September 2011- Book Club Selections - Monet: The Master Jewelers by Alice Vega & The MPire: Trinity by T. L. James

The September 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selections are Monet: The Master Jewelers by Alice Vega & The MPire: Trinity by T. L. James. To read more about Monet: The Master Jewelers by Alice Vega please click here and to read more about The MPire: Trinity by T. L. James please click here. 

About Monet: The Master Jewelers

As one of the oldest costume jewelry companies still in existence, Monet has, for almost 70 years, made jewelry that cannot be surpassed for its quality, craftsmanship, and audacious design. Monet: The Master Jewelers is a long overdue, in-depth look at this innovative and enduring company. Through comprehensive research, little known facts about Monet and its founders, Michael and Joseph Chernow, as well as the people behind it, are revealed for the first time. Misconceptions about the company's origins and its early years are finally corrected. This is also a visual celebration of the artistry of Monet jewelry throughout the decades. Delving well beyond basic gold necklaces and earrings, you will be overwhelmed by the diversified and unique styling of the many bracelets, charms, earrings, and necklaces Monet pioneered throughout their long history. The Monet experience is further explored through vintage magazine and newspaper advertisements, patents, rare company and family photos, as well as never-before-published memorabilia from the early Monocraft years. Collectors, dealers, designers, stylists, and anyone with an appreciation of costume jewelry and its history will find this book to be a valuable and must-have reference. 

About the author, Alice Vega

Alice is a freelance fashion and graphic designer living in New York City. As a member of Costume Jewelry Collectors International and the Society of Jewelry Historians she has combined her long standing interest in collecting vintage jewelry with her passion for history, preservation and the arts in this her first book.

Buy your copy of Monet: The Master Jewelers by Alice Vega!

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About The MPire: Trinity - Coming September 8th, 2011!

The Family - Mallory Haulm has finally carved his place in the Family Business, but his arched nemesis and eldest brother wants him out. With each plot Marc devises, Mallory manages to dodge the bullets. However, with family members turning their backs and betraying Mallory’s trust, Marc’s last plot might be successful.

The Son of God - Since his return to Heaven, Matthew is not happy. He is hell bent on coming back to Earth and reclaiming rightful possession. He will not let anything stand in the way, not even his identity as “The Second Coming.” In his quest to succeed, will he go as far as starting a little fight called Armageddon?

And The Holy Hell Raiser - Silas Xavier Luxapher – a new comer to the scene but not new to the game.  With all the distractions of his Million-Man Campaign, raising his Family and running the Empire, Silas’ eyes are set on a new possession.  He does not take “NO” for an answer; HE TAKES IT ALL!

About the author, T.L. James

TL James graduated with an MBA from LeTourneau University. At LETU, James cultivated an interest in biblical studies and research. Little did James know, but her love for research would become an integral thread in her writing style.

After many sleepless nights, James began writing her first speculative fictional book, with her newly born son tucked comfortably at her side.  She developed the family drama storyline that showcases her love of research, biblical studies and literary classics (i.e., Chaucer, Shakespeare and Mythology). The MPire Trilogy was born.

In 2008, TL James revived PHE Ink, a Writing Solutions Firm, after discovering a number of gaps in the publishing industry.  James works with aspiring writers, one-on-one, to develop their literary voice. PHE Ink, also, assists entrepreneurs with transforming their business dreams into defined objectives and business plans.

TL James currently resides in Houston, Texas with her son and immediate family.

August 2011- Book Club Selection - The Baby Thief by L.J. Sellers

The August 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is The Baby Thief by L.J. Sellers. To read more about this title and the author, please visit L.J. Sellers' website.

About The Baby Thief

Thirty-two and still single, Jenna wants a baby before it's too late so she visits a fertility clinic. Soon after she meets Eric, a charming reporter, and their attraction is powerful. Meanwhile the clinic doctor, after one look at Jenna, makes other plans. The doctor and her lover kidnap Jenna and steal one of her eggs—a simple procedure that the “donor” should no have memory of. But from the beginning, things go terribly wrong. When Jenna disappears, Eric is confused and heartbroken—but can he find her in time to save her?

About the author, L.J. Sellers

An award-winning journalist, editor, and novelist based in Eugene, Oregon, L.J. Sellers writes the highly praised Detective Jackson series: The Sex Club, Secrets to Die For, Thrilled to Death, Passions of the Dead, and Dying for Justice. She has also written two standalone thrillers, The Baby Thief and The Suicide Effect and she is currently working on futuristic thriller called The Arranger.

When not plotting murders, L.J. enjoys performing stand-up comedy, cycling, gardening, reading crime stories, social networking, attending writers/readers conferences, hanging out with family, and editing fiction manuscripts.

Writer goes from newspaper to no job to book deal!

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July 2011- Book Club Selection - Nightmare Along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery by Suzanna E. Nelson

The July 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is Nightmare Along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery by Suzanna E. Nelson. To read more about this title and the author, please visit Suzanna E. Nelson's website.

About Nightmare Along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery

Edgar is caught up in a nightmare he never imagined possible when his bus is stopped by the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army, in northern Uganda. Along with other passengers, most of them students, Edgar is abducted and taken on a long journey to the rebel headquarters in the bush. Things turn even worse when, instead of being forced to become a soldier, he is sold into slavery. His life is changed forever. Edgar's friends learn of his fate and embark on a daring and difficult rescue attempt.

With the help of a fellow captive, Edgar attempts a daring and dangerous escape, knowing that his re-capture would end in a fate worse than death. But will he succeed? The dramatic finale awaits you as you follow Edgar while he is being chased down by warlords whose mission is to return him to the slave owners and collect a large reward.

The story gives the reader an insight into the pain and suffering that Edgar endures, and his unshakable faith and hope of eventually being free. Looking collectively at the people who are involved in Edgar's captivity and the ones who assist him, we are reminded that people are capable of good or evil, regardless of their color or creed. Through Edgar's story, the reader will come to understand the resilience that human beings can exhibit under extreme circumstances, the power of faith and the meaning of true friendship.

About the author, Suzanna E. Nelson

Suzanna E. Nelson is a consultant for the United Nations who has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, and North America. She is the author of two award-winning novels:

• Nightmare Along the River Nile: A Story of Twentieth Century Slavery

• The Helpers: An International Tale of Espionage and Corruption

Buy your copy of NIGHTMARE today!

May 2011- Book Club Selection - State of Mind by Sven Michael Davison

The May 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is State of Mind by Sven Michael Davison; a cyberpunk thriller. To read more about this title and the author, please visit Sven Michael Davison's website.

About State of Mind

In the not-too-distant future, freedom is just a word that you willingly trade for a dozen donuts, based on the dubious promise that you can eat what you want and never gain weight. You can also take drugs with no ill effects or call a friend while surfing the web without a phone or computer. All this and more will be yours following the simple installation of a P-Chip in your brain.

After botching the arrest of the governor’s son in Los Angeles, Commander Jake Travissi is banned from law enforcement. The workaholic homicide cop spirals into depression...until he is given a rare second chance. The price? Volunteer for chip implantation and join Homeland Security’s experimental Enhanced Unit.

The grisly assassination of a prominent Nobel Laureate brings the newly formed Unit on the scene to investigate. But as the body count rises, Jake begins to realize that his actions, and even his thoughts, are not his own. Fighting to regain control of his own State of Mind, Jake finds himself embroiled in a global conspiracy to enslave the human race!

About the author, Sven Michael Davison

A Californian by conception, a Texan by birth, Sven spent fifteen years prior to college in Colorado. Like many folks his age, he was inspired by Star Wars when he first saw it in the theater at the ripe old age of seven. He saw it so many times during the summer of ‘77, that he was able to recite every scene from memory. Sven cast aside his dreams of becoming a navy pilot and devoted all his time and energy into mowing lawns and painting houses in order to buy a super-8 film camera......continue reading Sven's author bio.

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April 2011- Book Club Selection - JAKE WEST: The Keeper of the Stones by M.J. WEBB

The April 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is JAKE WEST: The Keeper of the Stones by M.J. WEBB. This is the first book in YA Fantasy series and JAKE WEST: The Keeper of the Stones is a great read for young adults and "older" adults to enjoy. To read more about this title and the author, please visit M.J. WEBB's website.

About JAKE WEST: The Keeper of the Stones

When fifteen year old Jake West and his best friend, Ben Brooker, help Jake's grandfather clear his attic of the junk he's collected from his years of traveling, the boys discover an old chest containing a beautifully carved wooden box. The box contains a set of five mysterious stones and, when they erupt to emit a bright beam of light, it sparks an epic journey which will lead Jake into a dangerous world and to the discovery of some strange family secrets. The future of our world and countless others now lies in the hands of a fifteen year old boy. If he can't protect the stones . . . .

About the author, M.J. WEBB

I was looking through a children’s book club magazine one day, trying to take full advantage of the introductory offer to purchase some reading material for my two little munchkins, when I found myself thinking, ‘Hey, you know what? I could write a book.’

The more I thought about it, the more the idea gripped me and I raced for a pen to write down a concept that had been in the back of my mind for some time.

Thus began a writing process that continued unabated for the next six months. I found myself snatching a precious hour here and there, going in early for work, working through dinner hours, using up holidays and sulking like a child if I couldn’t get my fix and work on my ‘project’. The story grew beyond the original concept and pretty soon I realized that I had an epic on my hands..... But I still didn’t know if it was any good.

My family were the first to read it. My mother’s and my wife reported enthusiastically that it was good... But they were bound to, weren’t they?

I sent it out electronically to several readers I didn’t know, including five teenagers who would represent my target audience. To my immense satisfaction, they all reported positively and could also see the potential in the storyline and characters. Publishers are wary of new authors though, particularly in the current economic climate. We all think we are the next big thing. And in the fantasy genre, they are even less likely to give new writers a chance. So, I decided to back myself, because I believe this is a genuinely good read that people will enjoy and that it contains characters with which kids will identify.

I hope you enjoy it. And that if you do, you will recommend it to others. For that is how a ripple on the ocean that I’d like to sail on, will begin."

March 2011- Book Club Selection - The Tale of the Twins: Book One by Dairenna Vonravenstone

The March 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is The Tale of the Twins: Book One: Gathering and Destruction by Dairenna Vonravenstone. If you would like to read more about this title, please visit Dairenna's website.

About The Tale of the Twins: Book One: Gathering and Destruction

More than half the human race is dead because of the nuclear explosions in World War Three. Pain, death and hopelessness rule the world and crush the people left to scramble for survival. These survivors pray for an end to their suffering. Finally, their prayers are answered, but not as they expected.

Rising amid the chaos and destruction are the immortal twins, taught to survive and trained for one purpose. Three thousand years of life has taught them how to end the misery, how to bring harmony back to the world. To end the anguish, they must fight against one of their own. A tyrant who wants to rule the city with an Iron fist, oppressing the people further and leaving them with nothing to look forward to. The twins begin the fight alongside others like themselves so they can bring peace to the war-ravaged world.

The battle they begin is one that forces them to face hardships they have never seen in their long lives. This very battle could rip them apart at the seams. Can they restore a world destroyed by its own people, or will they lose each other forever?

About Dairenna VonRavenstone

Dairenna VonRavenstone grew up in a small town in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario, Canada. From the age of ten, she wrote stories for herself and to please some of her friends. She had always dreamed of being a successful author and worked on many novels and short stories to achieve her dream.

Dairenna is an avid reader, with her own library of about 1,000 books (and growing) ranging in genres from horror to fantasy, to romance, to mystery, to crime fiction, to philosophy, to biology, and to science fiction. She usually reads a novel a month and has run out of room in her cozy living space to fit anymore.

Dairenna is also a gamer for both online and console games. She believes there is nothing more relaxing then planning a strategy for taking out an enemy or just using the training feature of many popular fighting games to beat an enemy senseless.

She attended a Roman Catholic high school where she made the Honour Roll all four years, excelling in Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Writer’s Craft. She also enjoys martial arts, though has been out of practice for two years. Dairenna also enjoys researching whatever piques her interest at any given time with topics ranging from microbiology to the Wiccan lifestyle to Religion and Philosophy.

Others would describe Dairenna as a quiet contemplator with the communication skills of a social butterfly when needed. She is somewhat introverted and tends to consider her words carefully before speaking.

She enjoys the mystique of being a slightly anonymous writer and feels that sharing the little details of her life would give her unwanted attention at this point. Personal questions about her age, place of residence or other details that may give her away will not be answered because of the mystique she would like to maintain for a little while.

February 2011- Book Club Selection - Deuces Wild by Jean Holloway

The February 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is Deuces Wild by Jean Holloway. If you would like to read more about this title, please visit Jean's website.

About Deuces Wild

Three years have passed since the Black Jack case ended and in the fiendishly-evil and sexy as hell, Deuces Wild, the third novel of the Deck of Cardz series, Detective Shevaughn Robinson-William’s career and personal life are at a crossroads as she tries to assist in the capture of a homicidal couple on a murdering spree filled with illegal drugs and illicit perversion.

Meanwhile, Shevaughn’s idyllic marriage is beginning to crumble, a secret revealed has a profound impact on her entire extended family and to top it all off, her daughter seems to be communicating with a supportive spirit who is trying to warn Shevaughn about her marriage and help her solve the case.

Should she comply with her husband’s wishes and save her marriage or will she lose him to her career? Shevaughn tracks a young couple as they go on a tri-state rampage of lethal depravity, proving their commitment is one without morals, conscience or boundaries.

Sometimes, love can be murder...

About Jean Holloway

Jean Holloway's debut novel Ace of Hearts started 30 years ago in answer to a bet. Her sister, Lori said, "You read so much, I bet you could write a book" and Jean answered, "I bet I could." Her oldest memories are of reading. She let the words carry her away to places only her imagination could take her. Stephen King and Dean Koontz are her ultimate tour guides and honorable mentions go to Jean Auel and Agatha Christie. Jean sometimes felt more at home in their cleverly crafted worlds than in her own.

Life's Detours

Jean's biological mother died when she was thirteen, the age when puberty reared its ugly head. Needless to say, she was a wife and mother at seventeen and divorced at twenty. She later met her second, current, and final husband, Fred. They’ve been together 38 years.

Pen to Paper

Accepting her sister's bet would prove more challenging than easily merging her love for reading great horror and mystery classics. In 1980, she wrote the first draft of Ace of Hearts longhand. Over the next two decades the manuscript matured with technology, to typewriter to word processor and finally to computer in 2003.

Bet Accepted...Again

In 2004, Lori once again challenged Jean to introduce Ace of Hearts to the world.  She pushed Jean to print several copies of her manuscript and she even paid for Jean to attend the National Book Club Conference in Atlanta, GA.  Not willing to say no to such a tempting challenge, Jean went and handed her manuscripts out in a room full of Zane fans and book clubs began talking! She met her soon-to-be publisher that weekend. Three months later, Jean signed a contract, went through the editing process and "Ace of Hearts" was born!

Dream Deferred

Jean's sophomore novel, Black Jack was published July, 2009 and she just completed the third installment in her Deck of Cardz series. Deuces Wild will be released on 10/10/10, her 60th birthday. Most importantly, Jean's story is one of hope and a testament to never giving up your dream.

She lives in Kennesaw, GA with her husband, Fred and their dogs, Kayla, a Lhasa apso diva and Max, an Afghan puppy. Their six grown children all live nearby. Together, they have been blessed with eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She recently became Managing Partner and In-House Editor for PHE Ink Writing Solution Firm, her new publishing family.

January 2011- Book Club Selection - Therapy: A Novel by Harrie Rose

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The January 2011, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is Therapy: A Novel by Harrie Rose. If you would like to read more about this title, please visit Harrie's blog.

About Therapy: A Novel

The Clarion Review says, "Harrie Rose's debut novel brilliantly explores the causes and effects of depression and anxiety, as well as how early experiences shape one's life for good or ill...Rose balances the intricacies of the therapist-patient relationship with a fascinating yarn about a woman recognizing the contradictory influences on her life and ultimately coming into her own....Therapy is recommended for anyone who enjoys a meaty read with a strong female protagonist." Written in a vivid first person narrative that sweeps the reader along, this bold novel introduces Barbara, a 52 year old woman who has it all. So why is she sunk in an abyss of depression? Barbara is so real that, as one reader said, "I'd love to get in a car and drive along the country roads until I find Barbara's house, so we can chat over coffee." Delving into the complexities of psychiatry, from its necessity to its folly, the author recounts Barbara's journey to a realization of her true worth. But is this because of her therapist or despite him? What are his true motives? the moral and ethical issues Barbara ultimately faces make excellent fodder for discussions. This is a superb choice for book clubs, but also for individuals. Despite the media's message that you must fight old age, Barbara proves that maturity itself has its own beauty, both inner and outer. Even the young admire her for her warmth, wisdom, and guts. Like the flowers in the gardens she grows, Barbara is reborn after a winter of despair.

About Harrie Rose

Harrie Rose is the pen name of a respected and well-known scholar in the field of linguistics as it pertains to how people use language in society, and especially the language of the mentally ill and the discourse of therapy between patient and therapist. "I'm basically a stay-at-home person. I love to watch birds from the picture window in my kitchen and keep a pair of binoculars on a hook near the dining table. I love lying on the grass in the summer and watching the hawks circling overhead. Making good food for friends and family is always a pleasure. I hike, not as much as I did when I was younger and the trails I follow aren't as steep, but I still get out in the woods near my home for a couple of hours a few days a week. Because my sense of direction is so bad, I always take my sheepdog with me and he makes sure I don't get off the trails."

December 2010 - Book Club Selection - Restored Hope by Brenda Youngerman

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The December 2010, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is Restored Hope by Brenda Youngerman. If you would like to read more about this title, please visit Brenda's website and blog.

About Restored Hope

Even when the world throws everything at you, the human spirit is still capable of hope. In this shining new novel, two young people from dissimilar backgrounds come together to find meaning in their lives and Restored Hope.

About Brenda Youngerman

Brenda Youngerman is a single mother who raised her 3 children in southern California when they were not living with their father. She has first hand knowledge of what emotional trauma can do to a family as she was the product of a broken home.

She was the youngest member in a very large family and always felt like she was on the outside looking in. She believes that is how she learned to observe life swirling around her and that has given her the edge to write "Fiction With a Purpose," novels about real people in real life situations. She tries to paint a picture of life as it is to give her readers that ability to see situations from a different point of view. Her goal as an author is to have ONE reader pick up a novel and see a similarity in his or her life and see an opportunity to do something to make their life better.

When she goes out and speaks to large groups the subject of domestic abuse is normally brought up. "Unfortunately, domestic abuse is a subject that literally affects every family in this country, and throughout the world. There is not one person that I have spoken to that does not know a member of their family tree that has been touched by domestic abuse.

Be it physical, emotional, mental, sexual, alcohol or drug related. All of these forms of abuse can be boiled down to domestic abuse as they alter the way a family lives and behaves.

"Domestic abuse is a quiet demon that affects all walks of life: rich or poor. It is often kept hidden and the victims are ashamed of their fate.I write to shine the light so maybe someone will see that victims are not to blame. I weave a tale incorporating a story of average people getting involved in average issues that they cannot control. My hope is that

someone will pick up one of my books and realize that they are not alone, that there are thousands of people available to them, to help them. I do believe that one person can make a difference."

November 2010 - Book Club Selection - Second Chances by Maria Savva

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The November 2010, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is Second Chances by Maria Savva. If you would like to read more about this title, please click here.

About Second Chances

Set in London, in the noughties, sometime after the smoking ban, and before the great 21st century recession... James has always believed in happy ever after, and he plans to get there one day. He is doing okay. At the age of thirty-three, he has a top job, dream house, two healthy children, and a wife who always stands by him. These things, James can rely on, until one day, when everything changes, and he realises that he has spent so long looking towards the future, that he has neglected the present. Feeling unloved, his wife, Pamela, has left him, leaving nothing but a brief note. She has taken their two children. How far will James go to save his marriage? What can Pamela do to stop the past haunting her life? Will it be enough?

About Maria Savva

Maria Savva was born in London on 19th March 1970. She studied for a Law Degree at Middlesex University and went on to gain a professional solicitor qualification at The College of Law in London. She qualified as a solicitor in 1996. Maria continues to practice as a solicitor in London whilst writing her novels and stories in her spare time.

She was able to read before starting school, and on her first day at infants school, she remembers reading a story to another child in the class. Maria was immediately moved into the second year class, being too advanced for the first year. She has always been a bookworm and favourite books from her childhood include, Alice in Wonderland, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, and Swallows and Amazons. By the age of seven Maria had read most (if not all) of the books in the school library. During her teenage years she read probably all of the Mills & Boon titles available, and would often help out in the school library. She then went through a phase of enjoying horror and thriller books. Authors that Maria admires include Paulo Coelho, Maeve Binchy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Stephen King and Marian Keyes. After reading Paulo Coelho’s book, ‘The Alchemist’, Maria was inspired to try to write her first novel. These days, Maria enjoys reading all types of books and in particular chooses books to read by less well-known authors to support fellow independent writers. She enjoys reviewing books when she gets the time.

Maria has always enjoyed creative writing. She began work on her first novel ‘Coincidences’ in 1997 when she found herself out of work. The positive feedback she has received for her work from fellow authors and fans maintains her enthusiasm and passion for writing.

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October 2010 - Book Club Selection - Chanda's Wars by Allan Stratton

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The October 2010, Bloggers Unite Book Club selection is Chanda's Wars by Allan Stratton. If you would like to read more about this title, please click here.

About Chanda's Wars

"Wherever you are . . . I'm coming to get you. I'm going to bring you home."

Chanda has been dreaming of civil war, lost children, and rivers of blood. Suddenly the dream is real. Rebel soldiers brutally attack her family's village and kidnap her brother and sister. Risking their lives, Chanda and a troubled young tracker must pursue the rebels through the unforgiving bush to save her family.

About Allan Stratton

He is the author of the internationally acclaimed Michael L. Printz Honor Book Chanda's Secrets. Its numerous citations include the Children's Africana Book Award, Best Book for Older Readers; ALA Booklist Editors' Choice; New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age; and a unanimous vote to the ALA Best Books for Young Adults list. Allan is also the author of the Junior Library Guild selection Chanda's Wars and the ALA Best Book for Young Adults Leslie's Journal. He lives in Toronto with his partner, two cats, and a pond full of fish.

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September 2010 - Book Club Selection - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

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The September 2010 Book Club Selection is Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel. If you would like to read more about this title, please click here.

About Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

"In this groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father. In her hands, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power, written with controlled force and enlivened with humor, rich literary allusion, and heartbreaking detail.

Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the "Fun Home." It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. A few weeks after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve."

About Alison Bechdel

Alison has been a careful archivist of her own life and kept a journal since she was ten. Since 1983 she has been chronicling the lives of various characters in the fictionalized "Dykes to Watch Out For" strip, "one of the preeminent oeuvres in the comics genre, period" (Ms.). The strip is syndicated in 50 alternative newspapers, translated into multiple languages, and collected into a book series with a quarter of a million copies in print. Utne magazine has listed DTWOF as "one of the greatest hits of the twentieth century."

If you would like to participate, please pick up a copy of the selected title as soon as you can. Please do your best to read it before September 20th, 2010 if you are an Official Member. You can purchase a copy, borrow it from a friend or family member or you can borrow a copy from your local library.

All Official Members will meet (online) on Friday, September 24th, 2010 @ 6:00pm MST, to chat about this month's title.

We are still accepting new members so feel free to fill out the Bloggers Unite Book Club Registration Form (see link on sidebar) if you would like to become an Official Member.

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June's Book Club Selection - Ace of Hearts by Jean Holloway

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The June 2010 Book Club Selection is Ace of Hearts by Jean Holloway. If you would like to read more about this title, please click here.

About Ace of Hearts:

"Shevaughn Robinson is investigating an especially gruesome case which emerges into serial murders. The story evolves as she follows murder after murder trying to solve the case, not realizing the murderer is a man who not only becomes obsessed with death, but obsessed with her."

If you would like to participate, please pick up a copy of the selected title as soon as you can. Please do your best to read it before June 18th, 2010 if you are an Official Member. You can purchase a copy, borrow it from a friend or family member or you can borrow a copy from your local library.

All Official Members will meet (online) on Friday, June 25th, 2010 to chat.

We are still accepting new members so feel free to fill out the Bloggers Unite Book Club Registration Form (see link on sidebar) if you would like to become an Official Member.

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May's Book Club Selection - Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb

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The May 2010 Book Club Selection is Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb. If you would like to read more about this title, please click here.

About Sweetness in the Belly:

"Like Brick Lane and The Kite Runner, Camilla Gibb’s widely praised new novel is a poignant and intensely atmospheric look beyond the stereotypes of Islam. After her hippie British parents are murdered, Lilly is raised at a Sufi shrine in Morocco. As a young woman she goes on pilgrimage to Harar, Ethiopia, where she teaches Qur’an to children and falls in love with an idealistic doctor. But even swathed in a traditional headscarf, Lilly can’t escape being marked as a foreigner. Forced to flee Ethiopia for England, she must once again confront the riddle of who she is and where she belongs."

If you would like to participate, please pick up a copy of the selected title as soon as you can. Please do your best to read it before May 15th, 2010 if you an Official Member. You can purchase a copy, borrow it from a friend or family member or you can borrow a copy from your local library.

All Official Members will meet (online) on Friday, May 28th, 2010 to chat.

We are still accepting new members so feel free to fill out the Bloggers Unite Book Club Registration Form (see link on sidebar) if you would like to become an Official Member.

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March's Book Club Selection - The Last River Child by Lori Ann Bloomfield

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March's Book Club Selection is The Last River Child by Lori Ann Bloomfield. If you would like to read more about this title, please click here.

About The Last River Child:

In the summer of 1900, a meteorite lands on the day of Peg Staynor's baptism, barely missing the small church in rural Ontario. This, along with Peg's almost colorless eyes, is enough to resurrect a local superstition that will haunt Peg and her family for years. Many believe Peg to be a "river child," taken over by an evil spirit from the Magurvey River that winds its way through the town. Feared and shunned throughout her childhood, Peg is blamed for every misfortune, from drought to ailing livestock. When her mother, her fiercest protector, dies suddenly on the same day WWI is declared, young Peg must face not only the mistrust of the villagers, but of her father. His grief has driven him to take solace in drink and old superstition, leaving Peg with only her head-strong older sister, Sarah, for support. It will take the terrible reality of World War I to shake off the grip of old world beliefs. As the town's young men begin to return mentally and physically damaged, or not return at all, the sheltered atmosphere of the town is broken. A bright flame of change will sweep through everyone's lives, leading Peg into the future.

If you would like to participate, please pick up a copy of the selected title as soon as you can. Please do your best to read it before March 31st, 2010. You can purchase a copy, borrow it from a friend or family member or you can borrow a copy from your local library.

All Official Members will meet (online) on Friday, March 26th, 2010 to chat.

We are still accepting new members so feel free to fill out the Bloggers Unite Book Club Registration Form (see link on sidebar) if you would like to become an Official Member.

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