Discussion Guides



Anil's Ghost{br}(Michael Ondaatje)

Anil's Ghost
(Michael Ondaatje) (4)


Ash Garden, The{br}(Dennis Brock)

Ash Garden, The
(Dennis Brock) (4)


Atonement{br}(Ian McEwan)

Atonement
(Ian McEwan) (4)


Beauty of Humanity Movement, The{br}(Camilla Gibb)

Beauty of Humanity Movement, The
(Camilla Gibb) (2)


Bel Canto{br}(Ann Patchett)

Bel Canto
(Ann Patchett) (4)


Book of Negroes/Someone Knows My Name{br}(Lawrence Hill)

Book of Negroes/Someone Knows My Name
(Lawrence Hill) (4)


Book Thief, The{br}(Markus Zusak)

Book Thief, The
(Markus Zusak) (4)


The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao{br}(Junot Diaz)

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
(Junot Diaz) (2)


Complicated Kindness, A{br}(Miriam Toews)

Complicated Kindness, A
(Miriam Toews) (4)


Corrections, The{br}(Jonathan Franzen)

Corrections, The
(Jonathan Franzen) (4)


curious incident of the dog in the night-time, the{br}(Mark Haddon)

curious incident of the dog in the night-time, the
(Mark Haddon) (4)


Cutting for Stone{br}(Abraham Verghese)

Cutting for Stone
(Abraham Verghese) (4)


Deafening{br}(Frances Itani)

Deafening
(Frances Itani) (4)


Disgrace{br}(J.M. Coetzee)

Disgrace
(J.M. Coetzee) (4)


Elegance of the Hedgehog, The{br}(Muriel Barbery)

Elegance of the Hedgehog, The
(Muriel Barbery) (4)


Elizabeth and After{br}(Matt Cohen)

Elizabeth and After
(Matt Cohen) (4)


Every Man Dies Alone{br}Hans Fallada

Every Man Dies Alone
Hans Fallada (2)


Fine Balance, A{br}(Rohinton Mistry)

Fine Balance, A
(Rohinton Mistry) (4)


Fugitive Pieces{br}(Anne Michaels)

Fugitive Pieces
(Anne Michaels) (4)


Girls, The{br}Lori Lansens

Girls, The
Lori Lansens (1)


Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (4)


Help, The{br}(Kathryn Stockett)

Help, The
(Kathryn Stockett) (2)


Herzog{br}Saul Bellow

Herzog
Saul Bellow (1)


Hours, The{br}(Michael Cunningham)

Hours, The
(Michael Cunningham) (4)


Human Stain, The{br}(Philip Roth)

Human Stain, The
(Philip Roth) (4)


Indignation{br}(Philip Roth)

Indignation
(Philip Roth) (4)


Kite Runner, The{br}(Khaled Hosseini)

Kite Runner, The
(Khaled Hosseini) (4)


Known World, The{br}(Edward P. Jones)

Known World, The
(Edward P. Jones) (4)


Life of Pi{br}(Yann Martel)

Life of Pi
(Yann Martel) (4)


Lovely Bones, The{br}(Alice Sebold)

Lovely Bones, The
(Alice Sebold) (4)


Mark of the Angel, The{br}(Nancy Huston)

Mark of the Angel, The
(Nancy Huston) (4)


Memory Keeper's Daughter, The (Kim Edwards)

Memory Keeper's Daughter, The (Kim Edwards) (4)


Middlesex{br}(Jeffrey Eugenides)

Middlesex
(Jeffrey Eugenides) (4)


Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith (Gina Nahai)

Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith (Gina Nahai) (4)


Namesake, The{br}(Jhumpa Lahiri)

Namesake, The
(Jhumpa Lahiri) (4)


Never Let Me Go{br}(Kazuo Ishiguro)

Never Let Me Go
(Kazuo Ishiguro) (4)


Oryx and Crake{br}(Margaret Atwood)

Oryx and Crake
(Margaret Atwood) (4)


The Paris Wife{br}(Paula McLain)

The Paris Wife
(Paula McLain) (2)


People of the Book{br}(Geraldine Brooks)

People of the Book
(Geraldine Brooks) (4)


Plot Against America, The{br}(Philip Roth)

Plot Against America, The
(Philip Roth) (4)


Poisonwood Bible, The{br}(Barbara Kingsolver)

Poisonwood Bible, The
(Barbara Kingsolver) (4)


Reluctant Fundamentalist, The{br}(Mohsin Hamid)

Reluctant Fundamentalist, The
(Mohsin Hamid) (4)


River Midnight, The{br}(Lilian Nattel)

River Midnight, The
(Lilian Nattel) (4)


Room{br}(Emma Donoghue)

Room
(Emma Donoghue) (2)


Small Island{br}(Andrea Levy)

Small Island
(Andrea Levy) (4)


Student of Weather, A{br}(Elizabeth Hay)

Student of Weather, A
(Elizabeth Hay) (4)


Suite Francaise{br}(Irene Nemirovsky)

Suite Francaise
(Irene Nemirovsky) (4)


Thousand Splendid Suns, A{br}(Khaled Hosseini)

Thousand Splendid Suns, A
(Khaled Hosseini) (4)


Three Day Road{br}(Joseph Boyden)

Three Day Road
(Joseph Boyden) (4)


Through Black Spruce{br}(Joseph Boyden)

Through Black Spruce
(Joseph Boyden) (4)


Time Traveler's Wife, The{br}(Audrey Niffenegger)

Time Traveler's Wife, The
(Audrey Niffenegger) (4)


To The Lighthouse{br}(Virginia Woolf)

To The Lighthouse
(Virginia Woolf) (4)


True History of the Kelly Gang{br}(Peter Carey)

True History of the Kelly Gang
(Peter Carey) (4)


Uncommon Reader, The{br}(Alan Bennett)

Uncommon Reader, The
(Alan Bennett) (4)


Water for Elephants{br}(Sara Gruen)

Water for Elephants
(Sara Gruen) (4)


Way the Crow Flies, The{br}(Ann-Marie MacDonald)

Way the Crow Flies, The
(Ann-Marie MacDonald) (4)


Yiddish Policemen's Union, The (Michael Chabon)

Yiddish Policemen's Union, The (Michael Chabon) (4)


White Tiger, The{br}(Aravind Adiga)

White Tiger, The
(Aravind Adiga) (4)

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