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February Reading Groups round-up
Posted On: February 17, 2010
Posted In: Reading Groups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
February Reading Groups round-up

Looking for ideas for new titles to read with your reading circle or book group? Let us help. Here are some titles which have reading guides ready and waiting for you to stimulate discussion and debate.

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January Reading Groups Round-up
Posted On: January 27, 2010
Posted In: Reading Groups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
January Reading Groups Round-up

If you’re looking for a new book for your reading group look no further – here are a selection of titles with discussion questions ready and waiting.

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Best of the Web: Inspector Pekkala
Posted On: January 26, 2010
Posted In: Articles, Reading Groups
Publisher: Faber
Best of the Web: Inspector Pekkala

It is the time of the Great Terror. Inspector Pekkala – known as the Emerald Eye – was once the most famous detective in all Russia, the favourite of the Tsar. Now he is the prisoner of the men he once hunted.

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October Reading Groups Round-up
Posted On: October 28, 2009
Posted In: Reading Groups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
October Reading Groups Round-up

If you need ideas for what your reading group should tackle next, look no further than Bookhugger’s bumper October guides.

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Get a flavour of The Gourmet
Posted On: September 2, 2009
Posted In: Extracts, Reading Groups
Publisher: Gallic Books
Get a flavour of <i>The Gourmet</i>

France’s greatest food critic is dying, after a lifetime in single-minded pursuit of sensual delights. But as Pierre Arthens lies on his death bed, he is tormented by an inability to recall the most delicious food to ever pass his lips, which he ate long before becoming a critic.

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Before The Hedgehog
Posted On: August 31, 2009
Posted In: Extracts, Reading Groups
Publisher: Gallic Books
Before The Hedgehog

Following the success of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, French author Muriel Barbery’s first novel, The Gourmet, is published in English this month. Centring on an ailing food critic and his search for a perfect flavour from his youth, it features some of the same characters as The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

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The White Queen reading group guide
Posted On: August 29, 2009
Posted In: Interviews, Reading Groups
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
<i>The White Queen</i> reading group guide

This reading group guide for The White Queen includes discussion questions and a Q&A with author Philippa Gregory. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion.

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August Reading Groups round-up
Posted On: August 26, 2009
Posted In: Reading Groups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
August Reading Groups round-up

If you need ideas for what your reading group should tackle next, look no further than Bookhugger.

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July reading-group round-up
Posted On: July 28, 2009
Posted In: Reading Groups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
July reading-group round-up

Looking for ideas for new titles to read with your reading circle or book group? Let us help. Here are some titles which have reading guides ready and waiting for you to stimulate discussion and debate.

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Extract and reading guide for One Morning Like a Bird
Posted On: July 23, 2009
Posted In: Extracts, Reading Groups
Publisher: Sceptre
Extract and reading guide for <i>One Morning Like a Bird</i>

Read an extract from Andrew Miller’s critically acclaimed novel, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.

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June reading-group round-up
Posted On: June 17, 2009
Posted In: Reading Groups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
June reading-group round-up

If you’re looking for inspiration for new titles to read with your reading circle or book group, let us help. Here are some titles which have reading guides ready and waiting.

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