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Richard and Judy – who really chooses the books?

Posted by Book Group Librarian in January 25th, 2005  
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From the Independent:
Is Amanda Ross the most influential woman in the book world right now? It’s an unlikely proposition, given that she’s the joint managing director of an independent TV company based in a grotty bit of south London. But since the overwhelming success of Richard & Judy’s book club – responsible for two of [...]

Richard and Judy Book Club list 2005

Posted by Book Group Librarian in January 10th, 2005  
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Here is the list for 2005, not a lot of surprises here.  They seem to be playing it safe with quite a few already succesful books that really don’t need that extra push *shrug*
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
In his extraordinary third novel, David Mitchell erases the boundaries of language, genre and time to offer a meditation on [...]

Richard and Judy Book Club list 2004

Posted by Book Group Librarian in January 8th, 2005  
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Well here is where it all started, with a look at last year’s book club list.
BOOK LIST 2004
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
Watching from heaven, Susie sees her happy, suburban family devastated by her death, isolated even from one another as they each try to cope with their terrible loss alone.
The Bookseller of Kabul
Asne Seierstad
A moving portrait [...]