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. Suggest books that your group has read that led to a lively discussion, whether people loved or hated them. It is a good idea to plan on finishing the book a little earlier than you might otherwise so that you have time to think about it and prepare before your book club meets. Weve rounded up a list of 25 great short book club books that are perfect for discussion groups and hitting your reading goals. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to. Many books suitable for book clubs have discussion guides. A book club can work well in a variety of settings. How does this book compare to other books youve read. Need a little inspiration for your book clubs next read. This months moms book nook selection is by swedish author, fredrik backman.
Exit west by mohsin hamid 240 pages some books are best enjoyed. Ten short books that will spark lively book club discussion. So if your club meets once a month, you have no excuse for not finishing your book club book you only need to devote eight or ten minutes a day to it. Each member or a team of 23 takes a card and answers the question. Mar 20, 2012 20 unexpected books for your reading group posted by eliza on march 20, 2012 reading for your book club and socializing with your group members is a lot of fun, but sometimes it can be tricky to find a book that no one has read yet and everyone will enjoy. Its also very short, so its an easy start to a book. The best book club books that will encourage discussion in your book. Would you like to live in or visit the books setting.
Many books have reading guides at the end of the book that are perfect to use for your book club. The life and times of charles manson by jeff guinn not a typical book to pick and some gruesome details, but there was a lot to discuss. Picking your book club books for the year can be a daunting decision. Top ten tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by the broke and the bookish that asks bloggers to create top ten lists on a variety of bookish topics. Best books to read for a great book club discussion. Keep reading to find out how to create your own classroom book club, which questions to. Rif readers told us these were their favorite books theyd read in book club, so next time you need a guaranteed good read for your own book clubone that will fuel lots of discussionpick one of these. Oprah, mark zuckerberg, your neighbor in the apartment next door. A book discussion group is a forum where readers can come together and talk about books and the reading experience. Mar 23, 2016 the book asks big questions about how women define their place in the world, without forcing solutions on the reader, which is perfect to kick off a book club discussion.
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. I mean, besides the wine and cheese, the real purpose of the meeting is to talk about the fantastic book you read. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions. Signe pikes main character, languoreth, is based on a reallife queen of strathclydea kingdom that once existed where currentday scotland is circa the dark agesher love affairs, and the fight for keeping the. Short book club recommendations are 300 pages or less, yet will still spark. The titles in this weeks list will get the conversation jumping again.
When you choose a popular book club book, you can often find a wealth of book discussion questions already written for you. It is more often called simply a book club, a term that is also used to describe a book sales club, which can cause confusion. Another book that probably had the longest discussion from our group was manson. Litcourse our 10 free online literature courses are short and fun. In fact, the story was so captivating that my book club would also meet at the breakfast table to reflect on the horrific fleshlumpeater or to discuss whether we might actually. The best book club books that will encourage discussion in your book cluband theyre all available in paperback for easy access for your members. If not, you can visit the publisher or authors website and find online reading guides. Theres surprisingly a lot of brilliant classics just under 250 pages.
A little historical, a little contemporary throwback fiction, anyone. The new york times describes the sense of an ending as a short book, but not a slight one, which actually characterizes all these books. These reading suggestions are all sure to break up your daytoday routine by providing a mental rest. Most of these slim fiction works run 200 pages or less, and deliver a lot of bang for the buck. These are some of the questions that these six stories begin to unlock as they. The cuckoos calling by robert galbraith, still life by louise penny, the dry by jane harper, magpie murders by antho.
From bookthemed activities to printable discussion questions to interviews with the authors, youll find plenty of inspiration for a great conversation. Complaints about a lack of excitement in the books any particular book group chooses are common. This could be a long book, or a very short book, depending on your reading speed and what title you choose. I would add whered you go bernadette, like the other members suggested. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date.
Oct 01, 2019 so whether youre in a book club now, want to be, or just really love reading and talking about books to anyone, i have suggestions on your next pick. Our 23 hour meetings are primarily a social gathering with a mere 10 minute discussion. Over wine, of course the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Selecting each months book requires walking a fine line between art and science, preplanning and sheer luck. Dig into these excellent short books, all under 250 pages.
Find discussion books, contests, and reading lists. Mar 25, 2015 in my book club we have read four of the books mentioned. This sparked so much discussion of so many topics, including saramagos style of writing, government response to disaster, and even a comparison to camus. If the book youre discussing has one its certainly worth printing it out. Here are 10 recent books that i think would get your book club talking. A list of classic and current book club favorite reads. Whether you belong to a book club or not, this is a great list of book recommendations and books that are fun to discuss. Ten short books that will spark lively book club discussion note. Join the book club discussion in the year of epic reads facebook group. It may, however, need a second readthrough once you are finished. My book club read searching for pilar by patricia hunt holmes, published in april by river grove books.
H ow to encourage a lively discussion at a book club meeting can be a challenge. My current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. How to create your classroom book club everyday esl. What a good idea short books encourage you to try types of books you may not otherwise. A years worth of perfect picks for your book club barnes. The average reader should be able to finish any of these books in four hours, give or take a few minutes. But, the books on this list are especially shortaround 300 pages or less. Obrehts portrayal of a southeast europe corrupted by war yet inspired by legends and fairy tales is both touching and deeply important. Some books are too polarizing and may provoke arguments rather than civil discourse. Oct 20, 2015 book club discussion questions october 20, 2015 by sheila 7 comments while its always helpful if you can find reading guides for the precise title your book club is reading, sometimes theyre not available. But if youre short on good books to read, dont worry, weve got you covered. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction and nonfiction alike. If you cant find specific discussion questions for your novel, use our generic book club discussion questions for fiction.
In mondays book club 101 post, we talked about how a fabulous book club discussion starts with the right bookand it takes more than a great book to make a great book club novel to gather this list of 40 book club favorites, i polled you on the mmd facebook page, asked you on twitter, and combed through your suggestions here. Christian book clubs can choose to read nonfiction christian books, christian fiction or popular books that can be considered from a christian perspective. Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Dec 20, 2019 lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Whats more important for good book club books is discussabilityare there topics in. Dec 14, 2017 in one of my past book clubs, we literally only read books that included discussion questions at the end of the book because we wanted to be certain wed have a meaningful discussion. Go ahead and copy these awesome book club suggestions from the peanut blossom online book club. Nov 01, 2016 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. The book asks big questions about how women define their place in the world, without forcing solutions on the reader, which is perfect to kick off a book club discussion. Have a good topic of discussion to start the conversation and make sure to have some more ready to introduce if the conversation flags, goes off topic, starts to repeat itself or gets uncomfortably contentious. If youve already read fredrik backmans bestseller, here are 8 more uplifting tales of curmudgeons, misfits and the misunderstood to celebrate with your book club this holiday season. Excellent books that will encourage discussion in your book cluband theyre all available in paperback.
Book club for kids discussion questions, reading guide. If youve been struggling to find some good questions, we have ideas for that too. The huffington post selected the tigers wife for our now discontinued book club in 2011, and with good reason. The next category for the 2018 reading challenge is a book you can read in a day. Select a number of questions, write each on an index card, and distribute. Choose one question at a time and toss it out to the group. We read only fun books that make our members rediscover their love of reading. And even if frankies struggles with the good ol boys at her elite prep school arent directly applicable for all readers, the idea of finding oneself transcends the. Now that youve had some time to recover from all those champagne wishes and caviar dreams, its time to get down to business. And if you need book club suggestions, this list is sure to fit the bill with options that everyone will love. Here are 29 book club suggestions that i think most people will enjoy reading, ones that will spark interesting discussions, and ones that youll feel good about having forced other people to read. Book club central will be a repository of resources on book clubs from tools to start and maintain your club to recommendations on books. My book club has decided to choose a short book for our december meeting so.
This list of book club recommendations for christian book clubs includes books from each of these categories. Sep 05, 2016 when you choose a popular book club book, you can often find a wealth of book discussion questions already written for you. Jun 05, 2018 a book club can work well in a variety of settings. These 29 titles are the best book club books ranging from nonfiction to chicklit. Apr 17, 2018 picking your book club books for the year can be a daunting decision. So much better than reading a book alone, then wishing someone else you knew had read it so you could unpack it. The heroine is kidnapped by sex traffickers in mexico and smuggled to houston to work in the glitzy mens clubs and then in a cantina bordello. This slim novel, perfect for book clubs, will inspire discussion about. We already have a stellar list of lifechanging nonfiction books you can read in a day, so today were focusing on fiction.
Are there long or shortterm consequences to the issues raised in the book. And if you need book club suggestions, this list is sure to fit the. And although almost any book, in the right hands, can stimulate conversation, some books that are enormously fun to read are clunkers when it comes to discussion. Read up on some older recommendations for bonus ideas. Generic discussion questions for fiction and nonfiction to help with almost any book. Yet, theyre incredibly meaty and will spark lively book club discussions despite their brevity. Its not about trying to make sure everyone will like the book. Readthinktalk a guidedreading chart to use while youre reading. Welcome to brightlys book club for kids, where we encourage young readers to discover great books, share new stories, explore important topics, and have some bookish fun. We read only fun books that make our members rediscover their. A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they have read and express their opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. If you get to pick the book, here are some recommendations for engaging books that are likely to promote discussion. Natalia has returned to her roots in balkan country to lend a hand at an orphanage, and. It would be refreshing to discuss a novel written by a teenager.
Its by a new author, so it has some really different perspectives. Reading group choices is your resource for book recommendations, book club discussion topics, and reading group guides. Reading group choices book club recommendations featured books. My book club my boys, ages five and seven would meet each night eager to discuss the hilarious effects of whizzpoppers or their distaste for snozzcumbers. Book club for kids discussion questions, reading guide, and. You want to pick a discussionworthy book, so we decided to make it easy and compile this list for you. They still managed to have a great discussion, and everyone agreed the book was worth finishing. Apr 02, 20 if your book club is in a rut, youre not alone.
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