Book Club How-tos

Websites About Book Groups

Websites that contain helpful information about starting and conducting discussions.

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Books About Book Groups

The books listed here contain helpful information about starting a book group and conducting discussions. Copies are available for checkout or for use in the Library. For further help, please ask at the Fiction/AV/Teen desk.

Book Discussions for Adults: a Leader’s Guide
Balcom, Ted

The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know, from Choosing Members to Leading Discussions
Jacobsohn, Rachel W.

The Reading Group Book: the Complete Guide To Starting and Sustaining a Reading Group, With Annotated Lists of 250 Titles for Provocative Discussion
Laskin, David

The Book Group Book: a Thoughtful Guide to Forming and Enjoying a Stimulating Book Discussion Group
[edited by] Slezak, Ellen