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Discussion Guides
Reading Group Guides
This website contains discussion guides for hundreds of books.  The guides contain discussion questions and background information on the author and the subject. There are also suggestions for general questions when a specific guide is not available.

Reading Group Choices
This website is a resource for reading groups. Discussion guides are available for books by both large publishers and independent presses. In addition to guides, there are tips on starting a group, running a successful group and title recommendations by subject.

Publisher websites with resources for book groups.
  • HarperCollins Reader Resources
  • Henry Holt Reading Group Guides
  • Penguin Publishers Discussion Guides
  • Random House Books Discussion Guides
  • Simon & Schuster Guides for Reading Groups
  • Time Warner Books Reading Guides
    Starting a Book Group
    Things to Consider Before Joining/Starting a Book Club - This article on the BookBrowse.com website offers helpful tips for starting a book group.

    Starting a Book Club
    This guide, by the Seattle Public Library, takes you through the steps of setting up a book group, choosing a book for the group, reading the book, hints for book group leaders, and researching the book and its author.

     
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