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Start Here! :wave:
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April 17, 2025
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BookBrowsers ask Peggy Townsend, author of The Botanist's Assistant
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November 18, 2025
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (11/13/2025)
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November 18, 2025
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Overall, what did you think of Haven’t Killed in Years? (no spoilers, please!)
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November 18, 2025
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (11/6/2025)
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November 13, 2025
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Dominic’s business is hosting “Abel Haggerty Murder Tours,” taking people to sites associated with Haggerty’s crimes. What’s your opinion of this profession? Have you heard of anything like it in real life? Would you go on such a tour?
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November 18, 2025
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What’s the last book you purchased? Why did you select it? Paperback, hardback or ebook?
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November 13, 2025
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Time Magazine 100 Must Reads for 2025
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November 17, 2025
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2025 Booker Award Winner Announced!
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November 16, 2025
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Who has read Wally Lamb's The River is Waiting?
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15
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November 18, 2025
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What plot twist surprised you the most?
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November 18, 2025
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Which famous figure should write an autobiography or memoir (who hasn’t already published one)?
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November 17, 2025
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Why do you suppose Natalie was able to stalk Gwen for eight years, but Gwen never picked up on her presence?
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November 18, 2025
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Gwen tells us that her father was abusive – he cut symbols into her side, sometimes wouldn’t let her eat for days, killed in front of her – yet she bonded with him as a child (p.55). Why do you believe that was?
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November 18, 2025
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Who did you suspect of being the person stalking Gwen? Did your opinion shift as you read, or were you pretty sure you knew what was going on throughout?
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November 18, 2025
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At the end of the book, Gwen tells Elyse she knows what happened to Elyse’s family was her fault, and Elyse concurs. Do you think Elyse forgives Gwen? Do you think Gwen forgives herself?
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November 18, 2025
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Why do you think Gwen is so protective of Porter, and why she never suspects that he’s involved in the crimes? Did you suspect him at any point?
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November 18, 2025
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Gwen states very early on that she tries to be normal (e.g., in the way she dresses, in her work, in the men she dates) but that she doesn’t really think she is, given her past. What do you think? Is she normal, or has she been warped by events?
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November 18, 2025
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The book begins: “On the day my mother was released from prison I stubbed my toe four times. Same toe. Four times. It was a statistical anomaly and, in hindsight, a warning that bad things were coming my way.” What did you think of this opening?
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November 18, 2025
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To what audience would you recommend Haven’t Killed in Years? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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November 14, 2025
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What’s the first book you remember reading on your own as a child?
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October 13, 2025
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After Natalie claims to be Marin, Gwen feels partially responsible and thinks, “I had created Natalie all by myself.” What do you think she means? Do you agree with her? What responsibility do you think she bears for Natalie’s behavior?
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November 18, 2025
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What’s your favorite epistolary novel?
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November 3, 2025
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (10/16/2025)
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October 23, 2025
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (10/30/2025)
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November 6, 2025
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Did you read Green’s previous novel, The Prized Girl, and if so, how did it compare to this one?
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November 18, 2025
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Gwen finds a dismembered arm in a box at her door and opts to move it to another location to by found by someone else. Why do you suppose she takes this course of action? In her circumstances, do you think her actions were reasonable?
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November 17, 2025
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What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (10/09/2025)
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401
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October 16, 2025
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What are you reading this week? (7/24/2025)
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July 31, 2025
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BookBrowsers ask Princess Joy L. Perry, author of This Here Is Love
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November 13, 2025
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