Introducing the Richard and Judy Summer Book Club 2012 Titles
This Week's Featured Title:
The Thread
By Victoria Hislop
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with Victoria Hislop 30 May 12pm. Click Here
Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri's, and with the story of the city itself, Continues...
NEW! Read With Us and Ask the Author
New for Summer 2012, the authors of Richard and Judy's Book Club will all be available to answer your questions about their books. If you've ever wondered about the author's inspiration behind the book, which authors they admire, and what they think of being a part of Richard and Judy's Book Club, there's never been a better time to ask. Make sure you Like the Richard and Judy Book Club on Facebook and click on the calendar below for further details about the live webchat.
To give you the chance to read the books before the webchat, we've also introduced a helpful reading schedule so that you can read along with the Richard and Judy Book Club. See the guide below for full details.
Victoria Hislop's The Thread is Book of the Week from May 25th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 30th May at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Prologue - Chapter 6 (Pages 1 - 100)
Day Two: Chapter 7 - 13 (Pages 101 - 184)
Day Three: Chapter 14 - 18 (Pages 185 - 273)
Day Four: Chapter 19 - 23 (Pages 274 - 351)
Day Five: Chapter 24 - Epilogue (Pages 352 – 455)
Shelley Harris' Jubilee is Book of the Week from June 4th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 7th June at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Prologue - Chapter 7 (Pages 1 - 63)
Day Two: Chapter 8 - 13 (Pages 64 - 135)
Day Three: Chapter 14 - 19 (Pages 136 - 197)
Day Four: Chapter 20 - 28 (Pages 198 - 256)
Day Five: Chapter 29 - Epilogue (Pages 257 – 325)
Robert Harris' The Fear Index is Book of the Week from June 11th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 14th June at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4 (Pages 1 - 80)
Day Two: Chapter 5 - 7 (Pages 81 - 15)
Day Three: Chapter 8 - 11 (Pages 152 - 228)
Day Four: Chapter 12 - 15 (Pages 229 - 316)
Day Five: Chapter 16 - 19 (Pages 317 – 385)
Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus is Book of the Week from June 18th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 20th June at 3 - 4pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Anticipation - Stratagem (Pages 3 - 103)
Day Two: Fire and Light - The Ticking of the Clock (Pages 104 - 191)
Day Three: The Magician's Umberella - Thirteen (Pages 192 - 295)
Day Four: Bedtime Stories - Playing with Fire (Pages 296 - 391)
Day Five: Escapement - Beaux Reves (Pages 392 – 490)
Louise Douglas' The Secrets Between Us is Book of the Week from June 25th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 28th June at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Chapter 1 - Chapter 15 (Pages 7 - 111)
Day Two: Chapter 16 - 29 (Pages 111 - 221)
Day Three: Chapter 30 - 44 (Pages 222 - 324)
Day Four: Chapter 45 - 55 (Pages 325 - 393)
Day Five: Chapter 56 - Epilogue (Pages 394 – 537)
Lars Kepler's The Hypnotist is Book of the Week from July 2nd with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 5th July at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: chapter 1 - Chapter 24 (Pages 1 - 121)
Day Two: Chapter 25 - 51 (Pages 122 - 242)
Day Three: Chapter 52 - 73 (Pages 243 - 345)
Day Four: Chapter 74 - 82 (Pages 346 - 472)
Day Five: Chapter 24 - 110 (Pages 472 – 601)
Penny Hancock's Tideline is Book of the Week from July 9th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 12th July at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Prologue - Chapter 6 (Pages 1 - 100)
Day Two: Chapter 7 - 13 (Pages 101 - 184)
Day Three: Chapter 14 - 18 (Pages 185 - 273)
Day Four: Chapter 19 - 23 (Pages 274 - 351)
Day Five: Chapter 24 - Epilogue (Pages 352 – 455)
Emylia Hall's The Book of Summers is Book of the Week from July 16th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 19th July at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Prologue - Chapter 2 (Pages 1 - 56)
Day Two: Chapter 3 - 4 (Pages 57 - 122)
Day Three: Chapter 5 - 6 (Pages 123 - 190)
Day Four: Chapter 7 - 8 (Pages 191 - 246)
Day Five: Chapter 9 - Epilogue (Pages 247 – 324)
Patrick Gale's A Perfectly Good Man is Book of the Week from July 23th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 27th July at 12pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Lenny at 20 - Modest Carlsson at 39 (Pages 1 - 81)
Day Two: Barnaby at 52 - Carrie at 11 (Pages 82 - 148)
Day Three: Barnaby at 29 - Barnaby at 21 (Pages 149 - 240)
Day Four: Lenny at 14 3/4 - Barnaby at 16(Pages 241 - 320)
Day Five: Modest Carlsson at 75 - Barnaby at 8 (Pages 321 – 404)
Laura Harrington's Alcie Bliss is Book of the Week from July 30th with an exclusive Facebook Web-Chat on 2nd August at 12 - 2pm
If you want to read along with the book club and have your questions ready for the web chat the reading schedule is as follows:
Day One: Prologue - April 4th (Pages 1 - 58)
Day Two: April 5th - April 18th (Pages 59 - 122)
Day Three: April 19th - April 26th (Pages 123 - 179)
Day Four: April 27th - May 7th (Pages 180 - 244)
Day Five: May 8th - June 21st (Pages 245 – 306)