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2008 Holiday Gift GuideYes, the holiday season has arrived once again, and if you are headed out to shop this month, here are a few gift ideas for the bibliophiles on your list. From literary fiction and mysteries, to history and humor, there is something for every taste. And in the spirit of the season, if you have old books laying around, consider donating them to your local library. Celebrate the First Nations November has been set aside as National American Indian Heritage Month, and Reader’s Club would like to join in the celebration! This month our feature will help you find some of the best books around by or about American Indians. Far from being the dead cultures we are sometimes led to see them as, the many cultures of these First Americans are alive, teeming with rich traditions and stories. Celebrate their survival and read a great book! Laughing Through the Elections Mid-term elections got you down? Check out some of these titles and get some laughter therapy. From politicians making us laugh, to laughing at politicians to laughing at the absurdities of modern culture, its all here. Featured Review: 
Supreme Courtship by Christopher BuckleyPresident Vanderdamp, disliked by both Congress and the nation, has had no luck getting two highly qualified Supreme Court nominees confirmed by the Senate. He decides to take an unorthodox step and nominates Pepper Cartwright, the Judge Judy-type star of Courtroom Six. What follows is a laugh-out-loud portrayal of Washington politics, complete with a constitutional crisis, a re-election campaign, and (of course) romance. In this time of true crisis in government, Christopher Buckley pokes fun at the absurdity of the system and gives us a chance to laugh at ourselves.  
Here is an excerpt from Author, Hal Crowther's review of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton:
This great South African novel is still the best cure for anyone, white or black or "other", who falls victim to the lethal virus of racial prejudice. Whether it's your mind or your heart that needs opening and cleansing, the tragedy of the Rev. Stephen Kumalo will perform the procedure with pages to spare, and send you back to the human race no matter how far you've strayed. I read it when I was 16 and never doubted once, for the rest of my life, which side in this struggle was my side. Read more Celebrity Reviews  
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Australian-born Monica McInerney is the author of the best-selling novels The Faraday Girls, Family Baggage, The Alphabet Sisters, Spin the Bottle, Upside Down Inside Out and A Taste for It, published internationally and in translation. Her articles and short stories have appeared in newspapers, magazines and anthologies in Australia and Ireland.
In 2006, Monica was the main ambassador for the Australian Government's Books Alive national reading campaign, for which she wrote a limited edition novella called Odd One Out. Monica, 42, grew up in a family of seven children in the Clare Valley wine region of South Australia, where her father was the railway stationmaster and her mother worked in the local library. Since then Monica has lived all around Australia (in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart) in Ireland (in County Meath and Dublin) and in London and also travelled widely. She was a book publicist for ten years, working in Ireland and Australia and promoting authors such as Roald Dahl, Tim Winton, Edna O'Brien and Max Fatchen and events such as the Dublin International Writers' Festival. Read our Monica McInerney Interview  
Reader’s Club salutes Christie, a librarian at Independence Regional Library. She has reviewed a variety of fiction and non-fiction for both adults and teens. Here are her thoughts on reading and writing reviews:
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