Resources for Book Clubs
Try these resources for suggestions for discussable books, for information on starting or running a book club or for discussion questions for lots of book titles.
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Other Online Resources: Amazon.com Book Clubs - reading group guides and suggested titles. Barnes & Noble Book Club Center - browse the collection of downloadable reading group guides or join an online discussion group.
Book Forum - What do you think about this week's selection of the Online Book Clubs? This is your chance to be the reviewer. Do you plan on finishing the book? If you've already found out "who done it" or "did she get the guy," don't give away the ending. But do tell other readers what you think. BookBrowse.com - information includes excerpts, book reviews, interviews and biographies of authors. LitLovers - an online community dedicated to books and book clubs. Find a review or discussion guide. Take a short free course to help you get more out of your reading. Whip up a recipe (to match your book, of course)! Novelist - Look for recommendations of books to read, by matching favorite authors or plots or by browsing lists of subjects and awards. For Duluth Public Library cardholders. Reading Group Choices - a comprehensive resource for discussion guides for book clubs. Reading Group Guides - this online community for reading groups has 1490 discussion guides. Talking Volumes - this online book club is sponsored by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Loft Literary Center and Minnesota Public Radio. Excerpts from the selected book are posted on the web site, and the author presents a program, which is also broadcast live on MPR's news stations, at St. Paul's Fitzgerald Theater. Wisconsin Public Radio's Chapter a Day - daily broadcasts of a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction
Book Clubs
for Kids and Teens: KidsRead.com - book clubs and reading guides for kids. Young Readers Book Group - a book club for girls ages 12-16 and their mothers. The group meets once a month at Barnes & Noble (1600 Miller Trunk Highway) to discuss a book. Call 786-0710 for information. ReadingToKids.org - titles are selected each month for grades K-5. Each month follows a theme. View this month's titles, previous months' titles or view by book title or author. Spaghetti Book Club - a place for kids who love to read and talk about books! Check out these book reviews written and illustrated by kids for kids. TeenReads.com - book clubs and reading guides for teens. Includes information on how to start and run a book club and how to choose what to read.
- In this online book club, you'll get e-mails with 5 minutes worth of reading every day. HUH? How does this work? This week's book: |
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