The Book Club News
The Summer Book Club 2011 Titles are announced.
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have revealed the eight new Book Club titles, which for the first time will be accompanied by a Richard and Judy Podcast when the Summer Book Club is launched exclusively with WHSmith, it was announced today.
This is Richard and Judy’s third Book Club with WHSmith and as a result of its huge sales and critical success, WHSmith has confirmed a five-year deal with Richard and Judy which will see them continue to launch Book Clubs instore and online until 2015.
The Summer Book Club titles are once again a mix of debut and more established authors and will be available in WHSmith stores across the country from 12th May leading a fantastic ‘3 for 2’ offer across all Fiction.
For the first time, Richard and Judy will release exclusive podcasts available on iTunes to accompany each book promoted in store. The Richard and Judy Book Club Podcast will be available each fortnight and feature exclusive interviews with each author as well as fascinating facts about the author and an exclusive half price offer.
The Podcasts are in addition to the existing online reviews available at whsmith.co.uk/richardandjudy, which appear alongside their live exclusive interviews with each author.
They include: When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman and The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly, with other titles; The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn, The Death Instinct by Jed Rubenfeld, The Novel in the Viola by Natasha Solomons, The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller, Every Last One by Anna Quindlen, Summer of the Bear by Bella Pollen.
Richard Madeley said: “Firstly, we’re really delighted with the 2011 summer list. Judy and I considered the combination of novels carefully to ensure we picked something for everyone this summer, and guarantee holiday makers exceptionally good reads - and by goodness all eight summer book titles are fantastic!
“Secondly, we are delighted that our relationship with WHSmith has proven to be such a success. Nothing makes us happier than reading, and to be continuing reading and selecting books for everyone to enjoy is just brilliant. Here’s to many more Book Clubs to come!”
Judy continued: “It’s a great privilege that we’ll be continuing to offer you the best of our recommendations. This summer is exceptional - as well as introducing a further two debut novelists we really have another great mix of titles, authors and genres. From historical dramas to thrillers, romance, suspense and drama, we’ve got everything you need for your summer reading. As always we’ve really enjoyed choosing them and we hope that everyone loves them as much as we do.”