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Lalita Tademy, whose first book, Cane River, was rejected 13 times before being published and eventually chosen as an Oprah Book Club selection, talks about her new book published this January, Red River.

Tademy discusses with Borders Book Club what troubled her the most with writing Red River. “I worried that the subject matter was harsh and it was very difficult and whether people would have a tolerance to be able to read through these horrific events that really happened. And it’s why the book is in two parts. I wanted to recreate the foundation event which was the Colfax Riot, the Colfax Massacre. Then I wanted to create part two, which was people picking themselves up from that.” She also goes into depth about the characters and influencing factors that pushed her as she wrote Red River. The video is broken into several sections, listed below:

The Story of Red River - No. 2
“Bearing Witness” - No. 3
“Giving Life to the Names” - No. 4
“Digging for History” - No. 5
“The Historical Marker” - No. 6
“The Unforgettable Characters” - No. 7
“Education or Violence?” - No. 8
“The Women of Red River” - No. 9

This episode of Borders Book Club features international bestseller Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women for All Seasons, a second helping of the popular book, French Women Don’t Get Fat.

“For our discussion, Guiliano talked to our book club members about her equally delightful follow-up, French Women for All Seasons, revealing the secrets to living the good life, including ideas for cooking, entertaining, shopping, and yes, tying the perfect scarf.”

BordersMedia has broken up the video into multiple sections on YouTube, here’s the first:

Mireille Guiliano - Planning Thoughtfully (No. 2)
Mireille Guiliano - Mireille’s Journey (No. 3)
Mireille Guiliano - Finding Balance (No. 4)
Mireille Guiliano - Making Memories (No. 5)
Mireille Guiliano - Thoreau’s Quote (No. 6)
Mireille Guiliano - Taste the Seasons (No. 7)
Mireille Guiliano - Becoming a Writer (No. 8)

Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie, discusses his second novel, For One More Day, with the Borders Book Club.

Borders says about this broadcast, “Our premiere episode features Mitch Albom, discussing his newest book, For One More Day. Our Borders Book Club members were careful not to include any plot spoilers. You should feel free to view whether you’ve read the book or not.”

They have broken up the video into 12 sections on YouTube, here’s the first:

More: No. 2 - No. 3 - No. 4 - No. 5 - No. 6 - No. 7
No. 8 - No. 9 - No. 10 - No. 11 - No. 12