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About the Book Clubs category Book Clubs	0	38	October 14, 2024
In addition to taking the reader into the world of modeling, The Cover Girl also offers a behind-the-scenes look at a 1970s rock tour. What role does music play in the novel? How does Birdie's interaction with music change over time? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	4	19	August 23, 2025
To what audience would you recommend The Cover Girl? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	7	39	August 23, 2025
Overall, what did you think of Death at the Sign of the Rook? (no spoilers, please!) Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	37	196	August 22, 2025
Overall, what did you think of The Cover Girl? (no spoilers, please!) Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	28	141	August 22, 2025
Reggie likes facts and procedure, while “Brodie’s MO was disruption” p. 124. What did you think of their two detective styles? Which one do you suspect you’d be more like? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	2	9	August 22, 2025
Which of the characters did you like best? How about least? Why did you choose those two? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	12	58	August 22, 2025
Death at the Sign of the Rook is Kate Atkinson’s sixth book in the Jackson Brodie series. Have you read any of the others, and if so, how does this one compare? What do you like most about the series? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	15	56	August 21, 2025
Until the very end of the novel, Birdie insists that she was in control and knew what she was doing as a teenager. Why do you suppose she spent so much of her life denying she was taken advantage of? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	17	56	August 21, 2025
How was the rock star enabled in his pursuit of Birdie? Who was complicit? How have you seen this dynamic play out in real life? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	13	61	August 21, 2025
Which supporting characters were you most drawn to? What made their storylines compelling? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	9	41	August 20, 2025
At what point did you realize Birdie did not have any spoken dialogue? What was the effect? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	13	78	August 20, 2025
How did you feel about the rock star not having a name? Why might the author have made this choice? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	20	61	August 20, 2025
Martha's final confrontation with North has lasting consequences for both of them. Do you think justice was done? What about as regards Rebecca's assault and Burgess's killing? Would you have made the same choice as Martha? The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Discussion	9	117	August 20, 2025
Is this novel a mobius strip? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	4	15	August 20, 2025
What does it mean for Birdie to be one of Harriet's Girls? How does this meaning change? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	4	18	August 20, 2025
What was your opinion about his family’s reaction to Ben’s injury (“Everyone in his family apart from Fran…believed in stoicism as if it were a religion” p. 82)? How do you think they helped or hurt his healing? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	7	32	August 20, 2025
Jackson thinks the “golden years” should be named the “rust years”, and they come “attended by a retinue of unfriendly ailments” (p. 195). What do you think he means? Do you agree with him? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	21	117	August 16, 2025
At one point, Lulu talks to Birdie about being a "baby groupie." Is this a scene you were familiar with? How might this experience impacted Lulu as she grew older? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	1	14	August 17, 2025
What do you think Birdie's life is like after the gala? What would she be doing in 2025? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	8	42	August 17, 2025
Who would you cast in a film or television adaptation of The Cover Girl? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	5	42	August 17, 2025
Why do you suppose Birdie is able to maintain long-term friendships with Bernice and Bobby but not others with whom she worked? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	7	36	August 16, 2025
Azrian’s death from AIDS changes Birdie’s life. She retires shortly after and spends a lot of time volunteering and donates a large sum of money to AIDS-related causes. Why do you suppose she took this course of action at this point in her life? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	6	25	August 16, 2025
What did you think about Dorothy Pagett’s funeral? Did you feel it was fitting? Why do you feel it proceeded the way it did? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	2	19	August 16, 2025
Why no American village mayhem? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	6	40	August 16, 2025
Simon “bitterly regretted being too young to experience the meaty stuff of recent history.” Do you think the era was truly a momentous time, or does it only appear so in retrospect? Have you ever felt similarly? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	1	8	August 16, 2025
What did you make of Simon’s inability to believe in God, in spite of his profession? How about his bishop’s pastoral advice to “carry on as if you still believed” (p. 59)? Do you consider Simon a good vicar? Why or why not? Death at the Sign of the Rook Discussion	13	61	August 16, 2025
Which time period interested you most – the 70s, 80s, or the 90s? What details stood out? Did you learn anything that surprised you? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	5	32	August 15, 2025
From her earliest modeling days, Birdie finds freedom in fashion. What does fashion mean to her? Have you ever used clothes as armor or to convey something about you? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	4	21	August 15, 2025
How do you think Harriet viewed Birdie? Did she truly care about her, or do you think she merely felt she was responsible for the teen because of her youth? Why do you suppose she wasn’t more vocal about the choices Birdie was making? Cover Girl by Amy Rossi Discussion	13	53	August 15, 2025