We love books! And finding other people who like to talk about them too is always a thrill. Be it online, in person or some other kind of ...
We love books! And finding other
people who like to talk about them too is always a thrill. Be it online,
in person or some other kind of book club, we think the chance to sit
down and dig your teeth into a good book with a group of people is one
of the best parts of reading.
From December 10th – 14th we are
asking you to help spread the word about why Book Clubs are an important
part of the reading experience.
We have put together five fantastic
books, perfect for bookclubs to spotlight during this event. Each book
has a discussion guide and author Q&A available and is a well
received, solid literary fiction read. Our authors are:
Scorpio Rising by Monique Domovitch
Set in New York and Paris amid the glamorous and competitive worlds
of art and real estate, Scorpio Rising takes the reader from the late
1940s to the 1960s through the tumultuous lives of its heroes.There is
Alex Ivanov, the son of a Russian immigrant and part-time prostitute. He
yearns to escape his sordid life and achieve fame and fortune. His
dreams of becoming a world-class builder are met with countless
obstacles, yet he perseveres in the hope of someday receiving the
recognition he craves.Half a world away, Brigitte Dartois is an abused
teenager who runs into the arms of a benefactor with an agenda all his
own. When she finds out that her boss has an ulterior motive, she flees
again, determined to earn her living through her art. This career brings
her fame, but also the unwanted attention of her early abuser.
Monique Domovitch’s debut novel, Scorpio Rising, is a compelling tale
filled with finely etched characters and a superb understanding of the
power of ambition. Scorpio Rising promises to resonate with all who once
had a dream.
X-It by Jane George
LOVE IS A DRUG.
In 1980 NYC, eighteen-year-old J.J. Buckingham is an uptight
trendoid. Working as a mannequin painter and a counter girl, she
moonlights as a creature of the nightclubs. J.J. falls for aloof,
crazy-talented artist and bicycle messenger X-It. In order to win his
love, she succumbs to the dark machinations of drug dealer Marko Voodoo.
X-It will love her if she’s the queen of underground Manhattan, right?
Her plan backfires with horrendous consequences. J.J. must scrap her way
out of a maze of drugs, clubs, and danger before she realizes she’s
worthy of a better life. And true love might just come in the form of a
clean-cut geek in Buddy Holly glasses.
KINGDOM by Anderson O'Donnell
In a secret laboratory hidden under the desert, a covert
bioengineering project–codename “Exodus”–has discovered the gene
responsible for the human soul.
Somewhere in the neon sprawl outside the nation’s collapsing economic
core, a group of renegade monks are on the verge of uncovering a secret
that has eluded mankind for centuries.
In a glittering tower high above the urban decay, an ascendant U.S.
Senator is found dead–an apparent, yet inexplicable, suicide.
And in the streets below, a young man races through an ultra modern
metropolis on the verge of a violent revolution….closing in on the
terrible truth behind Exodus–and one man’s dark vision for the future of
mankind.
Welcome to Tiber City.
Shadow on the Wall by Pavarti K. Tyler
Recai Osman: Muslim, philosopher, billionaire and Superhero?
WINNER OF THE GENERAL FICTION/NOVEL CATEGORY OF THE 2012 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS!
Controversial and daring, Shadow on the Wall details the
transformation of Recai Osman from complicated man to Superhero. Forced
to witness the cruelty of the Morality Police in his home city of Elih,
Turkey, Recai is called upon by the power of the desert to be the
vehicle of change. Does he have the strength to answer Allah’s call or
will his dark past and self doubt stand in his way?
Pulling on his faith in Allah, the friendship of a Jewish
father-figure and a deeply held belief that his people deserve better,
Recai Osman must become The SandStorm.
In the tradition of books by Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie,
Shadow on the Wall tackles issues of religion, gender, corruption and
the basic human condition. Beautiful and challenging, this is not a book
to miss.
Bluff by Lenore Skomal
“To the medical world, I was a host body, surviving only to bring
a new life into the world. And while I wanted to die more than anything
in the world, I never wanted this. No, I never wanted to cease to
exist. This was the worst death of all.”
Jude
Black lives in that in-between, twilight place teetering on
death but clinging to life in order to bring her baby into this world.
Only she knows the circumstances surrounding her mysterious fall off the
bluff that landed her in the hospital being kept alive by medical
intervention. Only she knows who the father of her baby is. In this
poignantly crafted literary novel, the mystery unfolds and the suspense
builds as the consequences of Jude’s decisions threaten to reveal
everyone’s deceptions, even her own. Bluff offers a sensitive look at
essential questions such as the value of human life, the consciousness
of those in a coma and the morality of terminating life support. At the
core is the story of a tragically misunderstood woman who finds peace,
acceptance, understanding and even love on her deathbed.
