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March 15, 2007

The family that reads together...

... At least has something to talk about.
Speaking of which, has anyone read (or even heard about) "The Mother-Daughter Book Club"?
A copy landed on my desk this week, and the press material that came with the paperback says it's the revised 10th anniversary edition.
Somehow it missed me these past 10 years. But if I had known about it when when my daughter was a teenager,  perhaps we could have replaced the fighting with discussions on literature.
Uh, no.
Anyways, the subtitle gives parents some hope: "How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading." (It's published by HarperCollins, and sells for $13.95.)
The book seems to be a step-by-step guide on how to put this special kind of mother-daughter book club together. It's full of reading suggestions for books that promote discussion, books to "grow on" and books that are just plain fun to read.
The author - Shireen Dodson - comes with some impressive credentials: mother of three, special assistant to the director of the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of State.
Now, if Dodson has the time to read and discuss books with her daughters, so should we.
If anyone is involved in a mother-daughter book club, I'd love to hear from you.

Posted at 03:42 PM in Paperbacks |

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