Our Picks For National Reading Group Month

The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz The Spellman Files is the first novel in a winning and hilarious new series featuring the Spellman family in all its lovable chaos. Reading Group Guide | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Facebook

Gold by Chris Cleave Echoing the adrenaline-fueled rush of a race around the Velodrome track, Gold is a triumph of superbly paced, heart-in-throat storytelling. Reading Group Guide | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Facebook

Carry the One by Carol Anshaw* Carry the One shows how one life affects another, and how those who thrive and those who self-destruct are closer to each other than we’d expect. Reading Group Guide | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Twitter *This author is available for a Book Club Skype-in.

Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean* He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from abandoned puppy to movie star and international icon. Reading Group Guide | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Twitter *This author is available for a Book Club Skype-in.

In The Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner Displaying the author’s extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyan is a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. Reading Group Guide | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Facebook