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So I'm brainstorming a list of discussion questions below that book clubs might discuss after reading Eddie & Sunny. Post a link to your book below and brainstorm a list of questions readers could answer in discussing your book.

1) Is Eddie & Sunny a romance novel or crime fiction novel?

2) Is Jackson Cody Eddie's biological son or is he the child of another man Sunny slept with?

3) Are Eddie and Sunny good parents to Jackson Cody and the baby Bella?

4) What is the root cause of their dysfunction?

5) Does Sunny truly love Eddie? Does Eddie love Sunny? How would you characterize their love for one another?

6) What are ways the criminal justice system might change to improve the lives of people like Eddie and Sunny?

7) What role does the news media play in distorting Eddie and Sunny's story near the end of this novel?

8) How would you characterize Sunny's belief in God at the end of this novel? How are those views similar or different from your own?

9) Where do you picture the characters a month after the conclusion of this novel?

My book is G-1 and I write science fiction under the pen name of Rigel Carson. My possible questions for book clubs include:

1)Which character(s) stands out in your mind after reading G-1? Is it: the awkward scientist, the emotional robot, the selfish pop singer, the martyred big sister, the Chameleons, the newscasters, the reclusive think tank puppeteer? Why do you remember this character(s)?

2)In this version of Earth 50 years out, what aspect of the future did you like the most? The least?

3)The strategies employed by the Chameleons to force governments to destabilize were Biblical in origin. Can you name any of these?

4)The main character, Dr. Zeke Landry, preferred to stay on his island to do his research. Was the reason personal, medical, or professional?

5)An item in the book is sought after by the Chameleons. They want it so badly they have killed for it. What is the item, and why do they want it?

6)The water shortage in future Earth is attributed by many to be caused by global warming, which is a hot topic today. Do you think politics should play a role in fiction? Why or why not?

7)Protest songs like the ones Queen Bea sings in G-1 raise awareness of the Earth's dilemmas. The idea for those songs sprang from similar songs of the 1960s which raised social consciousness. Why does music open doors that cold hard facts can not?

8)Many science fiction books deal with aliens visiting our planet or living among us. By the same token, there are people who believe this has already happened and continues to happen as our civilization evolves. Does this kind of thinking seem valid to you or is it way outside the box? Why?

9)Mechanization is both a labor saving necessity and a fear for many employed people, but change is a certainty in our world. Price points drive the economy. Would you feel comfortable riding in a vehicle that was programmed and you were just along for the ride? Would you change your mind if there were mishaps in that system?

10)Though Dr. Zeke Landry is a highly respected scientist at the beginning of the book, in many ways G-1 is a "coming of age" book. By the end of the story, he embraces his true heritage. Do you believe adults have the capacity to grow and change? Compare and contrast your experiences with Zeke's.

Book Club Discussion Questions for Drawing Down the Moon by Joe Clifford Faust

1) One of the themes in this book is of grief. Ricky and Kada both go through the five stages of grief (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance) during the book. How did this process effect their relationship?

2) Both Kada and Ricky kept secrets from one another. How do you think their relationship would have been different if they had been up front with one another from the start? Were either of them justified in withholding information from the other?

3) Many minor characters who help Ricky and Kada end up being a hinderance; others start out hindering and end up helping. Why do you suppose the author did this?

4) What role does mass media play in Ricky and Kada's story? What role do they play in the novel itself?

5) Here's your chance to be on CableAmerica News: Would you go on a cross-country crime spree with Ricky Gold? Would you rather go with Kada, or with both?

6) What attracted Ricky to Kada? What drew Kada to Ricky? Did that change througout the novel? How?

7) Ricky and Kada meet several interesting people during their travels. Who would you like most to meet, and why?

8) The author says the novel was originally titled "...and that's the end of the news." Which of the two do you like best, and why? Why do you suppose the author changed it? What kind of title would you have given the novel?

9) The author has described this novel as "screwball noir", a cross between screwball comedy and film noir. Do you think this is an apt description? Do you think the author does a good job of walking the tightrope between romantic comedy and thriller?

10) What do you think happens in the hours after the novel ends? In the days/weeks? What do you think happens to some of the minor characters after the novel ends?

Drawing Down the Moon is available at: http://tinyurl.com/kdcfz8w

These are some excellent questions, guys. Maggie, my favorite are 4, 6, and 10.

Joe, I really like 1, 2, and 10.

These would give readers great things to discuss.

Thanks for your feedback, Stacey. I'm hoping some book clubs ask for these discussion questions now that I have them. Of your questions, I really liked, 4, 6, and 8.

Joe, of your book club questions, my favorites are 1, 2, and 9.

Maggie Toussaint, writing science fiction as Rigel Carson