This month we are winding down before the Christmas period, so we only have one book this month in the Book Group Original and one in the Paranormal Social Club (though we might manage to squeeze another one in)
We will be discussing The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.
In 1932, two North Carolina teenagers from opposite sides [...]
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Dracula – Bram Stoker
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When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently [...]
Adrian Phoenix – Paranormal Social Club Featured Author of the Month – January
Good News Paranormal Social Clubbers!
We have our first Paranormal Social Club Author of the Month – ADRIAN PHOENIX – who is visiting with us to answer all your questions about her books and writing. She will also be running a couple of contests to win some signed copies of her first two books in The [...]
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Just a quick reminder that this month we are reading and talking about The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger and The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. Both fantastic books and both discussions have just started so there’s plenty of time to join in.
In December we can look forward to 1984 by George [...]
The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman – My Audio Book of the Month – October
In case you don’t know already, let me preface this post by telling you all that I am a BIG Neil Gaiman fan. So it is with great excitement that I have to tell you to run out and buy the audio book version of his latest book – The Graveyard Book. This is one [...]
Amazon guarantee delivery of Beedle the Bard on publication date
Amazon makes Beedle commitment
Amazon.co.uk has followed its US parent’s lead by committing to supply the Harry Potter spin-off The Tales of Beedle the Bard on the day of publication, as it did previously with the Harry Potter book series.
Amazon will deliver both the standard edition and Amazon’s exclusive Collector’s Edition on its official publication [...]
Ian Rankin talks about Doors Open
For the right man, all doors are open…Mike Mackenzie is a self-made man with too much time on his hands and a bit of the devil in his soul. He is looking for something to liven up the days and perhaps give new meaning to his existence. A chance encounter at an art auction offers [...]
Michelle Paver talks about Oath Breaker: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness *includes audio readings by Sir Ian McKellen
Watch author, Michelle Paver, discuss her new book, Oath Breaker, the fifth adventure in Torak’s quest to vanquish the terrifying Soul-Eaters.
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When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must [...]
Joe Hill talks about Heart-Shaped Box
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A compelling and claustrophobic supernatural thriller from a remarkable new author.
‘Buy my stepfather’s ghost’ read the e-mail.
So Jude did.
He bought the dead man’s suit, delivered in a heart-shaped box, because he wanted it: because his fans ate up that kind of story. It was perfect for his collection: the genuine skulls [...]
Top 10 Important Contemporary Authors Alive Today (apparently)
While it is impossible to rank the most important authors in contemporary literature, here is a list of ten important (English language) authors with some biographical notes and links to more information about them and their work.
1) Isabel Allende
Chilean-American author Isabel Allende wrote her debut novel, House of Spirits to great acclaim in 1982. The [...]
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