Giving away ARCs of The Monsters of Templeton and in joining the book club, you will be able to have a private discussion with the author of the book.

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Just thought ya'll might want to check it out!

In the wake of a disastrous affair with her older, married archeology professor at Stanford, brilliant Wilhelmina Upton arrives back at the doorstep of her hippie mother-turned born-again-Christian's house in Templeton, NY, a storybook town her ancestors founded that sits on the shores of Lake Glimmerglass. Upon her arrival, a prehistoric monster surfaces in the lake bringing a feeding frenzy to the quiet town, and Willie learns she has a mystery father her mother kept secret Willie's entire life.

The beautiful, broody Willie is told that the key to her biological father's identity lies somewhere in her family's history, so she buries herself in the research of her twisted family tree and finds more than she bargained for as a chorus of voices from the town's past -- some sinister, all fascinating -- rise up around her to tell their side of the story. In the end, dark secrets come to light, past and present day are blurred, and old mysteries are finally put to rest.

This fresh, virtuoso performance will surely place Groff among the best young writers of today.

About Lauren Groff: Lauren Groff was born in Cooperstown, New York, which is the model for Templeton, her novel's setting. Groff 's short stories have appeared in prestigious literary publications including The Atlantic Monthly, Ploughshares, and Best American Short Stories. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.

And just like that, it's closed.

I wondered if I was missing it. Didn't see it anywhere. :wacko:

Did anyone else sign up for "First Look" at Barnes & Noble? I got a 2008 ARC of "The Monsters of Templeton" in the mail today. :D

there's a thread for this already so i'm gonna close this one.

never mind, I figured out how to merge them

Sorry -- didn't notice that one when I started the new one! :blush:

no problem - merging was easy!

I got mine in the mail Monday KathyB and I like it so far.

I haven't been able to start reading it yet. I only have 2 other books started, guess I should finish one of them first :lol:

I can't find the first Look at the wesbite at all :(

www.barnesandnoble.com then select book clubs. It's listed as First Look Club

This is what I found :((

WOW!

The response to our First Look promotion has been tremendous.

As a result, we have exhausted our supply of Advance Reading Copies.

Thanks to all of the readers here for your enthusiastic support. And please see the Fantastic Response thread for more details on future First Look opportunities

Yeah it happend in like 2-3 hours after I got the email. But I'm willing to mail the book to you after I've finished if you would like to read it.

That would be great! If you want to trade for something on my shel (AVL and TBR) I would be happy to send you something in return too.

Finished the book yesterday. I found it hard to get into the story, but once I did, I really enjoyed the book. The whole reason she was studying the past bothered me at first until I saw it as a game between she and her mother. At first I thought it was just dumb.

How are you doing on this one Twiggy?