The Book Club Ready blog
A little inspiration for every part of your reading circle: choosing, discussing, hosting, and getting everyone together.
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…
First Book Club Meeting Ideas: A No-Homework Kickoff
Six people have said they would love to join a book club. Nobody has agreed on a book, two people have never met, and you’re wondering whether the first gathering needs a reading assignment. These…
Printable Book Club Meeting Planner With a Worked Example
A book title in one message, a meeting time in another, and three questions written on a scrap of paper: a small club can accumulate a surprising amount of scattered planning. This printable book club…
A 90-Minute Book Club Meeting Agenda You Can Adapt
You’ve chosen the book and confirmed who’s coming. The remaining question is what to do when everyone sits down. A book club meeting agenda gives the evening a beginning, a middle, and a finish without…
20 Book Club Discussion Questions With Follow-Up Prompts
You’ve asked what everyone thought, and the room agrees that the book was “good.” Now what? Useful book club discussion questions give readers something specific to examine: a decision, a relationship, a missing perspective, or…
How to Choose Book Club Books Without a Long Debate
Your group chat has twelve suggestions, two enthusiastic recommendations, and no decision. The meeting is getting closer, but nobody wants to be the person who shuts down the conversation. If you’re wondering how to choose…