Book Club Questions, Reviews

Susie Yang’s debut novel, White Ivy (2020), is about a Chinese-American girl who is determined to get her version of the American dream…by any means necessary. Growing up, Ivy never got what she wanted, whic... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Sorrow by Tiffanie DeBartolo

Amy Wilhelm

Book Club Questions

Sorrow is an ideal book club read because it explores the interesting question of why some people follow their dreams and others don't. Regardless of what each reader brings to the table, this dilemma touches u... Read More...

Calling all Authors: AuthorBuzz and BookMovement Can Help You Connect!

Maribel Garcia

Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, on Books, on Publishing, Product Reviews

Recently, M.J. Rose of AuthorBuzz shared the following letter from Pauline Hubert, Founder of BookMovement. She answers the question: What Do Book Clubs Want Right Now? Dear Authors & Publishers-... Read More...

Book Club Questions: Educated by Tara Westover

Tabitha Lord

Book Club Questions, Literary Lagniappe, Memoir

Are you in charge of picking out the next read for your book club? Have no fear! We're here to help! I recommend Educated by Tara Westover. Westover was born into a family of preppers in rural Idaho. She had no... Read More...