How To Start a Book Club

  • 10 Tips for Starting and Running a Successful Book Club - Suggestions for book group leaders from by Rachel Jacobsohn, author of The Reading Group Handbook.
  • Great Books Reading and Discussion Programs - The national Great Books program comprises more than 850 discussion groups which focus on great works of literature. The Great Books Foundation website provides information on how to participate in a local Great Books discussion group and how to start your own group.
  • ReadingGroupGuides – Starting a Reading Group - This comprehensive guide provides tips on everything from starting and running a book group to choosing titles and writing your own discussion guides. It even has a list of recipes for group leaders who want to combine dinner and discussion.
  • Reading Group Tips from Vintage - Ideas on how to lead a discussion as well as tips on how to start your own or join a book group from Vintage Books.
  • Seattle Public Library - Tips on setting up a book discussion group, choosing books, and preparing discussion questions from the Washington Center for the Book at the Seattle Public Library.
  • Starting and Running a Book Club - The Book-Club-Resource site provides information on starting a book group, selecting titles and finding or creating discussion questions.

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