Monthly Archives: June 2011
Written by Marilyn Herbert Book burning is a most significant form of censorship. There is evidence of book burning dating back to the Bible, to ancient China and Egypt. And, as we sadly know, it continues today. According to German … Continue reading
Written by Marilyn Herbert Life as a book reviewer is a tough slog, but it’s great exercise. Just think of presenting a novel to a book club or classroom as a virtual highwire act — the wire has to be … Continue reading
Jennifer Egan is caught in a tug-of-war between the past and the future. On the one hand, she’s already writing her next book, a historical novel set in 1940s New York. On the other hand, she’s keeping busy promoting her … Continue reading
At Bookclub-in-a-Box, we already offer our discussion guides to you as print books, downloadable PDF files, and in some cases — with Abraham Verghese’s Cutting for Stone, for instance — as ebooks, available from Amazon, Kobo, and the iBooks store. … Continue reading
Once every month, we’ll share the motivation and passion that drives one book club — it could be yours! — from across the globe. These are the people who have combined the solitary pleasure of reading a book with the … Continue reading
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