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First Book Club Books: 5 Classics for Different Reading Groups
Choosing first book club books can feel like trying to guess five people’s favourite meal before you’ve eaten with any of them. A famous title helps with recognition, but it doesn’t tell you whether the…
5 Short Books for Book Clubs: Classics for a Busy Month
A thin book can rescue a crowded reading month, but only if it suits the people who will discuss it. These short books for book clubs offer five different kinds of conversation: money and ambition,…
A Christmas Carol Discussion Questions: 20 Book Club Prompts
Knowing that Scrooge meets several ghosts is different from noticing how Dickens persuades him to listen. These A Christmas Carol discussion questions help a book club return to the actual novella, even when everyone arrives…
20 Passing Discussion Questions on Irene, Clare and the Ending
Two people can finish Nella Larsen’s short novel and come away with very different accounts of what Irene wants. These Passing discussion questions give your group a way to examine those differences without rushing to…
The Great Gatsby Discussion Questions: 20 Book Club Prompts
Your group may agree that Gatsby throws impressive parties and still disagree about almost everything he wants from them. These The Great Gatsby discussion questions begin with that gap between appearance and motive. They give…
How to Revive a Book Club When Attendance Drops
Eight people are still in the group chat, but only three came last month. The next invitation has two replies, and you’re wondering whether another reminder will help. If you’re working out how to revive…
7 Book Club Games for Small Groups That Need Little Prep
You have six readers, ten spare minutes and no desire to organise a literary quiz. The most useful book club games for small groups give people something easy to respond to, then leave room for…
How to Run an Online Book Club Without Talking Over Everyone
Someone starts answering just as another microphone comes on. A third person is typing something useful in the chat, but nobody has noticed. Learning how to run an online book club is partly about choosing…
Book Club When You Haven’t Finished the Book: A Fair Plan
The meeting is tonight, and your bookmark is nowhere near the ending. Attending book club when you haven’t finished the book can still be worthwhile, but the answer depends on the agreement your group made.…
How to Welcome New Book Club Members Without Awkwardness
Your club knows which door to use, who usually brings snacks and what “the usual time” means. A new member knows none of that. To welcome new book club members, start by making those small…