Saturday, 31 of July of 2010

Book Club Resources

Here’s the handout we made for our Book Club Forum in case anyone want the links to some helpful places for book club information.

 
           Book Club Resources
 
Books & Print Resources for Book Clubs
 
At the Country Bookshelf, we have store copies of the guide Reading Group Choices: Selections for Lively Book Discussions (2008, 2009 & 2010 versions). These titles live on top of the book club shelf and are always available for your perusal.
 
The IndieNext fliers of independent bookseller’s recommendations are free and are updated monthly. In addition, we provide complimentary copies of The New York Times Sunday Book Review to our customers (while they last).
 
Book Lust and More Book Lust by Nancy Pearl
 
Between the Covers: The Book Babes’ Guide to a Woman’s Reading Pleasures by Margo Hammond & Ellen Heltzel
 
TimeOut 1000 Books to Change Your Life by TimeOut editors and guest contributors
 
 
General Information: Starting and Running a Club — Selecting Books
http://www.book-clubs-resource.com/running/starting.php
 
http://www.bookbrowse.com/bclubs/
 
http://www.bookclubgirl.com/
 
http://www.indiebound.org/reading-group-indie-next-list?edition=200905r
 
http://www.litlovers.com/
 
http://bookgroupbuzz.booklistonline.com/
 
http://bookweb.org/education/marketing/rgroups.html
 
http://www.thereadingclub.co.uk/
 
 
Reading & Discussion Guides
 
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/
 
http://www.harpercollins.com/readers/
 
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/bookclubs/index.html
 
http://www.randomhouse.com/rgg/
 
http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_reading-group-guides.aspx
 
http://reading-group-center.knopfdoubleday.com/
 
 
 
 
Book Club Networking Sites & Online Book Clubs
 
See how Minnesotans have joined forces in a Book Club Club: http://www.minnpost.com/bookclubclub/
 
http://www.readerscircle.org/

What is a reader’s circle?

A reader’s circle is a book club where people attend with whatever they’re reading. The only structure is if participants decide to have an ‘optional book.’ Otherwise, people just bring their own books, articles, magazines, and conversation goes from there.

The idea is to loosen the usual format so participants can select their own reading and attend if they’re still in the middle of a book. Conversation inevitably covers the books brought and many other subjects as well. (from readerscircle.org)

 

http://www.picadorbookclub.com/ (on twitter)

 

http://www.goodreads.com/

 

http://www.librarything.com/

 

http://www.shelfari.com/

 

 

Specifically for kids, teens, and their parents

 

http://www.teenreads.com/clubs/

 

http://readergirlz.blogspot.com/

 

http://bookclub4boysinfo.blogspot.com/

 

http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/bookclubs/main.html

 

http://www.motherdaughterbookclub.com/