The Reading Group Insider
Book Club "Buzz Books," Resources, and Ideas for Great Reading and Meeting
By The eBook Insider
By The eBook Insider
Category: Literary Criticism | Literary Fiction
Word Painting Revised Edition
The Novel Cure
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Make a Scene Revised and Expanded Edition
The Book That Changed My Life
Advice to Writers
Wretched Writing
Does a Bear Sh*t in the Woods?
Writing With Quiet Hands
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Starting a Reading Group… Picking the Books
Trial runs
Joining a group
Starting a group of your own
Making a Selection
New and Favorite Fiction
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Astral by Kate Christensen
The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller
Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Aleph by Paulo Coelho
Ed King by David Guterson
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff
The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
The Upright Piano Player by David Abbott
Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Jamrach’s Menagerie by Carol Birch
The Gap Year by Sarah Bird
Daughters of the Revolution by Carolyn Cooke
Low Town by Daniel Polansky
Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago
Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon
To the End of the Land by David Grossman
Private Life by Jane Smiley
The Best of Times by Penny Vincenzi
New and Favorite Nonfiction
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
The Wave by Susan Casey
I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron
The Tiger by John Vaillant
The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris
Hellhound on His Trail by Hampton Sides
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Thriller corner
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
Fragile by Lisa Unger
Damaged by Alex Kava
Out of ideas?
Timing
Setting up a meeting
Choose a discussion leader
Set a meeting time
Pick a place
Come prepared
Set the tone
Tips for Meetings
Do research
Attend a reading or chat with the author
Take a trip
Read authors in-depth
Author Spotlight: William Faulkner
Absalom, Absalom!
As I Lay Dying
The Sound and the Fury
Author Spotlight: Alexander McCall Smith
Charming Quirks of Others
Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Corduroy Mansions
Focus on a theme
Explore a different culture
Consider movies and theatrical tie-ins
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
One Day by David Nicholls
I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson
Plan questions and discussion topics ahead of time
Track your reading list
Seasonal reading
Author chats
Cooking tie-ins
More Discussion Resources…
… for Books into film
… for Fiction
… for Memoir
… for Mystery, Thriller and Crime Fiction
… for Non-fiction
… for Poetry
Excerpts
Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Astral by Kate Christensen
The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff
The Upright Piano Player by David Abbott
Jamrach’s Menagerie by Carol Birch
Daughters of the Revolution by Carolyn Cooke
Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell
I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson
Reading Group Guides
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller
Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Aleph by Paulo Coelho
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
The Things We Cherished by Pam Jenoff
The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
The Gap Year by Sarah Bird
Daughters of the Revolution by Carolyn Cooke
Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman
The False Friend by Myla Goldberg
Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon
To the End of the Land by David Grossman
Private Life by Jane Smiley
The Best of Times by Penny Vincenzi
The Wave by Susan Casey
I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron
The Tiger by John Vaillant
The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris
Hellhound on His Trail by Hampton Sides
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Fragile by Lisa Unger
Damaged by Alex Kava
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Three Titles by William Faulkner: Comparative Reading Group Guide
Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith
Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
One Day by David Nicholls
I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson
21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
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