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'Unaccustomed Earth' by Jhumpa Lahiri - Book Club Discussion Questions
These book club discussion questions will help your group discuss 'Unaccustomed Earth' by Jhumpa Lahiri
'The Heretic's Daughter' by Kathleen Kent - Book Club Questions
Kathleen Kent’s debut novel, The Heretic’s Daughter, tells the story of the Salem Witch Trials. Use these book club discussion questions on The Heretic's Daughter to lead your group into a conversation about Kent's novel.
'People of the Book' by Geraldine Brooks - Book Club Discussion Questions
In 'People of the Book,' Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Geraldine Brooks presents a fictional history of the Sarajevo Haggadah. 'People of the Book' is a set of stories about the book's survival, woven together through the story of a conservationist who is trying to unlock the mysteries of the book in the mid-1990s. Use these book club discussion questions to delve into 'People of the Book' with your reading group.
'The Monsters of Templeton' by Lauren Groff - Book Club Discussion Questions
'The Monsters of Templeton' is a debut novel that’s gotten a lot of buzz -- and it’s well deserved. Lauren Groff has written a book that’s an ode to her hometown, Cooperstown, New York. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The Monsters of Templeton' to explore the monsters, ghosts, ancestors with secrets, illegitimate children, and other aspects of this monstrously enjoyable novel.
'Beginner's Greek' by James Collins - Book Club Discussion Questions
In 'Beginner's Greek,' Peter and Holly randomly sit next to each other on a plane flying to Los Angeles, and strike up a conversation that lasts the entire flight. Holly gives Peter her phone number, which he loses. Thus kept apart, James Collins’ characters live their lives and marry other people, but after a tragic event at a wedding they struggle to figure out what, exactly, that plane ride meant. Use these book club questions on 'Beginner's Greek' to lead a conversation on Collins' debut.
'Certain Girls' by Jennifer Weiner - Book Club Discussion Questions
Cannie Shapiro, the memorable heroine of Jennifer Weiner's smash bestselling chick lit novel, 'Good in Bed,' returns in 'Certain Girls.' Use these book club discussion questions to delve into one of Weiner's favorite characters and her latest trials.
'Change of Heart' by Jodi Picoult - Book Club Discussion Questions
June Nealon’s daughter needs a heart transplant and the man on death row for killing the rest of her family wants to donate his. Can June accept his heart? Delve into June's decision with these book club discussion questions on 'Change of Heart.'
'Lush Life' by Richard Price - Book Club Discussion Questions
Use these book club discussion questions on 'Lush Life' by Richard Price to guide your discussion of the novel.
'The House at Sugar Beach' by Helene Cooper - Book Club Discussion Questions
'The House at Sugar Beach' is an astonishing and moving memoir about growing up in Liberia during a violent civil war. Helene Cooper is the daughter of one of Liberia's elite families, but after a coup threw her people out of power she moved to the United States, eventually becoming a journalist. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The House at Sugar Beach' to discuss Cooper's story and Liberia.
'Wit's End' by Karen Joy Fowler - Book Club Discussion Questions
'Wit’s End' by Karen Joy Fowler is a funny, quick-paced mystery novel about a woman who learns more about her family history by moving in with her godmother, a reclusive mystery writer. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Wit's End' to lead your group's discussion of the book.
'The House at Riverton' by Kate Morton - Book Club Discussion Questions
Use these book club discussion questions on 'The House at Riverton' by Kate Morton to lead your reading group in a discussion about the book.
'When You are Engulfed in Flames' by David Sedaris - Book Club Questions
David Sedaris has made a successful career telling hilarious and personal stories about his own life. Use these book club discussion questions on 'When You are Engulfed in Flames' to lead your discussion of Sedaris' essays.
'The English American' by Alison Larkin - Book Club Discussion Questions
The English American is Alison Larkin's first novel, and it's a work of fiction drawn from the author's own experience as a young English woman who meets her biological parents, two eccentric Americans. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The English American' to lead your group in a conversation about the book.
'Hollywood Crows' by Joseph Wambaugh - Book Club Questions
Hollywood Crows is the latest crime novel from Joseph Wambaugh, focusing again on the police officers of Hollywood Station in the LAPD, and particularly the role of the “crows” or Community Relations Officers. Use these book club discussion questions on Hollywood Crows to leading your reading group discussion of Wambaugh's book.
'The Senator's Wife' by Sue Miller - Book Club Discussion Questions
'The Senator's Wife' by Sue Miller is the story of two women -- one at the beginning of her marriage, one in her later years -- who live next door to each other. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The Senator's Wife' to guide your book club conversation on Miller's novel.
'Last Last Chance' by Fiona Maazel - Book Club Discussion Questions
Last Last Chance, Fiona Maazel’s debut novel, is the frenetic, disjointed narrative of Lucy, a 30-year-old woman struggling to stay sober. Use these book club discussion questions on Last Last Chance to lead your reading group discussion on Lucy's story.
'Eat, Pray, Love' by Elizabeth Gilbert - Book Club Discussion Questions
'Eat, Pray, Love' is Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir of her year traveling to Italy, India and Indonesia in pursuit of pleasure, devotion and balance. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Eat, Pray, Love' to lead your reading group through Gilbert's story.
'Our Story Begins' by Tobias Wolff - Book Club Discussion Questions
'Our Story Begins' by Tobias Wolff is 31 short stories in a masterwork collection: 21 classic works, 10 new stories. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Our Story Begins' to lead your book club into Wolff's collection.
'When We Were Romans' by Matthew Kneale - Book Club Discussion Questions
'When We Were Romans' by Matthew Kneale is a short, but powerful novel told from the perspective of a nine-year-old boy named Lawrence. Use these book club discussion questions on 'When We Were Romans' to lead your book club into Kneale's book.
'The Painter from Shanghai' by Jennifer Cody Epstein - Book Club Questions
Jennifer Cody Epstein’s novel, The Painter from Shanghai, tells the story of Pan Yuliang, a post-impressionist painter from China. Use these book club discussion questions on The Painter from Shanghai to lead your group into Epstein's book.
'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See - Book Club Discussion Questions
'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See is the story of two girls in nineteenth century China and their friendship from age seven. Lily narrates the story as an old woman, relating how her friendship with Snow Flower grew and then fell apart with a major betrayal. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' to lead a discussion with your reading group.
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta - Book Club Discussion Questions
Tom Perrotta once again focuses his observant eye and listening ear to white suburbia in his new novel The Abstinence Teacher. Here the conflict is between Ruth Ramsay, a high school sex education teacher who is seeing her curriculum tightened and restrained by a surge of born-again Christian outcry, and Tim Mason, her daughter’s soccer coach who has the team join him in prayer after a game to the chagrin of disapproving parents.
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon - Book Club Discussion Questions
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union is a Jewish detective yarn set in Sitka, Alaska; this frustratingly intoxicating tale is not only chock full of the Chabon’s masterful witticisms and descriptions, but is a mind-rattling fiction of noir and prophecy mixed with a healthy dose of black humor.
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict - Book Club Discussion Questions
Laurie Viera Rigler is, like so many other avid readers, a Jane Austen addict. In her first novel, Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, Rigler imagines a twenty-first century Los Angeles woman who finds herself transported to eighteenth-century England.
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan - Book Club Discussion Questions
Frank Lloyd Wright is a famously important architect, one whose life and work has received due scholarly attention. Nancy Horan decided to turn her focus to Wright’s companion, Mamah Borthwick Cheney -- the result is Loving Frank, a fictional account of Cheney’s life and relationship with the famous architect. Use these book club discussion questions on Loving Frank to explore Horan's novel.