Online Resources to Support Reading and Discussion of The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty

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EBSCO Research Databases and NoveList
available at your local library!
Train yourself, your fiction readers and book club members to use these full-text magazine indexes for articles and reviews.

Librarians who love fiction created NoveList; get book discussion guides (with questions for discussion that differ from publishers’ guides,) further reading suggestions, interesting articles about reading and readers, etc. Includes a summary, author bio, reviews, and discussion guide for The Memory of Running.

Reading Group Choices
Includes a guide for The Memory of Running.

Book Sense
Book Sense is a marketing arm for the independent book stores. The “buzz” on a book often begins with the independents. Book Sense Picks and Book Sense Bestsellers are a great combination of familiar authors with the new and unusual, but well worth reading! See The Memory of Running in Book Sense Picks: 2006-2007 www.booksense.com

Book Page
A monthly book review publication, Book Page reviews literary and popular fiction, nonfiction, children's books, audiobooks and gift books. Archived since 1996. See the January 2005 Book Page interview with Ron McLarty.

New York Times
It may not be the gospel, but I can’t do my job without it! Worth the few minutes it takes to register. Search books since 1981. See the January 3, 2005 review “When Life is a Losing Streak, Remember the Red Sox” by Janet Maslin See also a comparison of The Memory of Running to Dave King’s The Ha-Ha by Mark Kamine, January 23, 2005. Kamine writes about an author’s challenge in sustaining readers’ interest in a “loser” of a character.

AudioBooksToday
Reviews, news, and essays about audiobooks. Search "The Memory of Running" for an interview with Ron McLarty and one of the first articles about the audiobook The Memory of Running.

Listen to the man who has had great success as a recorded books narrator recording major Pulitzer Prize winners, popular fiction (Danielle Steel loves him!) and children’s books.

Eyeonbooks.com
Search "The Memory of Running." Listen to a nine minute interview with Ron.

Barnes & Noble
Search "The Memory of Running." Listen to a thirteen minute interview with Ron. (Link is on the left of the screen under Find Related Items.)

Minnesota Public Radio
Search Ron McLarty. See (and read) “Writing for the Long Run: Ron McLarty” to link to an interview with Ron and also to hear him read the first chapter of his book!

Ron McLarty’s Acting Career
Search the International Movie Database and take a look at the 42 movies and television segments featuring the actor Ron McLarty! (See wife Kate Skinner’s acting work as well!)

Morton Grove Public Library’s Webrary: Reader’s Corner
This has to be one of the best library web sites for readers and book club participants with web links galore. USEFUL information includes recommendations, reviews, book discussion guides, booklists, and more book- lists. Search the electronic mailing list Fiction_L’s Archives for librarian generated booklists on Travel Fiction, Cycling Fiction or search Ron McLarty to link to lists.

Resource Archive for past RARI selections