ariel sabar
 author, journalist
  winner of the national book critics circle award
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MY FATHER'S PARADISE — BOOK CLUB RESOURCES  
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. Download the discussion guide (PDF) 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 "Mosaic" public affairs program
  WPTV / Palm Beach NBC affiliate (30 minutes) - Nov. 2011

    Interview on PBS's The Book Studio (8 minutes) - January 2010

    Interview on C-SPAN2's Book TV (10 minutes) - March 2009


• READ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: See this website's Author page for a bio and interviews.

• CONSIDERING THE BOOK FOR YOUR CLUB?: Download and pass around the Introduction and First Chapter (pdf).

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