November 30, 2009 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time
Grab a copy of Tethered: A Novel , a glass or mug of your favorite beverage, and join us for the next Twitter Book Club discussion.
We're thrilled to announce that Amy MacKinnon, the author of Tethered, will also participate via Twitter in the discussion!
Questions? Post a comment below, ask on Twitter (@thebookmaven or @booksquare), or even use good old email: bethanne at thebookstudio dot com.
Archived discussion
KCBOOKS (Kristin Callender):
RT @batpoet 6pmPT/ 9pmET tonight:RT @thebookmaven: Twitter Book Club hosted by me & @booksquare, author @amymackinnon re: TETHERED! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 7:51 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
Soon! RT @thebookmaven: Twitter Book Club hosted by me and @booksquare, author guest @amymackinnon discussing TETHERED! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:31 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
RT @amymackinnon Soon! RT @thebookmaven: Twitter Book Club hosted by me & @booksquare, author guest @amymackinnon discussing TETHERED! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:32 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
though @thebookmaven is driving tonight's twitter book club, will be tweeting more than normal for the next hour. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:50 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
It's true; @booksquare can coast tonight. I'll be tweeting up a storm for Twitter Book Club/#tbc, so feel free to snooze me until 10 p.m.
November 30, 2009 -- 8:52 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Testing, testing...@amymackinnon, are you there? Ready? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:53 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Hoping that today's earlier Twitter problems won't plague us tonight. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:54 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
@thebookmaven I'm here and ready! #tbc #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:55 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Hi, Amy! We'll get started in a few...just wanted to make sure you didn't have any sign-on trouble etc. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:56 pm
SusanDEisenberg (SDormadyEisenberg):
RT @thebookmaven: Tonight Twitter Book Club hosted by me and @booksquare, author guest @amymackinnon discussing TETHERED! 9 pm Eastern #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 8:57 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
sipping a nice rose as we prepare to discuss "tethered" by @amymackinnon. starting...now! amy is joining us tonight, so ask tough ?s! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:00 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Greetings, fellow booklovers! Welcome to November's Twitter Book Club with guest author Amy Mackinnon, discussing her novel TETHERED. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:00 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Hello @booksquare! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:00 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
I'll get us going with a question, then submit one every ten minutes or so, but everyone: Jump in! Talk with Amy! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:01 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
I'd like to start by thanking Bethanne & Kassia for hosting me tonight. Very kind & much appreciated. Can't wait for your questions. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:01 pm
BrooksSigler (Brooks Sigler):
Hello, @amymackinnon, @thebookmaven & @booksquare. I'm writing, but popping in here, too. Thanks for doing this. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:01 pm
permanentpaper (Permanence Matters):
Starting to participate in Twitter Book Club--book this month is TETHERED by @amymackinnon. #tbc
#tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:01 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Q1 for Amy: Some of us have heard a little bit about your inspiration for this novel (i.e. your uncle's mortuary). Tell a little more? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:02 pm
Trishryan (Trish Ryan):
Glass of Cabernet poured, Patriots on mute...ready for Twitter Book Club & @AmyMacKinnon's TETHERED #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:02 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Hello @susandeisenberg, @brookssigler, and @permanentpaper! Welcome... #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:02 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
@amymackinnon we're thrilled you could join us! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:02 pm
permanentpaper (Permanence Matters):
There were parts of story that reminded me of "A New England Nun"--what inspirations did you have for Clara? #tbc #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:03 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Amy, thanks for joining us. Looking forward to your answers! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:03 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
RT @thebookmaven: Q1 Amy: Some of us have heard about your inspiration for this novel (i.e. your uncle's mortuary). Tell a little more? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:03 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
I've been fascinated w/death ever since my own experience w/dyingt following the birth of my daughter. I survived. That & my uncle. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:04 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
RT @permanentpaper: There were parts of story that reminded me of "A New England Nun"--what inspirations did you have for Clara? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:04 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
@permanentpaper Clara simply started appearing to me weeks after seeing the prep room @ my uncle's funeral home. She narrated to me. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:05 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
@amymackinnon that's an answer begging for more information! can you tell us more? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:05 pm
permanentpaper (Permanence Matters):
@amymackinnon so Clara is kind of your Trecie?! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:06 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Come over and join us for Twitter Book Club; @amymackinnon's telling us about her inspiration for TETHERED. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:06 pm
batpoet (Louise Strecker):
Hello #tbc and @amymackinnon The beyond-life section at the end was one of the most amazing and poignant things I've ever read! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:06 pm
Trishryan (Trish Ryan):
@amymackinnon What went through your mind as you wandered the prep room at your uncle's funeral home? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:06 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Good one! RT @permanentpaper: @amymackinnon so Clara is kind of your Trecie?! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:06 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Greetings @batpoet and @trishryan...we're going to have a lively discussion tonight! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:07 pm
permanentpaper (Permanence Matters):
I agree with @batpoet--I love the interpretation of what she saw in the afterlife. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:07 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
@Trishryan He spoke beautifully of his faith & he felt honored to shepherd people through death. He inspired me. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:07 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Yes, did Clara appear then? RT @Trishryan: @amymackinnon What went thru yr mind as u wandered the prep room at uncles funeral home? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:08 pm
Suejustbooks (Sue Kowalski):
@permanentpaper: That was the same question I had for @amymackinnon! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:08 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
@permanentpaper I guess Clara IS my Trecie! Never considered that. Did I tell you about the envelope? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:08 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
@amymackinnon that's oddly (happily?) helpful to know. not that i plan to do it anytime soon #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:08 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
RT @amymackinnon: @Trishryan He spoke beautifully of his faith & he felt honored to shepherd people through death. He inspired me. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:08 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
RT @amymackinnon: @permanentpaper I guess Clara IS my Trecie! Never considered that. Did I tell you about the envelope? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:09 pm
BookingIt (Laura de Leon):
Hope to be back later for #tbc, need to feed family 1st. Forgot about it this month, bought book this AM. About 1/2way done, loving it. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:09 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
@batpoet Thank you! All of the people named there are children of friends who've passed on. I wanted to know they were safe. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:09 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
@Suejustbooks Hello there! Is @Justbooks joining tonight, too? :) #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:09 pm
permanentpaper (Permanence Matters):
Do tell on the envelope!
#tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:10 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
@BookingIt Look forward to seeing you soon, totally understand about feeding the fam. :) #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:10 pm
Trishryan (Trish Ryan):
@amymackinnon So you weren't squeamish at all? I can barely drive by the funeral home in the town I grew up in... #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:10 pm
Suejustbooks (Sue Kowalski):
I usually don't care for fictional interpretations of the afterlife, but I agree, this was one of the best ones I've read. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:11 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
Q2 (although keep going, keep going...): Several reviews criticized Clara's "passivity." Um. Isn't that point? People, read the title! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:11 pm
Trishryan (Trish Ryan):
@amymackinnon ...but then again, it looks like a haunted house. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:11 pm
BrooksSigler (Brooks Sigler):
@thebookmaven Really? That is the point--she is tethered by so many things. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:11 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
adding side question: anyone else seeing story differently after knowing the backstory/personal aspects? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:12 pm
Suejustbooks (Sue Kowalski):
@thebookmaven: @justbooks is unable to be with us tonight although she and I discussed TETHERED this afternoon. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:12 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
@permanentpaper Yes, @amymackinnon, the envelope, please! ;) #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:12 pm
batpoet (Louise Strecker):
@amymackinnon That is so touching! It was a beautiful way for Clara to work out all her feelings for these people. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:12 pm
permanentpaper (Permanence Matters):
I appreciated the views of the life of a funeral director--with all the CSIs/others, we never see that side of death. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:12 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
@permanentpaper I didn't know Clara's name for months. One day I told my husband I got it, moments later in an antique shop #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:12 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
@BrooksSigler I know...kept wondering if reviewers were asleep at wheel (to mix metaphors). #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:12 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
...I found an envelope with a once cent stamp addressed to Clara Marsh. It was a sign. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:13 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
@Suejustbooks Tell her she's missed! Glad you're here, though. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:13 pm
booksquare (Kassia Krozser):
re: title of book RT @thebookmaven: @BrooksSigler I know...kept wondering if reviewers were asleep at wheel (to mix metaphors). #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:13 pm
nicholebernier (Nichole Bernier):
@amymackinnon The hair-pulling is such a poignant and potent tic of her anxiety. Did it always exist, or did you grapple with others? #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:14 pm
mockturtle17 (Sarah Trowbridge):
I found Clara very hard to like or sympathize with, but did enjoy her knowledge & application of the symbolic meanings of flowers #tbc #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:14 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
@Trishryan Not squeamish at all. Death, blood, doesn't bother me. Besides, my uncle treated them with such respect. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:14 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
@nicholebernier Hi Nichole; glad you are here; hello @mockturtle17! #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:14 pm
BrooksSigler (Brooks Sigler):
@nicholebernier I could literally feel that tic, the sores on her head. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:14 pm
thebookmaven (Bethanne Patrick):
RT @mockturtle17: I found Clara v. hard 2 like/sympathize with, but did enjoy her knowledge of the symbolic meanings of flowers #tbc #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:15 pm
amymackinnon (Amy Mackinnon):
Thankyou. I tried to be true to my own experience -- whether it was real or imagined. #tbc
November 30, 2009 -- 9:15 pm
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