Book Clubs
Carol loves meeting readers. Invite her to your next book club — in person or virtually.
Bring Carol to Your Reading Group
Few things give Carol more pleasure than talking with readers about her work — the ideas behind the novels, the characters who surprised her, the questions that drove the writing. Whether your group meets in a living room in New York or over Zoom from across the country, she would love to join you.
Carol is available for in-person visits in the New York area and for virtual visits anywhere in the world. She is also available to speak to book clubs via Zoom — reach out using the contact form to set up!
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"The most affecting stories are those that are leavened with a sardonic sensibility — tiny, luminous traces that counterpoint the dark catastrophe."
Discussion Questions
The Vixen Amber Halloway
Regal House Publishing, 2024
A FOREWORD Indies gold medalist and Pencraft Award winner. A darkly comic thriller that subverts genre conventions with psychological depth and sardonic wit — rich territory for discussion.
- 1.Why do you think Ophelia behaves the way she does? What is her principal motivation?
- 2.Who is the most sympathetic in this love triangle? Why or why not?
- 3.Do you have a favorite secondary character (e.g., Madge, Mallory)? Why?
- 4.Can you relate to Ophelia's predicament? Is it a universal predicament in some sense?
- 5.What does the author accomplish by telling the story as a jailhouse confessional, a decade after the events in question?
Someday Everything Will All Make Sense
Adelaide Books
A finalist for the Nilsen Prize for a First Novel and an American Fiction Award. Carol's debut announces a bold literary voice — ideal for groups who enjoy formally inventive, emotionally resonant fiction.
- 1.Is this based on a true story?
- 2.Are you a lawyer?
- 3.How did you get the idea to write about choking/death/grief in such a humorous yet touching way?
- 4.Is Tudor City a real neighborhood?
- 5.Does this restaurant exist?
- 6.This book has so much humor in a subtle way, even regarding grief and how it takes its own sweet time — were you aware of the humor as you were writing?
- 7.The musical references are so specific, so entwined with the plot and voice — are you a musician?
- 8.Regarding the debates surrounding tonality and musical temperament — did this synergism happen naturally, or did you weave it into your plot consciously?
- 9.Do you find humor in your other work?
- 10.Luther is relatable, sweet, but he just can't move on — how did you get the idea for him?
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