My Bookshop runs three book groups that meet every six weeks at our shop. All three groups study the same book, and the emphasis is on new fiction. Corrie prepares some background notes, and everyone who attends is welcome to have a say about the book. Some of the comments are terrific and thought-provoking and so we’ve decided to distill them – along with the book notes – for our website “virtual’’ bookclub. And if you’d like to make a comment, or write a short 100-word review of the book we’re discussing, please do! And click here!

Our October book is: The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst $32.95 (Macmillan). We will include notes after our three groups have met. But for now, here are some suggested links:

• http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/lost-in-the-legend-of-valance-20110708-1h68t.html
• http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-strangers-child-by-alan-hollinghurst-2298468.html
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/17/strangers-child-alan-hollinghurst-review
• http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2011/10/17/111017crbo_books_wood