Dear Reader Column 11-13-08

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Dear Reader,

If there's something on your mind, I'd love to hear from you.

From my Email Bag:

"Dear Suzanne, I'm so jealous of your many aprons. I've been searching thrift shops and Goodwill stores for one to wear for Thanksgiving when I cook for my extended family. Any suggestions on where to pick up the really fun vintage aprons that you wear? Maybe it's a website or something? Love, love, love the book club!"--Chris Lake

(Suzanne replies:) I find most of my aprons on the internet--most on e-Bay. Type in vintage aprons and you can get lost for hours looking. My excuse is I'm looking for aprons to give to readers, so with that in mind, I'd love to send you one of my favorite aprons for you to wear on Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

"Dear Suzanne, the new look on your Book Forum site is beautiful! As a reader and visual person who loves to look at book covers, as well as read the pages in-between, I think this is a wonderful addition. It will make it much easier for me to find the books I enjoy on your site in the library and book stores. Thanks again so much! ...And P.S., I confess to actually on occasion reading books because I thought their covers were pretty or interesting!"--Liz Duffy

To check out our new Book Forum, go to: http://www.emailbookclub.com/talk.html

"Suzanne, I really loved the HTML format of the new Thriller Book Club. I loved being able to review the last paragraphs of the chapter from the day before! Thanks."--Toni Saunders

To check out our new bi-weekly Thriller Book Club, (I offered two books to celebrate the new club) go to:

THE REACH, by Nate Kenyon:
http://www.supportlibrary.com/bc/v.cfm?L=horror&V=T1A1E394A2FF&c=SUZ

THE MEMORIST, by M. J. Rose:
http://www.supportlibrary.com/bc/v.cfm?L=horror&V=T1A7713251EA

"Suzanne, I wasn't too sure about this book club thing when I first started it, but I've grown to love it. I've gone through a difficult time over the past few years, layoffs/outsourcing, etc., etc., and this is the one consistent thing that I've had in my life and I can't tell you how much that has meant. Plus, I've got a whole list of ideas about books that I'd like to read, or borrow from our library. This is a great service that you provide, Suzanne, (we have the same name by the way but mine is spelled with an s in the middle rather than the z), plus your daily musings/column always bring a smile to my face."--Susanne M. Guarney

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Warmest regards,

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
http://www.DearReader.com

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