Book Club Girl

Hear Nancy Pearl and Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain on Blog Talk Radio this Wednesday!

Tune in this Wednesday, April 30th at 1 pm EST to the premiere episode of I Love Libraries hosted by Virginia Stanley of Harper Collins. In the first half hour of the show, Stanley will talk with Nancy Pearl, librarian extraordinaire, along with Carrie Kania, Publisher of Harper Perennial, about publishing lost classics. In the second half of the show, Pearl and other librarians calling in will talk with Garth Stein, author of the soon-to-be-released novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain. Stein's book has been getting great advance buzz and was just named the next Starbucks pick! You can read a sneak peek of it here. Set your reminder for the show here.

Announcing My Next Blog Talk Radio Show with Thrity Umrigar, author of the Book Club Favorite The Space Between Us

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 22nd for my next blog talk radio show! I'll be talking to Thrity Umrigar, author of the acclaimed reading group favorite The Space Between Us, as well as a book group.We'll also be taking calls from anyone who'd like to join the discussion. Umrigar's The Space Between Us tells the story of two women in India -- Sera Dubash is an upper middle class housewife whose opulent lifestyle hides her abusive marriage and Bhima is the stoic, hardened illiterate woman who has worked in her household for more than twenty years. This powerful and perceptive novel demonstrates how the lives of the rich and poor are intrinsically connected yet vastly removed from each other, and how the strong bonds of womanhood are eternally opposed by the divisions of class and culture.

The first ten people to respond in comments that they want to participate in the show will recieve a free copy of the book. Browse inside the book here, read a Q&A with Umrigar here, here's the reading group guide and set your reminder for the show here.

Listen to the Book Club Conversation with Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers

What a great conversation we had tonight with Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers. We learned about her inspiration for the book as well as how it evolved while she was writing it. It was such an enlightening discussion and she answered many of the questions you all sent in. You can listen to the show here.

You can also find out more about organizations who help children who are victims of abuse at www.darkness2light.org

Thank you so much to Katrina Kittle and everyone who called in!

Katrina's two previous books, Traveling Light and Two Truths and a Lie will be reissued in June.

Are You Ready for My Radio Show with Katrina Kittle, Author of The Kindness of Strangers?

Don't forget, tomorrow night at 8pm EST is my book group call in radio show with Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers. I hope you've all been enjoying the book -- I found it such a page-turner, I nearly missed a couple of subway stops finishing it.

While I hope you'll all be able to call in and ask her your questions directly (and that I can figure out how to patch you in....), if there is a question that you want to ask, and fear the call-in format, or won't be able to listen to the show live, please post it in the comments. I'll gather up any questions at the end of the day tomorrow and do my best to get them answered on air, or at the very least, on the blog. Can't wait to hear from you tomorrow night! Set a reminder for the show, and share it with your friends here (see options in upper-right-hand corner when you click through).

Book Club Favorite Marisa de los Santos' New Novel is On Sale Today! -- Updated Post

Marisa de los Santos burst on the reading group scene with her first novel, Love Walked In. Book groups around the country helped to drive her debut onto national bestseller lists. Needless to say, a great many people are eagerly awaiting her new novel, Belong to Me, which goes on sale today. In this compelling novel de los Santos illuminates the leaps of faith and twists of fate from which our human connections are made as she examines the lives of Cornelia Brown who is newly transplanted to the suburbs, her seemingly perfect neighbor Piper and her feisty and her charismatic new friend Lake. As their stories unfold, the women become entangled in a web of trust, betrayal, love, and loss that teaches them what it means for one human being to belong to another.

Watch Marisa talk about Belong to Me
Browse Inside the Book
Catch Marisa on Tour
Reading Group Guide
Visit Her Site

Watch Marisa talking with a Borders Book Group Here!

Tune in to My Next Book Club Girl On Air Show with Katrina Kittle on April 9th!

As previously announced, my next Book Club Girl On Air book group discussion will be on Wednesday, April 9th at 8 pm. I'll be talking with Katrina Kittle, author of The Kindness of Strangers and a book group calling in to the show. You can listen to the show live and either call in or send in your questions for Katrina. Sign up to be reminded on the day of the show on the blog talk radio site. Browse inside the book here and below is another video of Katrina Kittle, addressed specifically to book groups!

Announcing My Next Blog Talk Radio Show with Author Katrina Kittle! - Updated

My next Blog Talk Radio show will be held on Wednesday, April 9th! Katrina Kittle, author of the acclaimed novel The Kindness of Strangers, will speak to a book group calling in to the show, and YOU can call in if you want to as well, or you can email a question in to the show that I'll ask the author to answer on air!

In The Kindness of Strangers, Kittle tells the story of a foster family and how their lives are changed forever by the young boy they take in to raise. The novel raises questions about family, forgiveness and love.

You can browse inside the book here and get the reading group guide here. If you'd like to "meet" Katrina Kittle now, check out this video where she introduces herself and this one where she answers random questions.

If you'd like to participate in the show the evening of April 9th, send me a note via the comments, and I'll send you a copy of the book to read beforehand. As we get closer, I'll contact you about how to call the show and/or post a question online.

Update -- the show on April 9th will be at 8pm EST.   

Read My Guest Post at Reading Group Guides.com

Check out my guest post on ReadingGroupGuides.com on the influence of the internet on book groups, both in terms of how we choose our books, and how we discuss them.

Book Club Girl's Online Radio Debut!

Check out my first online radio show here, in which I host Jamie Saul, author of Light of Day, as he talks to a book group in New York City about his book. I'd love to hear what you think of the show!