Discerning readers are a writer's dream––and I was delighted to encounter so many of them at the Pinetree Drive-Good Neighbors-No Guilt Book Club in Atlanta, which included a very literary dog.

Many thanks to the Women of Temple Judea book group for inviting me to discuss Haunting Paris—I’m always delighted to be part of a sisterhood that appreciates books and stories.

Many thanks to the Miami book club whose name—Notre Dame des Livres—was a perfect match for a conversation that centered on a love of Paris and, equally, a love of books.

At the Eugene Neighborhood Book Club in Oregon, Haunting Paris provided a springboard for a wide-ranging conversation about music, about literature, and about art, especially Monet’s waterlily paintings at the Orangerie.

On November 4th, was able to change the focus from politics to prose, thanks to the Blue Stockings Book Club in Miami, who hosted a a lovely discussion of Haunting Paris.

The Dante Book Group in Miami is all about reading classics and listening to classical music . . . my kind of people.

My visit with The Bookies of Highlands, NC, was a breath of fresh mountain air—much needed and much appreciated.

Such a joy when your book finds its readers, and then the readers find you. Thank you to this amazing book group in Pinecrest, FL, for inviting me––I was zooming around in my head long after the conversation ended.

Many thanks to OLLI at California State University, San Bernardino, for inviting me to their Palm Desert Book Club—they said my book "was written for intelligent people,” and then proceeded to prove it with their close reading, questions, and comments.

I joined the Medfield Book Club in Massachussetts for a virtual visit during a raging thunderstorm in Miami. I was afraid we would lose power, but we didn’t. In any event, the conversation was electric enough to have kept us going.

Thank you to the OLLI book Club at the University of Miami—our gathering was virtual, but the engagement was real. We were so absorbed in our conversation that we didn’t break for lunch until well past the hour.

At my first virtual book club visit in Miami, members of the Bookish book club and I managed to figure out the technology together—it helped that it was an early afternoon meeting, so no wine was involved. But the discussion was pretty spirited, all the same.

The WBBC (Wonderfully Brilliant Book Club) lived up to its name. I couldn’t corral the two dozen guests for a photo, but did manage to get one with Miami Beach hosts, Richard and Arlene Haft, and guest Dr. Ruth Greenfield.

Happy to join The Divas at their book club in Coral Springs, FL for an insightful conversation about Haunting Paris and how it resonates in France, India, and here. The food, too, was international: coq au vin and curried beans. A delicious evening!

The Happy Bookers and Les Bouquinistes, two Broward County book clubs, met at Laurie’s fabulous beach house in Hollywood, FL. I was gratified that Haunting Paris led people to recall their own fascinating family stories about World War II.

Thank you to the Coral Gables AAC book club members––Barbara, Marta, Sandy, Claire, Elena, Deborah, Elba, Vivian––and the dozens of others at the Adult Activities Center who joined me for a discussion of the book. The icing on the cake was literally a cake, with Haunting Paris piped on it.

I was both elated and alarmed when the FIU Women Faculty Book Club in Miami picked Haunting Paris (reminded me of my dissertation defense), but thanks to Meri-Jane, Elizabeth, Joyce, Maneck, Sanaz, Nancy, Parky, and Marilyn, it turned out to be a very collegial conversation.

The Wolfsonian book club meets in a lovely museum on Miami Beach, and Chris, Niki, Charles, Doreen, Robert, Ben, Mark, and Carol came to the discussion of Haunting Paris laden with baguettes, cheese, wine, droll napkins, and in-depth questions which led to a great conversation.

They’ve been reading great books for almost 40 years; I'm honored they chose Haunting Paris and said that “reading the book you feel as if you are in Paris." If I weren’t actually in Paris at the time, I would've been there for the champagne and a spirited discussion with Linda, Patricia, Gordon, Tom, George, Andrea, Carlton, and Fred (and Donna, who took the photo).

Thank you, Irvington Book Club (Lisa, Debbie, Terry, Luis, Remko, Laurie, Nancy, Miriam, Doug and Don), for a discussion of Haunting Paris that was as delicious as the gazpacho and Godiva tarte. A well-read and well-fed book club––a winning combination!

Many thanks to the Ruthless Book Club in Coral Gables, Florida —Tara C, Jessica E, Sandra G, Maria Elena M, Samanta S, and Colette W—for a lovely evening and an absorbing discussion of Haunting Paris. You’ve set a high bar for my first book club appearance (and not just because of the wine!).