Touched to the heart, Mrs. March could only stretch out her arms as if to gather children and grandchildren to herself, and say, with face and voice full of motherly love, gratitude, and humility:
"O my …

After losing out to Zinn by a mere two votes, the Shannen Doherty book is back for another crack at the TNRA, along with Grann's nonfiction yarn; a fistful of Alcott; and a couple of …

William James, the Harvard philosopher, wrote a letter to the Boston Transcript about "the cold pot of grease of McKinley's cant at the recent Boston banquet" and said the Philippine operation "reeked of the infernal …

Howard Zinn edges Shannen Doherty at the last moment — how many times to do you get to write that sentence — to make A People's History of the United States our 7th read-along book. …

New year, new batch of books to choose from! David Foster Wallace finally got his moment last time, but there's another Wallace-adjacent book in the poll this time around, we've got a couple of true-crime-ish …

We covered quite a bit in the live chat last night — enjoy the Ralph Wiggum School of Segues "transitions" between topics! — but if you couldn't make it, or have come to the comments …

Don't forget, we start at 9 PM tonight, December 1. Can't make the chat? Look for a traditional discussion thread shortly thereafter.
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Updated 29 November: Just a reminder that it's Lobster time Wednesday, December 1. If you bought the book but haven't started it yet, or feel discouraged about finishing, you should still join the live-chat discush …

I assume my preference here is clear. Heh.
Actually, I'd love to read any of these, but let's see what you pick. The Wallace is back for another round, joined by the Zinn, and we've got …

Live chat about Jacob Have I Loved TONIGHT — 8:30 PM ET! Bring your beverage of choice and your strongest opinions about the sainted Caroline, spared cats, plotting pace, and how many times we can …