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Resources for Book Discussion Group Leaders

Books:

These titles are available from the State Library through the interlibrary loan section of your local public library.

Fineman, Marcia. Talking about Books: A Step-by-Step Guide for Participating in a Book Discussion Group.  Rockville, MD: Talking About Books, 1998.  Call number:  374.22 Fine

Jacobsohn, Rachel W.  The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Own Book Club.  New York: Hyperion, 1998.  Call number:  374.22 Jaco 

Moore, Ellen.  Good Books Lately:  The One-Stop Resource for Book Groups and Other Greedy Readers.  New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2004.  Call number:  374.22 Moor

 

Internet Resources:

Barnes & Noble How to Run A Reading Group offers advice on getting started, choosing titles and discussion tips.

Fast Company Readers’ Choice offers tips on starting a local book discussion group, including discussion on how to locate participants, members’ responsibilities, the role of facilitator and much more.

BookBrowse offers practical advice on starting a reading group, including suggestions for what to do at the first meeting, leading a book discussion, choosing books, and troubleshooting problems.

Mystery Readers International offers some basic principles and tips to start and sustain a mystery discussion group in a community.

Reading Group Choices offers questions for consideration when starting a book group. It has a bibliography of resources.

ReadingGroupGuides.com offers information on starting a group, running a group, choosing books, writing a discussion guide, and offers a list of resources.

Seattle Library Book Club How-To’s provides ideas for setting up a book discussion group.

Vintage Books Reading Center offers a compilation of tried and true ideas--culled from its newsletters and suggestions from actual reading group members--to help book group leaders looking for general tips on what to talk about or ways to liven up discussions.

 
Information Updated:02/16/2006

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