About the Author

Writer and editor Howard Mittelmark's book reviews and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Hollywood Reporter, Writer's Digest, and other publications. He is the author of the novel Age of Consent.

Sandra Newman is the author of the novels The Men, The Heavens (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year), and The Country of Ice Cream Star, longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and named one of the best books of the year by the Washington Post and NPR, as well as several other works of fiction and nonfiction. Her writing has appeared in Harper's and Granta, among other publications. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

"Sometimes the biggest problem a book discussion group faces is finding a book that everyone wants to read. Here's the solution: get a copy of Read this Next...open it to a page at random, and read whatever book is discussed on that page." - Bob Etier, Technorati.com
"[Book groups] would be well advised to bypass the best-sellers in front of bookstores and libraries and pick up this clever (and useful) reading guide. This book's authors have an eye for offbeat and unappreciated classics [...and] taste that spans the highbrow-lowbrow cultural divide." - Chicago Tribune Books
"Smart and bracingly funny ... a rollicking addition to the reading group guide genre...carried along by a lively and nimble voice and a treasure trove of once-famous, now-forgotten titles." - Publishers Weekly
"[A] brisk and often funny guide, bristling with snap judgments, the snappier the better." - Wall Street Journal