Add Your Group Read Book Suggestions

[Meg]

Hello! I'm a newish member to the group. My debut novel, How to Eat a Cupcake, is pubbing in March 2012 (HarperCollins). Hope you'll consider it for your "can't wait" reads of 2012!

Publishers Weekly calls HOW TO EAT A CUPCAKE, "[A] culinary romantic thriller that will keep readers hungry for more."

Kirkus says: "A little friendship, a little wit and a little mystery make for a charming debut about two old friends reconciled after starting a cupcakery.... Donohue has written a sharp little novel featuring the subtle characterizations of two appealingly flawed young women."

I hope you'll check it out and let me know what you think! Find me on Twitter @megdonohue, on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Meg-Donohu...), or my website: www.megdonohue.com

Happy reading!
-Meg Donohue

PS: Enter this Goodreads giveaway for a free copy: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

[Tina]

Meg wrote: "Hello! I'm a newish member to the group. My debut novel, How to Eat a Cupcake, is pubbing in March 2012 (HarperCollins). Hope you'll consider it for your "can't wait" reads of 2012!..."

Thanks Meg. I am checking it out now.

[Meg]

Thanks, Tina! Please let me know if you have any questions. Meg Donohue

[Andrea]

Meg, I've got your book on my to-read list already! :)

[Meg]

Thanks, Andrea! I hope you like it!

[Tina]

If there is a book you want us to read as a group you can post your suggestions here.

[Beverly]

The Last Will of Moira Leahy - Therese Walsh. She's a co-founder of Writer Unboxed and it's been on my TBR list for a while; it won significant notice as a debut novel.

I've also heard lots of good things about The Bird Sisters - Rebecca Rasmussen.

And am interested in Pleasure - Eric Jerome Dickey. Not my usual cup of tea, but looks good.

[Tina]

Thanks Beverly! I'm looking them up now.

[Tina]

PS I'm working on our group reading list for 2013, so please don't be discouraged if your suggestions don't show up right away.

[Tamarin]

Hey

Just read a really cool book (bought it on Amazon)...hits close to home as it’s by a South African author but I learnt so much from it. It’s about a young woman who quits her job in media on a kind of whim to go help build a rural school in the middle of NO WHERE. It’s a bunch of short stories all surrounding her adventure. I went through a rollercoaster of emotions - laughed, cried etc. Easy read but well worth, especially if you’re not from anywhere in Africa...might give you some new insight.
Its called Running Rural by Kelly Letcher
Hope this helps, its a bit different from the normal group reads.
PS. I love your group reads...I've picked up a few of my fav. books :)

[Tina]

Tamarin, I'll be sure to look it up. Sounds fantastic.

And thank you for following our group reads here. Feel free to add your comments to group discussions past or present.

[Colleen]

The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan.I think it's a great novel for discussion

[Tina]

Colleen wrote: "The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan.I think it's a great novel for discussion"

Colleen, this read is on my personal list. Great recommendation.

[Tina]

Colleen wrote: "The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan.I think it's a great novel for discussion"

I have selected this as our Jan read!

[amber]

I read You: A Novel last year. It was a good read and it's full of things to discuss.

[Tina]

amber wrote: "I read You: A Novel last year. It was a good read and it's full of things to discuss."

I'm adding this to our group bookshelf. Thanks for the recommend!

[Jasmine]

I just finished Olive Kitteridge - not sure if it's already on the list. Phenomenal character development.

[Tina]

Jasmine wrote: "I just finished Olive Kitteridge - not sure if it's already on the list. Phenomenal character development."

Thank you Jasmine. I've added the book to the group bookshelf. Looks fantastic.

[amber]

Tina wrote: "Jasmine wrote: "I just finished Olive Kitteridge - not sure if it's already on the list. Phenomenal character development."

Thank you Jasmine. I've added the book to the group bookshelf. Looks fa..."

Jasmine wrote: "I just finished Olive Kitteridge - not sure if it's already on the list. Phenomenal character development."

Olive kitteridge is really good. As are strout's other books.

[Tina]

amber wrote: "Tina wrote: "Jasmine wrote: "I just finished Olive Kitteridge - not sure if it's already on the list. Phenomenal character development."

Thank you Jasmine. I've added the book to the group booksh..."

Thanks, Amber. I have to read it now.

[Rosebud]

The Holiday Gig by Erin Brady

[Jeffrey]

I would love for my book - COMPLETELY INCOMPLETE - to be reviewed, which is a finalist in the Launch Pad's Manuscript Competition.

You can read Chapters 1 - 5 here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/compl...

THE PITCH

The top marriage counselor in NYC falls for her biggest rival as well as the patient they’re both helping. A romantic rectangle.

BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, and WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE in tone.

THE SYNOPSIS

COMPLETELY INCOMPLETE is reminiscent of the Tracy–Hepburn classics of yesteryear.

The story centers on an unlikely couple — Jessica (New York’s most eclectic Psychologist), and Ken (New York’s most conceited Psychiatrist). Both specialize in couple’s therapy... and that’s where their similarities end.

Added to the mix is the city's “It” couple — Ryan and Gina. Jessica and Ken are forced to work together to solve the pair's insurmountable marital problems.

Will Jessica end up with Ryan? Ken? Alone?

Follow her journey in COMPLETELY INCOMPLETE — a fast-paced comedy about four flawed characters and their quest for love, happiness, and balance in their lives.

Thanks for your consideration!


-- Jeff Hirschberg

[Jeffrey]

Great group! Apologies for posting again re: my book, COMPLETELY INCOMPLETE, but I wanted to extend an offer:

If you're in a book club and your group pre-orders the book, I would be happy to have a conference call at one of your meetings to discuss the first FIVE chapters, which you can read for FREE here:

https://www.inkshares.com/books/compl...

I would love your comments and feedback as I finish writing the book.

THE PITCH

The top marriage counselor in NYC falls for her biggest rival as well as the patient they’re both helping. A romantic rectangle.

BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA in tone.

Thanks!

-- Jeff