Readers’ Guides
The questions that follow are intended to enhance your group’s reading and discussion of The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight The Outliers opens with a question: “Why are the bad things always so much easier to believe?” Why do you think Wylie feels this way? Is it a result of so [...]
The questions that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading and discussion of THE RACE FOR PARIS by Meg Waite Clayton. Discussion Questions 1. What role did journalism play in the coverage of WWII? What were the responsibilities and limitations of journalists like Liv and Jane and the editors [...]
The questions that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading and discussion of THE SAME SWEET GIRLS by Cassandra King. Questions 1. Look at the Walt Whitman quote at the beginning of The Same Sweet Girls. Why does King use this here? 2. Why does Corrine state early on [...]
The questions that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading and discussion of THE SCRIBE OF SIENA by Melodie Winawer. Questions 1. Discuss the significance of the title. Does it give you any insight into Beatrice’s priorities throughout the novel? How do you think she would choose to identify herself? 2. [...]
The questions that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading and discussion of THE SONG READER by Lisa Tucker. Discussion Questions 1. Mary Beth was keenly aware of people's thoughts and feelings, yet she wasn't always able to transfer this knowledge to deal with her own situations with her [...]
The questions that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading and discussion of THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar. Introduction Poignant and compelling, evocative and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India and witnessed through two [...]
The questions that follow are intended to enhance your group's reading and discussion of THE SUNDAY WIFE by Cassandra King Conroy. Discussion Questions 1. What is a Sunday wife? What makes a "good" one? Consider whether or not Dean fits the bill, and explain your reasoning. 2. How does the [...]
A Viking/Penguin online reader’s guide to THE TURTLE WARRIOR by Mary Relindes Ellis Introduction Mary Relindes Ellis's extraordinary first novel, THE TURTLE WARRIOR, exhibits a depth and range rare in contemporary fiction. Set in rural northern Wisconsin, the story ranges over the Vietnam War, World War II, and most important [...]
Questions & Answers with Lynda Loigman: Every novel seems to have some sort of spark, something that was haunting the author that compelled him or her to write. What was it for you? When I was young, my favorite stories were the ones my mother and her two sisters would [...]
A conversation with William Lychack The Wasp Eater is your first novel. How did the idea for the book originate, and how long were you at work on it? I never knew my father — I met him twice before he died — so I imagine a part of me [...]
