Book Group of the Month

Congratulations to the winners of the very special sweepstakes for Chris Bohjalian’s new novel The Night Strangers, brought to you by Read It Forward and the farm families who own Vermont’s Cabot Creamery! Winners were chosen at random from among over 10,000 entries. Thank you to all the RIFers who entered, thank you to Cabot Creamery for partnering with Read It Forward, and thank you to Chris Bohjalian for everything he does to get his bestselling, award-winning novels into the hands of readers across the country.

Fans of thrillers and smart women’s fiction: we have an amazing offer for you! In her new novel Darkness My Old Friend, Lisa Unger - The New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Lies and Fragile – returns to The Hollows, delivering a thriller that explores matters of faith, memory, and sacrifice. We want to share the read with you and invite Lisa to join your book group discussion!

Calling all RIFers in book groups: we want to send you a Big Box O’ Books! To enter for the chance to win, leave a comment answering one (or more) of these questions about your group.

Calling all fans of Midwives, The Double Bind, and Secrets of Eden! Chris Bohjalian is on tour, and it’s not to be missed: a “rock-and-roll, get your t-shirts” book tour! (We have photographic evidence to prove it!) Check Chris Bohjalian’s calendar of events to see if he’ll be in your area in February.

Calling all Erik Larson fans! A very special offer for you and your book group: we’re giving away advance copies of Erik’s new book – In the Garden of Beasts, coming out in May – to 10 book groups. One lucky book group will win the grand prize: Erik will call or video chat with your group, sure to make for a one-of-a-kind discussion. To enter for the chance to win, leave a comment telling us a bit about your book group!

The best part about our book club is the food. Okay, truly it’s the friendship. We were all friends before the club – I don’t remember who suggested we start meeting every month to discuss a new book. But I always look forward to getting together with the girls, sharing our thoughts, and enjoying good food and wine….Thanks to my book club, I’ve traveled the world with food. We always meet at each other’s apartments or Central Park (in the summer months) and each member is tasked with bringing a food from a place or theme in the book.