Week 3

Conversation #1:  Some of the appeal factors/book characteristics I picked up on from this conversation were:

• Title of last book (Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert).  
• Popular . It was lovely.
• Female narrator
• Travel
• Reflective
• Humor
• Oprah Book Club
• Memoir

Based on those I would suggest the following titles:

1. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin because it is funny, reflective, candid, engaging, memoir  with a strong female narrator
2. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen because it is a reflective, though-provoting, female narrated memoir
3. Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis because it is extremely popular and an Oprah Book Club selection

Conversation #2: Some of the appeal factors/book characteristics I picked up on from this conversation were:

• Vampire Story
• Adult characters
• Fast-pacing
• Action-packed

Based on those I would suggest the following title:

1. The Blood Gospel by James Rollins because it is a suspensefully compelling story that is intricately-plotted and richly detailed where the main characters are fighting against ancient and evil vampires.

Conversation #3: Some of the appeal factors/book characteristics I picked up on from this conversation were:

• Adventurous
• Historical
• Dramatic
• Compelling
• Suspenseful
• True-story

Based on those I would suggest the following title:

1. Agent Zigzag: true story of Nazi espionage, love, and betrayal by Ben Macintyre because it is a fast-paced historically true novel of a British double agent during WWII.