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Complete list of Radio 4 book club books from 1998-2008

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 25th, 2008  
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This is a fantastic list.  I currently own 40 of these excellent titles.  Enjoy!
1998

3.5.98 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
7.6.98 Beloved - Toni Morrison
5.7.98 Fatherland - Robert Harris
2.8.98 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis de Bernières
6.9.98 Wild Swans - Jung Chang
4.10.98 Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt
1.11.98 [...]

Richard and Judy books - the aftermath - what happens after the successful first book

Posted by Book Group Librarian in September 5th, 2008  
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From the bookseller:
When talking of “the Richard & Judy effect” on book sales, one must be very careful to include the caveats. Admittedly, running the sales of the 82 books to date that have been included in the 10 “Richard & Judy” (R&J hereafter) clubs to date through Nielsen BookScan’s online database generates some impressive [...]

Richard and Judy book club list - 2004

Posted by Book Group Librarian in April 4th, 2005  
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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 of a family and a clear-eyed assessment of a country struggling to free itself from [...]