Book Club Picks: Page: 2

This is page 2 of the Book Club Picks posts on Writers Write.


  • Scholastic Acquires Baby's First Book Club (2002-04-05): Scholastic Corporation, a children's publishing and media company, announced that it has acquired Baby's First Book Club, a direct marketer of high quality, age-appropriate books and toys for young children, from Norwegian publisher Sandvik AS for $7.

  • National Geographic Launches Book Club for Kids (2001-11-23): The National Geographic Society has announced the launch of an online book club, National Geographic Book Club for Kids, as part of its new, nonfiction literacy campaign for students in grades 3-6.

  • Audio Book Club Changes Name to MediaBay (1999-10-20): Audio Book Club, Inc.

  • Audio Book Club to Launch Media Portal Website (1999-04-08): Audio Book Club, Inc.

  • Audio Book Club, Inc. Acquires Columbia House Audiobook Club (1999-01-04): Audio Book Club, Inc.

  • Audio Book Club Announces BooksAloud.com Website (1998-06-24): Audio Book Club, Inc.

  • Wally Lamb's Second Novel Selected as Oprah's Book Club Summer Selection (1998-06-22): Oprah Winfrey announced that I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (ReganBooks) is the Summer 1998 reading selection for Oprah's Book Club.

  • Audio Book Club Announces 300,000 Members (1998-02-20): Audio Book Club launched the first club solely dedicated to audio books in January, 1994.

  • Oprah Winfrey Announces First Children's Book Selections for Oprah's Book Club (1997-12-11): Oprah's Book Club became a family affair this week with Ms.