BOOK GROUP and BOOK DISCUSSION RESOURCES

This page was adapted from a list complied by Sue Bowser of the Lancaster, PA Public Library with the help of members of Fiction_L, especially Robin Beerbower of Salem, OR Public Library and Candice Michalick of Lynchburg, VA Public Library.  Thank you all.

Littleton Laid Back Book Club

Check here for the monthly selection and more information.

Mystery Discussion Group

The library's Mystery Discussion Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Small Meeting Room at 7 p.m.  All are welcome.  The group will read and discuss Ian Rankin's The Falls on April 22.

Book Club Kits

Here is a list of the Book Club Kits available through the Merrimack Valley Libary Consortium.  Contact a library staff member to schedule a kit for your group.

Reading Group Guides

This is an excellent resource for finding discussion questions and guides provided by the  publishers. Very extensive and very current, it also has a good list of general questions to use when there isn't a discussion guide.

Reading Group Choices :

Another good source for reading group guides. It offers chances to win books and contact information to invite an author to your discussion.

Book Movement:  

Another excellent site for book groups. Section on how to start a book group. free book drawings. Registration allows use of the Essential Book Club planner. They will find discussion questions if available.

Booksense:

Literary titles with helpful lists of book group choices.

Book Clubs Resource:

Tips on starting and running a group and book discussion resources. Tie in with commercial book clubs such as Literary Guild and Quality Paperback Books.

BookBrowse:

Site has good tips on starting and maintaining book clubs and it also has some book guides and author interviews. Registration and payment are required  to access all of the services.

Book Club Cookbook 

Maintains a list of authors who will participate in book discussion over the phone. It also features book recommendations and the chance to win books.

Bookmuse:

Many book discussion guides, but you must be a member to access them. Membership is free. The site also has good hints on leading discussions.

Helpful Library Sites

An excellent resource with book group information and extensive listings of recommended books.

Arlington Heights Memorial Library: 

Excellent page with more information on starting and running a group and tips for adding variety to the meeting.

Morton Grove Public Library:

Thinking Out Loud is the book discussion site with an archive of books from past years. Each title links to author information, discussion guides and more. Reading Resources offers an extensive list of helpful websites and vast numbers of lists according to genre and/or subject.  This is the home of Fiction_L, the mailing list for librarians who help match readers and books.

Canton Public Library:

This site features how to start a group, an index to book discussion questions, and an excellent author directory that contains information about the author and his works plus connecting to author interviews.

Pamunkey Regional Library:

Besides websites similar to that found at other library sites, Pamunkey's site features commercial sites, personal review sites and titles in series.

Farmington Community Library: 

Lists many sources for book discussion groups.

Book Publisher Sites

http://www.randomhouse.com/reader_resources/browsetitle

http://www.randomhouse/com/randomhouse/readinggroup

http://www.randomhouse.com/resources/bookgroup

http://www.randomhouse.com/vintage/read

http://randomhouse.com/BRC

http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/rgg/html

http://www.randomhouse.com/bantamdell/bookclub.html

Harper Collins

Henry Holt

Houghton Mifflin

Simon & Schuster

W. W. Norton

Best of the Rest

Bookpage:   

Reviews, author interviews, some contests and lists.

Bookspot: 

Connects to sites with author interviews, reviews, and lots and lots of lists.

Bookreporter:

Author interviews, discussion questions, tips on running a book group. Register your club for chances to win books.

Salon:   

Archived author interviews and reviews.

Oprah's Book Club:  

Book discussion questions and further book background from the most famous and most influential book club in the world.

Overbooked:  

Lots and lots and lots of book lists and book sites.

Book Group Buzz: 

 Blogs about all things related to book discussion groups created by the librarians who contribute to Booklist, a review publication of the American Library Association.

Mystery Readers International:

This provides a guide to starting a mystery book group plus lots of resources for mystery lovers.

Library Databases

Books