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For our new Book Clubs Store, we've hand-picked forty books to read and discuss with fellow book-loving friends. Every one of our featured forty includes an excerpt and a reading group guide, plus readers can enjoy access to many of our authors through exclusive interviews and reading recommendations. We've also included over a dozen popular category selections--ranging from fiction classics to biographies & memoirs and addictive nonfiction--to help you choose your next book club book.

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The Best Books of 2008

What election? What financial meltdown? The books we loved best in 2008 told us instead about chaste vampires, intuitive canines, demon-haunted former presidents, and, in The Northern Clemency, our choice for the best book of the year, Sheffield, England, in 1974. You'll find all of our editors' picks and customers' favorites in dozens of categories (including the best book covers and videos) in our Best of 2008 Store:

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Simply the Best

Each year the popular Best American series gets better and better with more categories and top-name featured editors. Whether your reading tastes are for stories, essays, mysteries, or comics, you'll find the book that's right for you.

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So many great reads, so little time. Find your next favorite with our picks for the best new and upcoming releases, and get the scoop on sales and deals. Sign up for monthly e-mail updates on:

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