Book Club Questions – Book Club Babble

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...

Angie Kim’s successful debut novel Miracle Creek is an emotional look at parenting and coming-of-age wrapped up in a whodunit

Maria Riegger

Book Club Questions, Literary Lagniappe, Reviews

Angie Kim’s debut novel Miracle Creek stays with the reader long after you’ve finished. At times touching and uplifting, and at times sad, Miracle Creek is always emotionally moving. Miracle Creek has be... Read More...

Book Club Questions for The Unrepentant: A Thriller, a novel by E.A. Aymar

Maria Riegger

Book Club Questions

The Unrepentant is the latest thriller by E.A. Aymar (2019), and it is a great choice for a book club read. You can read my review of the book here. It posits several questions about the most basic primal i... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Conscience, a Novel by Alice Mattison

Mary Sullivan

Book Club Questions

Conscience is Alice Mattison’s latest (2018) novel, and I think it’s a great contender for a book club read. It’s rich with ideas and ambiguous about who’s to blame, which makes for meaty discussion. The story ... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman

Amy Wilhelm

Book Club Questions

Gail Honeyman's debut novel Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine is a book club favorite and for good reason! The main character Eleanor tugs at our heartstrings and makes us want to pull her into our care to pr... Read More...

Is the Key to Being Resilient, Keeping Hope Realistic? An Interview with Memoirist, Rebecca Faye Smith Galli

Maribel Garcia

Book Club Questions, Interviews, Memoir, on Writing, Reviews

In this memoir, we meet Becky Galli. We are first introduced to the author's life while she is safely ensconced in a pretty idyllic 1960s southern upbringing-complete with the pastor father and a stay-at-ho... Read More...

Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World by Mitch Prinstein

Maribel Garcia

Book Club Profiles, Book Club Questions, Interviews, on Books

What matters? Waking up with general good health? Hot water in the shower? That first mug of coffee in the morning? The knowledge that you have a roof over your head? Or is popularity? Our desire to be liked an... Read More...

Book Club Questions for Still Alice

Kelly Sarabyn

Book Club Questions

Sixteen questions for the book club reading Still Alice by Lisa Genova: What were your thoughts and impressions of Alzheimer’s disease before reading this book, especially as it would affect a younger pers... Read More...

Book Club Questions for The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

Kristin Jacobson

Book Club Questions

Five questions to ask your book club about the novel, The Couple Next Door. These questions were adapted from Kate Newton’s interview with the author, Shari Lapena. You can read Kate’s full interview with Shari... Read More...