1. Book Groups
  2. ALA All things Book Groups
  3. ILoveLibraries.org (ALA)
  1. People
  2. Starting the group
  3. Starting a Book Club – Reading Group Guides
  4. Starting a Book Club – I Love Libraries.org - ALA
  5. Oprah– How To Start a Book Club
  6. Book Movement
  7. Reading Group Choices – Ten Tips for Starting and Running a Successful Book Club
  8. SeattlePublic Library – Book Group How To’s
  9. Vintage Books & Anchor Books – Starting or Joining a Reading Group
  1. Keeping The Group Going
  2. Nancy Pearl Book Group To Do’s
  3. Reading Group Choices 10 Tips for Starting and Running a Successful Book Club
  4. Reading Group Guides – Running A Book Group
  5. Reading Group Guides – Tips for Book Groups
  6. Seek inspiration at Blogs & Newsletters
  7. Book List Reader by BookList
  8. Reading Group Guides -
  1. Finding the Book
  2. What to choose
  3. Online at Libraries
  4. PLS Book Kits
  5. Special Services/Book Discussion Kits/Adult and Teen Kits
  6. Monterey Public Library Book Kit List
  7. Online
  8. Reading Group Guides –
  9. Best of Lists – ongoing, new, enduring
  10. Reading Group Choices -
  11. BookClubs Canada
  12. GoodReads.com – Best for Book Clubs
  13. Book Club Classics
  14. Sites to Monitor for books & book groups
  15. Social Networking - Books
  16. Good Reads -
  17. LibraryThing -
  18. Indie Bound, Recommendations & Best sellers
  19. Publishers
  20. Book Page online
  1. Discussion
  2. Group members
  3. The 11 Types of People You Meet In Book Club
  4. How to discuss a book
  5. Lit Lovers – how to lead and participate in a book discussion
  6. Lit Lovers - Read – Think – Talk
  7. About.com Book Club resources
  1. Create/Find/Develop dynamic discussion questions
  2. Online at the Library
  3. Novelist Plus – Book Discussion Guides– 890 Guides Adult/Teen/Children
  4. Online Question Resources
  5. Reading Group Guides – over 3,650 guides available
  6. Reading Group Choices
  7. Book Browse
  8. Lit Lovers
  9. Author pages – Google author
  10. Google search - “Title”book discussion questions
  11. Publishers–
  12. Random House -
  13. Random House (includes Knopf, Doubleday, Pantheon, Vintage Books, and Schocken)
  14. Penguin Putnam, Inc. (includes Viking, Dutton, Plume and Signet)
  15. Bookstores–
  16. Barnes & Noble –
  17. What to do when there are no questions
  18. Reading Group Guides
  19. Lit Lovers
  20. Oprah – Discussion questions for any group
  21. ILoveLibraries.org
  22. In-Depth About the Author
  23. Online at the Library - PLS Databases – bio information
  24. Literary Reference Center Plus – EBSCO
  25. MasterFile Premier - EBSCO
  26. NovelistPlus– EBSCO
  27. Online interviews
  28. Authors & Book web sites – Google author
  29. Book Stores
  30. Barnes & Noble
  31. Media
  32. NPR –
  33. NPR - On Point w/Tom Ashbrook -
  34. NPR – Diane Rehm -
  35. Charlie Rose - topics/books
  36. PBS –
  37. PBS NewsHour Art Beat:
  38. C-Span BookTV -
  39. Oprah -
  40. Book Lust – Nancy Pearl interviews -
  41. ABC The Book Club -
  42. Bookworm KCRW Santa Monica -
  43. Ted Talks
  44. , Facebook, Itunes
  45. Author visits
  46. How to connect with authors
  47. Author home pages, publisher web pages
  48. Authors on the Air
  49. Book Club Tips for Author Chats
  1. Connect with other online book group sites
  2. Lit Lovers Featured Clubs -
  3. Book Browse – Book Club interviews -
  4. The Guardian Online Book Club -

Pioneer Library SystemLast Updated 6/24/15

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