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Starting & Running a Book Group

• Ten Tips for Starting and Running a Successful Book Club
  Tips from Rachel Jacobsohn, the author of The Reading Group Handbook (Hyperion, revised edition, April, 1998)
• Starting a Reading Group
  Advice from Reading Group Guides
• Running a Reading Group
  Tips to help a discussion leaders run a great book discussion. From Barnes & Noble.com
• LitLover's Courses
  Try these free, quick, and simple online courses to enhance your reading.
• General Questions for Discussion
  What do you do when you can't find questions for a specific book? Here are some suggestions from Book-Clubs-Resource.com
• Amazon : Reading Groups
  Short list of some good books on starting and running a reading group. Includes suggested titles for your group to read. Amazon also has many discussion guides - find a title and look for the "reading group guide " link in the left column.

Books on Book Groups (in the MVLS & SALS libraries)

• The reading group handbook : everything you need to know to start your own book club. Rachel W. Jacobsohn. New York : Hyperion, c1998.
• The Book group book : a thoughtful guide to forming and enjoying a stimulating book discussion group. Ellen Slezak, editor. Chicago, IL : Chicago Review Press, c1993.
  
Running book discussion groups : a how-to-do-it manual. Lauren John. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2006.
• Talking about books : a step-by-step guide for participating in a book discussion group. Marcia Fineman. Rockville : Talking About Books, 1997
• What to read : the essential guide for reading group members and other book lovers. Mickey Pearlman. New York : HarperPerennial, c1999.
• Book lust : recommended reading for every mood, moment, and reason. Nanct Pearl. Seattle : Sasquatch Books. c2003.
• The reading group book : the complete guide to starting and sustaining a reading group, with annotated lists of 250 titles for provocative discussion. David Laskin and Holly Hughes. New York : Plume, c1995.
• More local library books on reading groups
  Look at complete listing

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