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Reading Group Choices Interview with Tracey Garvis Graves

January 06, 2020 Author Interviews, Bookmark

The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

New York Times bestselling author Tracey Garvis Graves talks about her latest novel, The Girl He Used to Know.

For her interview with Reading Group Choices, Tracey Garvis Graves discusses her path as a writer, exploring a character with autism, and what makes romance and relationships work…

Reading Group Choices: The story shifts back and forth in time from 1991 to 2001. Annika and Jonathan both reflect on how they are not the people they used to be, something readers can all relate to on some level. What sort of person were you ten years ago versus now,

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The January Spotlight Group Is…

January 03, 2020 Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

Morse Lakes Ladies is the January 2020 Spotlight Group on Reading Group Choices

January 2020 Spotlight: Morse Lakes Ladies

Our January Spotlight Group hasn’t missed a monthly meeting in 17 years!

We are the Ladies of the Lake, living in Morse Lakes in Bloomingdale, NJ. We’ve just finished up
our 17th year of book club, and are eagerly awaiting the beginning of our 18th year together.

We meet on a monthly basis: the second Monday of the month is sacrosanct. We are proud to say that we haven’t missed one of our monthly meetings in the 17 years we’ve been together. We enjoy the camaraderie and thought-provoking discussions.

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Reading Resolutions for the New Year

December 30, 2019 Advice, Bookmark

With 2020 here, many people are thinking about New Years resolutions. And, if you’re the avid reader we think you are, you might be thinking about some reading resolutions for the new year. Reading Group Choices wants to help! Here are six things you can resolve to do as you read in 2020:

1. Read a book with someone.

Challenge a friend to read a book with you. Whether you meet up to talk about the book after finishing it or you set aside time to read together, this resolution can grow your friendships and check a book or two off of your reading bucket list.

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Books to Read in One Sitting

December 16, 2019 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Give yourself one afternoon…

The holiday season can be full of hustle and bustle. With so many gatherings to attend and items to cross off your to-do list, it can be difficult to carve out time to read a lengthy book. (Even though the wintry weather makes it so tempting to snuggle up with a good read by a fire!) How can you fit your reading fix into your busy schedule? Reading Group Choices has compiled a list of books that a motivated reader can finish in one sitting.

Page turners,

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The December Spotlight Group Is…

December 04, 2019 Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

The Westmoreland Club Book Club is our December 2019 Spotlight Group

December 2019 Spotlight: Westmoreland Club Book Club

Our December Spotlight Group comes from Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and thinks outside the box!

The Westmoreland Club Book Club was established eleven years ago as apart of an experimental club within a club offered to Westmoreland Club members. I was asked to run the club then, and I remain its leader. We started with a handful of members, only one of which was a gentleman, but eventually we grew to our current membership of 29. Our group consists of all ages, and single, married, or partnered, and 50% of our group are men.

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Reading Group Choices Interview with Sujata Massey

November 30, 2019 Author Interviews, Bookmark

One of our recommended books is The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Author Sujata Massey takes us behind the scenes of The Widows of Malabar Hill and her new historical mystery series set in India.

For her interview with Reading Group Choices, Sujata Massey speaks about the political and cultural climate of 1920s India, the issues confronting women then and now, and how she constructs a mystery…

Reading Group Choices: Perveen originally wishes to study literature, but her father wants her to study law — which later she embraces and realizes how valuable her contributions can be. Can you talk about that decision to originate the desire for law outside of Perveen herself?

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