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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...

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

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

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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...
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There is work to be done, but … all we want to do is read. Welcome to Book Club Babble, the site for busy people who love books. We recommend and review books, host discussions, interview authors, and discuss the art of reading and writing.
 

 

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