Book Oracle - Small Presses

Book selection made easy for book groups and readers.

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Small Presses

THE KIND OF BOOKS READERS LOVE DO EXIST. Even though traditional publishers are gradually dropping the Midlist (good books that are not bestsellers), don't despair. Owing to the growth of small presses and self-publishers, a whole new source of books that appeal to book clubs and discussion groups as well as the avid reader have come on the market. We have undertaken to help you ferret them out. We will sift through the offerings to find quality books, and award a Gem of the Month

CHOOSING BOOKS FOR YOUR MEMBERS IS A VITAL
COMPONENT OF THE SUCCESS OF A BOOK CLUB

The internet offers clubs a golden opportunity to buy wonderful paperbacks that receive little publicity in the publishing world. The book, Reader's Choice, for example, provides a list of books from nearly seventy-five reading groups in various parts of the country. You can find these at BookOracle.com under the heading "Reader's Group Favorites." Under the heading "Book Clubs" you will find other books about reading group choices.

If you do not belong to a reading club, perhaps you should investigate this satisfying way to get the most out of your reading.

OUT-OF-THE-MAINSTREAM CHOICES
Recommended by Sara Nelson:

Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels. Pub. 1996 "Searing the mind with stunning images while seducing with radiant prose, this brilliant first novel is a story of damaged lives and the indestructibility of the human spirit."— Publishers Weekly

What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies. Pub. 1988. A complex and inventive work by an esteemed Canadian author. Contemporary Books Discussion Group-Bettendorf, Iowa

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie, who grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Pub. 1993. The author's sense of humor is not dimmed by the dismal circumstances that fuel his fiction. Laugh aloud stories for the guy crowd.