If you've chosen My Father's Paradise for your book group, thank you! Here are some resources that may help spark a lively discussion:
• DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: At the back of the paperback edition is a lengthy Q & A with the author and several pages of discussion questions. For clubs using the hardcover, a Philadelphia organization has produced an exceptional readers' guide, complete with questions for discussion. They will email it to anyone, free, so long as you fill out their brief form here.
• THE SABAR FAMILY TREE: Unraveling the ties among the main characters in My Father's Paradise can at times be tricky. Click here to download a selective one-page family tree (PDF). Thanks to On The Same Page Long Island for the design.
• HEAR THE AUTHOR: Ariel has talked about My Father's Paradise on NPR and many other radio stations. To hear Ariel (and his father) discuss the making of the book, please click below.
• WATCH THE AUTHOR: You can stream video by clicking below.
Interview on PBS's The Book Studio (8 minutes) - January 2010
Interview on C-SPAN2's Book TV (10 minutes) - March 2009
• CONSIDERING THE BOOK FOR YOUR CLUB?: Download and pass around the Introduction and First Chapter (pdf).
