book-club

"Money Well Spent?" would make a compelling book-club selection for politically oriented readers, who could argue over which recipient of taxpayer funds was the least deserving.

Your Tax Dollars Not at Work James Freeman 2012

Periods of transition, of course, also breed books muddied by confusion or indecision, and novels not guided by a strong authorial intelligence are vulnerable to the needs of publishers, who aim their promotional campaigns at niche audiences that have built-in expectations of what a novel should be—book-club crowds, indie readers, champions of multiculturalism, and so on.

Synthesis and Ambivalence Sam Sacks 2011

This leads to a book-club meeting for several members of the board, including one known as The Player (McDonald) and his politician wife (Kate Mulgrew).

Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Best and the Brightest Marshall Fine 2011

With its whimsical storybook setting, Alice's Tea Cup is perfect for a mother-daughter lunch, a book-club meeting or the bridal shower before the fairy-tale wedding.

Curiouser, Curiouser Tearoom Monica Williams 2011

That side showed in 2006 when she confronted James Frey, author of the largely invented memoir "A Million Little Pieces" which had been an Oprah book-club selection, and his publisher, Nan Talese.

Written in the Shadow of Death Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011

Nor did she think a book about her experiences as a wife, mother, and respected watercolorist would be a worthy book-club pick.

The Boomer Blog: November 2009 Archives 2009

The items bought with the corporate credit card include book-club orders, restaurant bills, gasoline and cigarettes.

Heroes or Villains? 2010

Victoria's emotional journey through the tunnel of her memories to the light of second chances is a staple of best-selling and book-club fiction.

Of Bouquets, Suburbs and 'Urth' Sam Sacks 2011

Ann Cecil ran the 'book-club' section of the Philadelphia Worldcon a while back, and she was in the session that I also signed up for; it was a discussion of a Nancy Kress book that I quite liked.

msagara: Meeting John Scalzi msagara 2009

Veteran Hollywood writer Alan Brennert scored a book-club hit with Moloka'i and has apparently one-upped himself with his freestanding follow-up about early-twentieth-century Hawaii, which was our readers 'clear favorite ... a lovely novel.

Honolulu: Summary and book reviews of Honolulu by Alan Brennert. 2009