A Year of Reading: A Month-By-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You and Your Book Group

By H. Elisabeth Ellington and Elisabeth Ellington

There are more than fifty thousand new books published each year. Choosing what to read can seem overwhelming. A Year of Reading relieves the anxiety by helping readers find just the right book for each month of the year. Aimed at individuals and reading groups, A Year of Reading provides five fiction and nonfiction selections for each month with thorough summaries in the following categories: Crowd-Pleasers, Classics, Challenges, Memoirs and Potluck. This book also makes reading more fulfilling by providing additional selections, plus questions about the selections to stimulate thought and discussion. Also included is information on authors, reviews, video and Internet resources and annotated lists of related reading. And if you still think reading is too passive, try one of the many activities suggested, such as author readings, visits to museums, nature hikes and more. The appendices focus on book clubs, from the basics of starting your own to improving a group that has been together for some time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570719357
• ISBN13: 9781570719356
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Book

I was looking for inspiration for something to read and found this book. The breadth and diversity of the authors and writing styles that Ellington and Freimiller bring to the reader expands ones reading horizon but stays accessable with an array of high quality works. I recommend this book as it will lead to multiple literary discoveries.

Having a Personal Preference in Our Reading

When I received "A Year of Reading" by Elisabeth Ellington I was amazed at the diversity of books she has listed and researched for members of book clubs or individual readers like myself. Her categories under each month allow me to select a writing style that fits my 'personal preference' for that month, whether it is the Crowd Pleaser, a Classic, or an intriguing Memoir. I have shared this book with several people, one of whom is a used book dealer who is planning to help her customers find the right book for their 'personal preference' using Ms. Ellington's book. She finds that many customers are unfamiliar with current authors and she felt this book would be useful to both her customers and to her in stocking her store. I have given it to my daughter who is an avid Classical book reader. Her first love is the literature of the 19th century. She reads with a critical mind even when reading for pleasure. She has also expressed great interest in expanding her reading realm. This book is all about reading to suit your personal preference and I highly recommend it for the insight it will provide its readers.

Something for Everyone

If you have ever gone to the public library and wondered what to read, this book will be a great guide. It is full of suggestions, reviews and video resources. It will take you years to read all the books recommended in this well written resource.