Five ways to refresh your book club
Anything that’s been around for two millennia deserves a refresh, your book club included. Like stale crackers and even staler conversation, there’s room for a re-do, a new look and feel to energize your fellow members and make your gatherings less like homework or a cocktail party and more like a graduate seminar with a shot of espresso and a charismatic professor. If you’re looking for a few suggestions to brighten up the works and make your club fresh again, you’ve come to the right place.
Where do writers' ideas come from?
It’s not about ideas but about one singular idea or, more accurately, an obsession that takes hold like a fever you can’t shake. Because to write 90,000 words, you have to be obsessed, possessed and gripped by a fixation that won’t let you go. And sometimes the fever strikes when you least expect it.
In a reading slump? How to get your groove back.
Don’t miss out on the best sellers, thrillers, psychological suspense and historical novels waiting to fill your dance card. And if you’re like me and panic at the thought of not having a book on the go and a few prospects in the wings, what to do? Nobody’s asking you to settle for less, but it is time to get your mojo back, rediscover the passion and find the spark that first attracted you to the lure of the word, the pull of a story and the temptation of unreliable narrators. You know you want to – so, here are a few tips to spice up the hunt and re-stake your claim to the world of books.
Five new and unusual ways to choose the best thriller, mystery or historical novel for your summer reading list.
With academic rigor and a spirit of inquiry, I’ve devised five totally random and idiosyncratic reading categories that align with the vagaries of summer reading moods. The underlying premise is that more is more, a novel for every location and state-of-being, a match-up that guarantees you’re held hostage by characters and situations to keep you reading well into early autumn.
Where will you find your next thrilling reads?
This list of excellent places that showcase new and exciting thrillers will ensure your bookshelf is well stocked and your imagination inspired. Find your next thrilling reads and see where they take you!