Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. There is also plenty of family drama, and it touches on the issue of mental illness. Here are a dozen recommendations for your book club to read in 2014. Popular bookclub 2012 books share book recommendations. Short book club recommendations sarahs bookshelves. Hosted by john mullan, professor of english at university college london, the guardians book club examines a book a month, via a weekly column. Book club reading recommendations the american writers. Age uk uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience. All have already published in hardcover and ebook, and all will publish in paperback between january and april 2014. Although im not in a book club myself, i sometimes comes across a novel that would inspire a great discussion. A bbc radio 2 book club pick by ana johns 15 jul 2019.
Thankfully this online community helps satisfy that desire to discuss and compare notes. Many book clubs have sprung up to connect readers during social distancing. Book group favorites for the best book club discussion. Of course, if you are in a book group, choosing what to read next can be a serious matter as not every book has subject matter that can really be dicussed. Reading group choices features a curated collection of the latest book recommendations for your. Book clubs will love this book because it has lots of discussion worthy topics. The different view points collide and sometimes splinter, which left my. You can click on the amazon or indiebound links, and start reading right away. Book club members and voracious readers alike will find something to pique their interest. This is a book group for goodreads users in the uk, but members from other. If youre looking for book club recommendations for your own group, check out my ideas below. Get booked is a weekly show of custom book recommendations from the bookworms at book riot.
Luckily for you and your club, ive compiled a list of 12 exciting books that all of you must read. Looking for an easy way to share information and develop employees at work. Our christmas book club is one of my favourite nights of the year. Obrehts portrayal of a southeast europe corrupted by war yet inspired by legends and fairy tales is both touching and deeply important. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. A list of classic and current book club favorite reads. An absolutely gripping crime thriller with nailbiting suspense a detective jo fournier novel book 1. Need a little inspiration for your book club s next read.
Usually, i base this opinion on the discussion possibilities and thoughtful themes or relevant issues. These fourteen books offer engaging and powerful stories and plenty to discuss. The kits also contains a suggested reading guide with discussion questions. Some of these are the best book club books from my own book clubs over the years and others are ones i wish my book club had read. The best book club recommendations come from those that write and read, a lot. Top of the list is to avoid george eliots classic at all costs. Sometimes you might find enough people to start a book club right away. This list has a summer slant, but all look like good picks. Ask around the office, playgroups, your church, or civic organizations. A list of book club rules has been drawn up by the influential middle class handbook website to help with a harmonious event. The book riot podcast is a weekly news and talk show about whats new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of book riot.
Our lists of book club favorites curious about what other book clubs are interested in. Now that youve had some time to recover from all those champagne wishes and caviar dreams, its time to get down to business. In 2012, a new book club format referred to as authorled book clubs was introduced by business book club 12 books. Any book can be a book club book, even if there isnt a readers guide in the back. There should be an easier way to find it, like an icon at. The huffington post selected the tigers wife for our now discontinued book club in 2011, and with good reason. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. And now, according to research undertaken a few years ago, there are tens of thousands of groups meeting regularly in the uk reading everything from literary classics to technical manuals. Here are our readers favorite book club books of 2012 based on our 2012 survey results. I was overwhelmed by the tremendous response, although i guess i shouldnt have been, as most of my friends and relatives share my enthusiasm for reading.
When rose tremain came to discuss the novel at the guardian book club, she told us that, more than two decades on from. I asked the british mummy bloggers social network for their best reads and they sent me more than 50 recommendations. From chicklit to historical fiction to nonfiction that reads like a. A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they. Here you can see what my reallife book club is reading, or has read. But, the books on this list are especially shortaround 300 pages or less. A world war ii story of survival, resilience and redemption by laura hillenbrand, the immortal life of henriett. East midlands public libraries working together to promote books and reading. Take a look at the most searched books on litlovers. The new impossible to put down thriller from the richard and judy book club bestseller 2020 di fawley. Need a little inspiration for your book clubs next read.
In the uk, salon london have launched a fortnightly book club and upped the. Our book club consisted of military wives all stationed overseas. People have started sharing pictures of books they have stockpiled for. The years best book club reads some of these novels will touch your heart. For all of you in reading groups and need guidance to select your next group read. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction.
By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our policy. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. I did numerous searches for book club, book list, book club list, book club recommendations and none, not one showed up in the search results. If your having trouble with this, check out our tips on making book club selections. Discover book depositorys selection of the best books online for every book club. This book club recommendations list contains old and new books of various genres that i think have wide appeal and provide compelling discussion topics for your book club. We have included a good mix of fiction and nonfiction and. Everyones taste in books varies widely, so its difficult to to make book club suggestions that will please everyone. Some times my book club considers it challenging to find thoughtful, discussable books.
How to start a book club when you sell a man a book you dont sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue you sell him a whole new life. And so in september 2012, the willoughby book club was born from their kitchen table. Usually, i base this opinion on the discussion possibilities and thoughtful. Whatever your book clubs reading preferences historical fiction, heartfelt family sagas, thoughtprovoking teen novels, and more this list has a book that is sure to please. Were making it easy this year by rounding up the best book club books 2019 has to offer. Book club recommendations last month i asked my facebook friends for recommendations for my book club, which is meeting next week to select the books well read this year. Whether you belong to a book club or not, this is a great list of book recommendations and books that are fun to discuss. Whether youre picking your book club suggestions as a group or looking for the best book club books to choose from for an individual choice, these 29 options will have you covered. Five of the best online book clubs for older people. We meet once a year to select books for the entire year which is a little different from how other clubs choose their books. Natalia has returned to her roots in balkan country to lend a hand at an orphanage, and.
Set a regular meeting time an ideal size for a book club is eight to 11 people. Form an employee book club see success stories in which a group of employees voluntarily read the same book. I tend to think all book club selections should be on the short side to accommodate a variety of reading schedules for book club members. Heres a list of questions for any book youre currently reading. This list of book club books has nonfiction, chicklit, young adult and middle grade titles, history books and parenting books. Among the many hundreds upon thousands of books that are published every year, it is difficult to select just a few that will make worthy additions to your book club lineup. Combine the book reading with a regularly scheduled discussion meeting to double the impact of the book. Everyone wraps up a favourite book and we have a little book christmas tree and play a game trading books. Yet, theyre incredibly meaty and will spark lively book club discussions despite their brevity. Its perfect for a book club because people will take different things away from it, and im sure that will lead to great conversations.