title: The Book Club Bible
text: # The Book Club Bible
  
  The Book Club Bible is a non-fiction anthology of literary review, with a foreword by Lionel Shriver, whose novel We Need to Talk About Kevin has its own prominent entry. Aside from providing a synopsis for each book, the text also features background information on the author, suggested comparison volumes, a detailed historical context and starting points for group discussion. The intention of the anthology is to encourage book club members to seek out and discuss important contemporary or classical works.
  
  ## Novels featured
  
  * Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
  * The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  * The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
  * Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
  * Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
  * The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  * Atonement by Ian McEwan
  * A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
  