Book Club Bash!!!
By Unknown 3:19 PM Anderson O'Donnell, Bluff, Book Club Bash, Book Hop, Jane George, KINGDOM, Lenore Skomal, Monique Domovitch, Novel Publicity, Pavarti K. Tyler, Scorpio Rising, Shadow on the Wall, X-ItWe 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:
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.
LOVE IS A DRUG.
KINGDOM by Anderson O'DonnellIn 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. TylerRecai 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.
