January 2010

What could be better than learning about great new reads? Getting free copies of great new reads!

Walking to Gatlinburg
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Secrets of Eden
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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Limited quantities, while supplies last. Winners will be chosen at random. One entry per person per book. To enter for the chance to win a copy of one of the books above, click on the cover image. No purchase necessary. Complete rules


Meet the Author

Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian

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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Recipes for Your Book Group

Tips from Maître Fromager Max McCalman: How to Shop for Cheese

What goes together better than book groups, books, and wine? Book groups, books, wine, and CHEESE! Two very special offers for Read It Forward subscribers below.

ENTER TO WIN a Celebration Collection from Artisanal Cheese valued at $185. Ten lucky runners-up will win a signed copy of Mastering Cheese from Max McCalman.

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Fan Favorites

A Journal for Jordan by Dana Canedy

Praised by reviewers as “a gift,” “hauntingly beautiful, gripping, important,” “heartfelt,” “gut-wrenching,” and “powerful,” this inspiring story is now in paperback and perfect for your book group.

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Fan Favorites

Angels of Destruction by Keith Donohue

“Beautiful and wrenching…finds the miraculous in the everyday by exploring the fissures that grief leaves.”
Washington Post

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Meet the Author

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn

Annabelle and Jeff are both actors and writers. They love telling the stories that make up this book but are still arguing over whether performing them together counts as “date night.”

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True Confections True Confections

“As clever as Lorrie Moore, as unpredictable as Richard Powers, as metafictional as Paul Auster, as obsessed with literary history as J. M. Coetzee.”

Literary Kicks

Prima Donna Prima Donna

“[A]n extremely absorbing novel that I never really wanted to put down.”

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