We’ve been blown away by the growth of Read It Forward over the last several months. For example, we received over 20,000 requests for Chris Bohjalian’s Secrets of Eden! Wow. That’s a lot of hungry readers out there. We wish we could send books to everyone who enters for the chance to get one, but alas, it’s impossible. We send as many as we can every month.

We want everyone to have the pleasure of dipping in to Secrets of Eden, so we’re providing an excerpt for everyone to download for free (see the link below). Secrets of Eden really is an extraordinary literary thriller, a page-turning read with characters who will haunt you long after you finish reading.

Chris Bohjalian loves visiting with book groups! He’s excited to speak with your group about Secrets of Eden.

- Check to see if Chris will be in your town while he’s on tour: Chris Bohjalian Events
- Contact Chris to arrange an email or speakerphone chat when he returns from tour: Reading Group Center
- Read one of Chris’s blog posts about why he celebrates book groups: Some Thoughts on Reading Groups

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