How to Begin and Lead a Book Discussion Group
Finding Books in Iowa for Your Discussion Group
Book discussion groups build community. They lead to deeper understanding of an author's work. Libraries across Iowa make sets of individual book titles available to Iowa book clubs and discussion groups through lending from library to library.
- To get ideas and locate sets of books by author or title, consult the Multiple Copies of Books for Discussion Groups list
- Then contact your local library to arrange access to a set of books for your group.
Great Resources to Get Started
- BookBrowse Getting started, moderating meetings, difficult meetings, choosing books and more
- Book Clubs Resource.com complete guide to book clubs and reading groups
- Book Movement Tracks the 100 most popular book club selections nationally
- LitLovers.com Book Club Ideas-Recommendations-Book Discussion Questions-Book Reviews
- Generous Books A website tool that helps you manage a book club
- About.com How to Lead a Book Club Discussion
- Reader's Circle A book club networking site for the US, UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand
- Seattle Public Library Book Group How-tos
- Vancouver Public Library (BC, Canada) Starting a book club
- Reading Group Guides Starting, running and choosing books for a reading group
Articles
- Starting a Book Club in a Mid-sized Public Library, MLA Forum, February 2002
- How to Lead a Book Group Discussion - 7 Great DiscussionTips
Looking for a reading guide?
- BookBrowse 500 free guides
- ReadingGroupGuides.com Nearly 3,000 guides to help you plan your book discussion
- Try the Web site of the publisher of the book.
Can't find a guide? Create your own
- BookBrowse Do It Yourself
- Canadian Book Clubs Some typical discussion questions
- Reading Group Guides Questions for all book genres when there is no guide available
