BookClub Sometimes we'll recommend a novel, sometimes non-fiction - and the very first Mirror Book Club choice is Transcription by Kate Atkinson (see review, right).
James Walsh will be on stage at Hillfields hotspot the Kasbah on Saturday, December 23 as part of the Tricky Disco
Bookclub Christmas Party.
MAKE a resolution to join a
bookclub with a difference this January.
May's
Bookclub book of the month is The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, pounds 7.99 each) THE HUNGER GAMES This title is the first in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.
The TV
Bookclub (More4, 7.30pm) * IF you fancy something gentle and not too demanding, yet with a hint of subtle sophistication about it, then The TV
Bookclub is the place to be.
Lord Of The Rings' Billy Boyd came on stage to read excerpts from The Hobbit over The
Bookclub.
The success of Oprah Winfrey's on-air literary salon and Web sites like the African American Literature
BookClub (www.johnsonpcc.com) and the BET Weekend
Bookclub (www.msbet.com) are also rousing the trend.
TEEN CORNER AmySmith, age14
bookclub Every week we bring you book news, reviews and interviews.
MARCH'S
Bookclub Book of the Month is SING YOU HOME by Jodi Picoult (Hodder & Stoughton, pounds 7.99) ZOE Baxter has spent 10 years trying to get pregnant, and, just when she's about to get her heart's desire, tragedy destroys her world.
BackPax Trailblazer's National Summer
Bookclub: Founded by Janus Adams, an author, historian and mother, this is a summer vacation book club for kids ages 8 and over.
FEBRUARY'S
Bookclub book of the month is BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by SJ Watson (Black Swan, pounds 7.99).
When the club disbanded in 1996, she brainstormed with a friend and formed the African Jewels
Bookclub. Seven years later, African Jewels has progressed from reading books to providing authors with detailed evaluations of books, as well as getting involved in the community.