If youre looking for book club recommendations for your own group, check out my ideas below. Combine the book reading with a regularly scheduled discussion meeting to double the impact of the book. Get booked is a weekly show of custom book recommendations from the bookworms at book riot. The struggles of the main character are also noteworthy as she struggles to survive and find her true north. Heres a list of questions for any book youre currently reading. Here are a dozen recommendations for your book club to read in 2014. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our policy. Check out the lists below for your next reading inspiration. A list of classic and current book club favorite reads. 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. This list of book club books has nonfiction, chicklit, young adult and middle grade titles, history books and parenting books. But, the books on this list are especially shortaround 300 pages or less. Popular bookclub 2012 books share book recommendations.
A bbc radio 2 book club pick by ana johns 15 jul 2019. Need a little inspiration for your book clubs next read. Short book club recommendations sarahs bookshelves. We meet once a year to select books for the entire year which is a little different from how other clubs choose their books. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Ask around the office, playgroups, your church, or civic organizations. When rose tremain came to discuss the novel at the guardian book club, she told us that, more than two decades on from. 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. 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. Yet, theyre incredibly meaty and will spark lively book club discussions despite their brevity. Were making it easy this year by rounding up the best book club books 2019 has to offer. East midlands public libraries working together to promote books and reading. You can click on the amazon or indiebound links, and start reading right away.
Five of the best online book clubs for older people. A list of book club rules has been drawn up by the influential middle class handbook website to help with a harmonious event. Reading group choices features a curated collection of the latest book recommendations for your. Book club questions that work for any book with free printable sheet it can be incredibly frustrating when youve got your book club coming up maybe in the next few hours and you cant find any discussion questions for the book you read. Take a look at the most searched books on litlovers. 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. Our lists of book club favorites curious about what other book clubs are interested in.
Here you can see what my reallife book club is reading, or has read. Book club reading recommendations the american writers. Age uk uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience. Need a little inspiration for your book club s next read. The new impossible to put down thriller from the richard and judy book club bestseller 2020 di fawley. Everyones taste in books varies widely, so its difficult to to make book club suggestions that will please everyone. Looking for an easy way to share information and develop employees at work. We have included a good mix of fiction and nonfiction and. Book clubs will love this book because it has lots of discussion worthy topics. A world war ii story of survival, resilience and redemption by laura hillenbrand, the immortal life of henriett.
The best book club recommendations come from those that write and read, a lot. The different view points collide and sometimes splinter, which left my. And so in september 2012, the willoughby book club was born from their kitchen table. Hosted by john mullan, professor of english at university college london, the guardians book club examines a book a month, via a weekly column. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, little fires everywhere by celeste ng, the light between oceans by. If your having trouble with this, check out our tips on making book club selections. Many book clubs have sprung up to connect readers during social distancing. Usually, i base this opinion on the discussion possibilities and thoughtful. This list has a summer slant, but all look like good picks. In 2012, a new book club format referred to as authorled book clubs was introduced by business book club 12 books. Often youll at least recruit some help in completing the rest of the steps.
There should be an easier way to find it, like an icon at. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. Sure, we love the wine and the camaraderie, but the among the top pleasures of a good book club discussion is having a great book to rave about or ravage through lively debate. Obrehts portrayal of a southeast europe corrupted by war yet inspired by legends and fairy tales is both touching and deeply important. Read this and over 1 million books withkindle unlimited. Here are our readers favorite book club books of 2012 based on our 2012 survey results. Our book club consisted of military wives all stationed overseas. People have started sharing pictures of books they have stockpiled for. Form an employee book club see success stories in which a group of employees voluntarily read the same book. 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. Its perfect for a book club because people will take different things away from it, and im sure that will lead to great conversations. Natalia has returned to her roots in balkan country to lend a hand at an orphanage, and.
Selecting each months book requires walking a fine line between art and science, preplanning and sheer luck. Everyone wraps up a favourite book and we have a little book christmas tree and play a game trading books. Now that youve had some time to recover from all those champagne wishes and caviar dreams, its time to get down to business. 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. 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. Book club members and voracious readers alike will find something to pique their interest. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. I love a good book club, but mostly for terribly lazy reasons.
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. All have already published in hardcover and ebook, and all will publish in paperback between january and april 2014. I asked the british mummy bloggers social network for their best reads and they sent me more than 50 recommendations. Any book can be a book club book, even if there isnt a readers guide in the back. This is a book group for goodreads users in the uk, but members from other.
Luckily for you and your club, ive compiled a list of 12 exciting books that all of you must read. Book group favorites for the best book club discussion. These fourteen books offer engaging and powerful stories and plenty to discuss. 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. Although im not in a book club myself, i sometimes comes across a novel that would inspire a great discussion. An absolutely gripping crime thriller with nailbiting suspense a detective jo fournier novel book 1. For all of you in reading groups and need guidance to select your next group read. Some times my book club considers it challenging to find thoughtful, discussable books. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Sometimes you might find enough people to start a book club right away. 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. Whether you belong to a book club or not, this is a great list of book recommendations and books that are fun to discuss. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night theres all heaven and earth in a book, a real book. Thankfully this online community helps satisfy that desire to discuss and compare notes.
Usually, i base this opinion on the discussion possibilities and thoughtful themes or relevant issues. The years best book club reads some of these novels will touch your heart. There is also plenty of family drama, and it touches on the issue of mental illness. A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they. 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.
Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. 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. Top of the list is to avoid george eliots classic at all costs. The huffington post selected the tigers wife for our now discontinued book club in 2011, and with good reason. From chicklit to historical fiction to nonfiction that reads like a. 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.