Book club resources with reading guides, suggestions for titles, tips for running. Book discussion groups at your neighborhood library the new. Book of lost friends lisa wingate a tale of 3 young women post civil war and a modernday teacher, who learns how they connect to her students lives. Stay in the loop with reading group choices, get notified about the release of our print editions, and receive handy materials from our publishing partners. Type in a keyword, phrase, or exact wording and you will be directed to the results. There are many such titles, of course, but it can be hard, at this time of year, for members to get copies of holiday titles when they need them. So, you and your friends have come together to form a book club. You can also submit information about your sets by sending an email with an attached spreadsheet containing 4 columns. It is more often called simply a book club, a term that is also used to describe a book sales club, which can cause confusion. View the list of titles available in the northeast ohio regional library system book discussion program. Book discussion circuit are you a current subscriber to the book discussion program or thinking about starting or expanding a book discussion group. The very first thing in line would obviously be to find an apt and appealing name for your book club. They diplomatically intervene when a discussion deteriorates, being firm. Mar 18, 2020 to add information about your librarys book discussion group sets, please use the following forms.
Welcome to brightlys book club for kids, where we encourage young readers to discover great books, share new stories, explore important topics, and have some bookish fun. If youve been struggling to find some good questions, we have ideas for that too. Synonyms for discussion group include class, committee, round table, seminar, tutorial, working party, lesson, individual instruction, period of instruction and tute. To reserve any of our book discussion sets, call or visit your local branch. Where the crawdads sing by delia owens fiction feb. Read up on some older recommendations for bonus ideas. At my library we have a parentchild book discussion group, but the guidelines found in this article can apply to any group with children as participants. Groups receive enough copies of their selected title to allow everyone in the group to read the same book at the same time. I would add whered you go bernadette, like the other members suggested.
In my book club we have read four of the books mentioned. Another book that probably had the longest discussion from our group was manson. Most libraries have lists of recommended titles and librarian picks, and many libaries will be happy to work with you and your group to find book choices that youre likely to enjoy and some even have special book club kits to borrow with multiple copies of the book, or. Book club basics getting started leader norms san rafael. A great way to share and ask for help on titles for that perfect scrapbook page. Marriage is hard enough without having to compete with two other wives in fishers psychological thriller. An forest ranger finds a purpose in her life as she searches for the lone survivor of a plane crash. Click to tweet there are affiliate links in this post. The pacific beach library book discussion group is designed for all adult readers who want to talk about books, and provides an informal forum for the discussion of one selected book each month.
Library information form only needs to be completed once book set information form. A place where all goodreads members can work together to improve the goodreads book catalog. Sep 05, 2016 even if you do have a reading guide, these questions will still help engage your book club members and provide great conversation starters. May 09, 2017 before each book discussion meeting, i use the resources listed above to preselect five or so books that i think the group including myself will find intriguing.
Friends of the pacific beach library book discussion group. Book discussion group title list 2018 woodbridge public. Based on the extraordinary life of louise erdrichs grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against native dispossession from rural north dakota all the way to washington, d. The alchemist by paulo coelho a special 25th anniversary edition of paulo coehlos extraordinary international bestselling phenomenonthe inspiring spiritual tale of selfdiscovery that has touched millions of lives around the world. When you subscribe to our book discussion program, you will receive twelve book sets per year. Adult book discussions cuyahoga county public library. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. There are more than 200 different titles in the book discussion collection, including some large print versions and audiobooks on cd. We read and discuss fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and poetry and host live chats and interviews with leading authors. Every year, area clubs invariably ask us to suggest short books for holiday reading.
Book discussion group, library events and programs event tags. Hudson park library read more book discussion club for english language learners. The life and times of charles manson by jeff guinn not a typical book to pick and some gruesome details, but there was a lot to discuss. How to begin and lead a book discussion group iowa center for. I prepare a handout for each group member with these titles and a brief book description, and. This months featured reading group recommendations books. Before each book discussion meeting, i use the resources listed above to preselect five or so books that i think the group including myself will find intriguing. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Recommended for book clubs by title, all with discussion guides. We try to keep our membership costs affordable for. Were a nationwide nonprofit organisation with a 46year track record. If you enjoy reading and talking about books, come join us at the main library on. It is a fun read with enough substance for book clubs to have a full discussion.
Book discussion group title list 2018 woodbridge public library. Aug 08, 2019 at my library we have a parentchild book discussion group, but the guidelines found in this article can apply to any group with children as participants. Book discussion groups home libguides at american library. Nonlibrarians are welcome to join the group as well. All santa monica public library locations host regular book discussions. We meet in a private facebook group and chat about a new book every month.
Reading group choices is your resource for book recommendations, book club discussion topics, and reading group guides. The bib book club biblioteca, or bibliotheek are just two translations for libraryin this case, portuguese and dutch wordsand i think they make for a very nice library book club name children book club names. Oprah, mark zuckerberg, your neighbor in the apartment next door. Kristin guay facilitates the atheneums monthly book discussions, which feature popular and award winning books across a broad spectrum of genres. House in the cerulean sea tj klune the master of an orphanage will do anything to keep his magical children safe, even if it means the world might burn. Libraries across iowa make sets of individual book titles available to iowa book clubs and discussion groups through lending from library to library.
A lets talk reading guide to help stimulate lively discussion. Book discussion group title list 2017 woodbridge public. Book club for kids discussion questions, reading guide, and. Youve got a group of friends who love both reading and drinking, so you decide to make the best of this. A quietly powerful book containing an inner core of steely strength. Mar 20, 2012 20 unexpected books for your reading group posted by eliza on march 20, 2012 reading for your book club and socializing with your group members is a lot of fun, but sometimes it can be tricky to find a book that no one has read yet and everyone will enjoy. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Discussion leaders are usually tasked with opening the discussion and using prepared questions to keep the discussion on track. Copies of the book are available to either be checked out or signed out for the group meeting. The book discussion group meets in the meeting roomgallery at the pacific beachtaylor library on the first wednesday of each month, at 6. Schedule is subject to change based on availability of titles. An 11yearold boy named michael boards a ship crossing the indian ocean and the suez canal. Suggestions on how to choose books your book discussion.
Book discussion group title list 2017 woodbridge public library. These lists are subject to change, but give you a good idea of what we will be reading this year. An insightful analysis of todays new midlife crisis and why were so anxious. Name inspiration for your reading groups reading group choices. Want to see these questions in action, and join a fun monthly online book club no awkward silences, promise. To add information about your librarys book discussion group sets, please use. Sounds like life of pi, but in this tall tale form the seas, parts of the story are retold in his adult. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. This oneyear book club reading list includes popular fiction and nonfiction that groups will enjoy reading and discussing.
Book discussion group sets kansas state library, ks. But there are ways to work around the holiday crush. The 10 titles book clubs are buzzing about in 2017. If leading a book discussion group outside of the facility, often libraries offer book discussion kits where several titles of a book are able to be loaned out of the library to a single patron. A book discussion group is a forum where readers can come. Shop online for our annual print editions, which include book overviews, suggested discussion topics and discussion questions for all our annual books. Check the online calendar of events for the book group discussion dates and titles. Request a book group kit today grab a book group kit loaded with everything your book group needs for a memorable book discussion. Book club collection books are popular book discussion titles available in multiple copies for use by book groups. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. Combing magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder, the alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the. Book discussion sets spreadsheet last updated march 18, 2020 for specific information about a librarys policies regarding lending of their sets, click on the library tab in the spreadsheet. Book discussion groups at your neighborhood library the.
I may be biased, but moms book nook is the best online moms book club youll find. A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. If your group will rotate choosing titles, create a schedule so that folks have time to prepare. A singletitle club is one in which people discuss a particular title that every person in the group has read at the same time. Ten paperback copies of one of the titles listed below. Each month, we share top book picks from indie next and libraryreads, as well as the target book club title and pennies pick for costco.
From bookthemed activities to printable discussion questions to interviews with the authors, youll find plenty of inspiration for a. You will need to confirm your membership to be subscribed. We announce the book selection on the first monday of the month and discuss on the last monday of the month at. The color purple by alice walker the lives of two sistersnettie, a missionary in africa, and celie, a southern woman married to a man she hatesare revealed in a series of letters exchanged over thirty years. From book themed activities to printable discussion questions to interviews with the authors, youll find plenty of inspiration for a great conversation. Click on the titles for more information about each book. If youre a book discussion group leader, you can reserve book sets in advance for pickup at your local branch. Set in the heart of hitlers hideaway lair the wolfsschanze, this story focuses on rosa, one of ten women chosen to. From bookthemed activities to printable discussion questions to interviews with the authors, youll find plenty of inspiration for a great conversation. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to your meeting.
Apart from all these activities, you wish that your book club develops an identity that is associated with the members of your group, which means coming up with a precise book club name. I like to mix some of these generic questions in to our discussion along with more book specific ones, to create a nice balance in the conversation. Other frequently used terms to describe a book discussion club include reading group, book group, and book discussion group. I prepare a handout for each group member with these titles and a brief book description, and let them use this information to vote on the next book. Join our monthly book discussion, held in the friends room of the miller memorial library from 6. The library also hosts occasional special book discussions, such as for the annual citywide reading program, santa monica reads.
Name inspiration for your reading groups reading group. Penlighten puts together a formidable list of creative names in order to make your selection process easy. Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Feb 16, 2015 an 11yearold boy named michael boards a ship crossing the indian ocean and the suez canal. If your group rotates discussion leadership, hosting, and choosing titles, make sure that no one is ever assigned to more than one duty per month. Home book discussion groups libguides at american library. This fantasy creates a world that can enchant readers. Book club for kids discussion questions, reading guide. Book discussion circuit northeast ohio regional library. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date. Dec 20, 2019 lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Januarys book is ordinary grace by william kent krueger.