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Book Club Discussion Questions Perfect for Cozy Mysteries

March 18, 2022 by Michele Pariza Wacek Leave a Comment

A couple of years ago, I published a list of book club questions designed for psychological thrillers and mysteries. It was inspired by a question from a reader on Goodreads looking for book club questions specific to one of my books. This post has turned into one of my most popular posts. Since I’ve now […]

Filed Under: Book Clubs, Books Tagged With: book club, Charlie Kingsley, Charlie Kingsley Mysteries, cozy mystery, Ice-Cold Murder, Murder Next Door, mystery, Secrets of Redemption, The Murder Before Christmas

Announcing the FREE MPW Virtual Book Club

February 26, 2021 by Michele Pariza Wacek 3 Comments

Virtual Book Club

Full disclosure: I’ve been wanting to start a virtual book club for like, well, forever. (Yes, I’ll admit it. I’m jealous of Oprah and Reese Witherspoon.) I can’t tell you how many times I thought to myself  “one day, I would love a book club just like Oprah and Reese have.” Until the one day […]

Filed Under: Book Clubs, Books Tagged With: book club, It Began With a Lie, mirror image, mystery, psychological thriller, psychological thrillers, romantic suspense, Secrets of Redemption, suspense, The Evil That Was Done, The Stolen Twin, This Happened to Jessica, virtual book club

Winter Reading Challenge

January 11, 2020 by Michele Pariza Wacek 3 Comments

Ahhh winter. There’s nothing better when it’s cold and snowing outside then curling up under a warm blanket in front of a roaring fire with a hot cup of cocoa (or red wine) and a good book. So, let’s start the season off right with a Winter Reading Challenge. Unlike other reading challenges, this one […]

Filed Under: Book Clubs, Books Tagged With: books, mystery, psychological thrillers, reading challenge, romance, romantic suspense, suspense

Generic Book Club Questions for Every Fiction Genre

November 8, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 6 Comments

Generic Book Club Questions

When Amazon blew open the doors of the traditional publishing model and paved the way for Indie authors to compete and get their books directly into the hands of their readers, there was a lot to celebrate. Especially for book clubs. Now you have soooo many more books to choose from! But there was a […]

Filed Under: Book Clubs, Books Tagged With: book club, It Began With a Lie, mirror image, mystery, psychological thriller, psychological thrillers, romantic suspense, Secrets of Redemption, suspense, The Evil That Was Done, The Stolen Twin, This Happened to Jessica

The True Meaning of Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, and Other Creatures That Go Bump in the Night

October 11, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 13 Comments

Have you ever wondered why we’re so drawn to supernatural creatures? Not just in the horror genre, either. These creatures show up in all types of literature, from fantasy to sci fi to cozies, even. I believe it’s because ALL of these creatures are actually real. Yes, I believe they’re all real, in that they […]

Filed Under: Book Clubs, Books Tagged With: demons, ghost, ghosts, horror, mystery, psychological thriller, suspense, vampires, werewolves, witches, zombies

Fall Reading Challenge October Update: Spooky Reads

October 4, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 3 Comments

We’re a month into the Fall Reading Challenge, and I thought it was time for a check in … to see how you’re doing, share reading recommendations, and give out gifts! Yes, we have gifts! But first, I wanted to share a few thoughts on one of the themes in the reading challenge, which is […]

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5 Reasons Why We LOVE Ghost Stories

August 16, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 5 Comments

Who doesn’t love an old-fashioned ghost story? Whether it’s something scary around Halloween, or a frightening tale shared late at night around a campfire, ghost stories have been around for as long as humans have been telling stories. In fact, I’m such a fan of ghost stories that I created a whole series that combines […]

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Book Club Discussion Questions PERFECT for Psychological Thrillers, Mysteries, Supernatural and Horror Stories

July 12, 2019 by Michele Pariza Wacek 3 Comments

A few years back, someone posted a question on Goodreads asking if any book club discussion questions existed for my book, The Stolen Twin. Even though it had never occurred to me to provide them, the question still gave me pause. I’m an English Major, so I always thought of  “literary” books as discussion question […]

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