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What is a Book Club?
A book club, sometimes also called a reading group, or book discussion group, is simply a collection of readers who get
together regularly to discuss books.
Book Clubs at BookBrowse...How we can help
- Advice.
At the top of this page are some quick links to advice pages we have developed in response to the numerous questions
we receive. These pages include everything you need to start and run a successful and fun book club, including the
critical steps you need to take to get your new book club off to a successful start, how to choose books that will
stimulate discussion, even trouble-shooting tips for dealing with difficult meeting situations!
- Reading Guides.
Some book discussion groups find a reading guide (sometimes called a book discussion guide) a useful tool to direct
their club's discussions; many individuals also like to check out the reading guide for a book they've recently finished
to help them think more deeply about the book. BookBrowse currently lists more than 500 reading guides, and each and
every one is backed by a substantial excerpt from the book, multiple reviews (with no plot spoilers!) and more often than
not, an author interview, so you have everything you need to decide which books are exactly right for your book club.
You can browse our guides by title,
author
or by a wide range of themes
including by time period, setting and, of course, genre.
Warning! Don't read the reading guide until you've read the book as they always include plot spoilers!
Instead, use the excerpt and reviews to help you choose the books that are right for your book club. Also, don't feel
restricted to books that have guides; not all publishers provide guides and there are more great books without discussion
guides than there are with discussion guides. It's very easy to come up with questions to provoke a discussion - especially
with the help of our D.I.Y. discussion guide tips!
We usually add at least a dozen new reading guides each month. All reading guides are free and 'printer friendly' but it can
be difficult to keep track of all that's new, so you might wish to consider becoming a BookBrowse member, because one of the
benefits of membership is the monthly Reading Guide and Interview magazine featuring top line summaries of all the new reading
guides and author interviews. More about membership.
- Help Choosing a Book
You're a busy person, and would prefer to spend your time reading great books, not tracking them down. This is especially
important when it comes to choosing books for your book club. How to choose the best book to read, or to suggest to your
Book Club? This is where BookBrowse excels!
We believe in quality, not quantity, and only recommend books that have received exceptionally good reviews,
so you have the reassurance that whatever book you choose it's going to be a winner! Unlike so many others, we don't
blindly follow the bestseller lists and the big-budget titles. At BookBrowse you'll find a range of interesting, thought
provoking titles chosen on quality, and not on the size of their marketing budgets!
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Kate McClelland of Perrot Memorial Library in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, joins us to discuss the library's "Young Critics" book club. In the 25 years since the club started it has gone from strength to strength, not only inspiring generations of children but providing a valuable resource for publishers looking for feedback on their books.
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This Week's Featured Reading Guides |
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Away
by Amy Bloom
Paperback (June 2008)
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| When her family is destroyed in a Russian pogrom, Lillian comes to America alone, determined to make her way in a new land. When word... |
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On Chesil Beach
by Ian McEwan
Paperback (June 2008)
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| A novel of remarkable depth and poignancy from one of the most acclaimed writers of our... |
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The Shadow Catcher
by Marianne Wiggins
Paperback (June 2008)
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| The Shadow Catcher dramatically inhabits the space where past and present intersect, seamlessly interweaving narratives from two... |
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Nefertiti
by Michelle Moran
Paperback (May 2008)
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| Love, betrayal, political unrest, plague, and religious conflict — Nefertiti brings ancient Egypt to life in vivid detail.... |
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