Feb 26, 2019
The Inner Lives of Book Clubs Featured in Shelf Awareness
The stereotype that book clubs are "primarily social groups who use books as a pretext to get together for a gossip and a glass of wine" is "far from the reality," according to a new BookBrowse report called "The Inner Lives of Book Clubs." In fact, the vast majority of book clubs--84% of private book clubs and 90% of public ones--spend at least 40 minutes of each meeting discussing a book, and most "designate a facilitator to keep the conversation on track."....
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