The nightingale by kristin hannah book club discussion. Connect and share ideas around your favorite subjects. See more ideas about discussion group, school counseling and school social work. It can be hard to make contact with book groups, as they are normally set up by word. These groups can be organized in a variety of ways. Please contact individual locations for more details. Nov 30, 2014 understanding this dichotomy alone could be a fun and insightful discussion for your book group. Youre now stuck on ideas for facebook groups, thats why you are avidly searching for post ideas. Book clubs for every genre and discussion groups around every literary topic imaginable. Mar 25, 2015 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. For possible questions to start discussion on specific books, check the back of the book, particularly if the title is a popular book club choice, or the publishers website. 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.
Book club ideas to breathe new life into your book club. Monthly spiritual exercises and readings help us to wake up to reconnect with ourselves and the gifts and needs of the world. To help you make sure your book club is on point, here is a short guide about how to start a book club to help you make yours perfect. Each member or a team of 2 or 3 takes a card and answers the question. At your first book club meeting, or whenever new people join your reading group, its good to spend a bit of time getting to know each other. I said before that you should consider your audiences behavior and your groups theme. But there is more to starting a book club than you might think. The major themes are pretty much laid out in black and white, very little is subtle, so focusing instead on readers reactions might offer each member of your book group to share what elements of a book are most important to him or her. Book questions and reading guides discussion guides for book clubs more than 500 printable reading guides for exceptional books. If not, solicit participants and create your own poetry reading group.
First, check with your local bookstore or library to see if there is one currently running that you can join. When writing your own book club discussion questions, avoid questions that are too general, like what did you think of the book. A book discussion group is a forum where readers can come together and talk about books and the reading experience. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Groups receive enough copies of their selected title to allow everyone in the group to read the same book at the same time. 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. Heres an alternative designed to give you a bit more freedom. Typically 812 is a great number for allowing discussion and for fitting into peoples homes. Want to join a reading group, but worry that the group will choose a book that utterly bores you. If youre struggling to make inspired choices, definitely dont stick with those ya books or motivational best sellers that everyone is reading. Choose one question at a time and toss it out to the group. 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. Reading groups fulfill a variety of social needs for their members. One benefit of using shorter activities is the ability to keep participants interest high.
Instead of picking an official book to read each month, how about a theme. Have them write a question for the group about the book on their card and drop it in a bowl. My current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. General book club questions for study and discussion. Regarding the theme, these next facebook groups engagement ideas are general ones, that can be used to most of the types of groups. Select a number of questions, write each on an index card, and distribute. Games to break the ice at book discussion groups and other. Mar 10, 2015 remove the pressure by trying some of these discussion prompts.
As students connect the ideas in stories to the issues in their own lives and the world around them, they also build higherlevel thinking skills. While there is no right or wrong way to organize a book group, take. Techniques for leading group discussions main section. We read and talk about both fiction and nonfiction books as a community. So today we are going to explore 25 proven activities that can be applied to any book and at any age level. I knew that i wanted my kids to start in traditional book clubs, where all members of the group are reading. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. You want to ask questions that are openended and help people talk about themes and how the book relates to deeper issues. Start a poetry reading group academy of american poets. Instead choose a unique theme for your bookworm gang. Aug 21, 2017 ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. Aug 09, 2017 looking for a fun way to enjoy books and meet new people. This engagement group post can create a great reading club.
My students are currently spending time in book clubs, diving deep. With a loose guideline, everyones sure to find something theyll enjoy. Monthly book club tips the following represent monthly tips that we have. There are many ways to start or participate in ongoing poetry reading groups.
We read and discuss fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and poetry and host live chats and interviews with leading authors. These activities are easy to follow an suitable for most age groups within an elementary. Nonlibrarians are welcome to join the group as well, to comment or. Thinking about themes in literature through book clubs scholastic. Select a number of questions, write each on an index card, and pass them out. A place where all goodreads members can work together to improve the goodreads book catalog. Reading group choices presents these book club name ideas for some inspiration. Or use a search including reading guide to find information on the various book group sites. Some groups even prepare theme food inspired by the book. The most useful of these is the thematic book group, in which each.
Read by theme group 532 members goodreads share book. But your book club can still fall into a rut once in a while. Themed book group ideas, book club meeting ideas, unique books club. Addiction recovery 36 addiction recovery group activities. The possibilities presented here are for kid through grownup book clubs including those focused on nonfiction, romances, history book clubs and so on. Name inspiration for your reading groups reading group choices. The goal of book discussion groups and literature circles is to engage students in literature through stories and topics that interest them. Themed book group ideas, book club meeting ideas, unique books. While discussing books is our passion we also have active forums for talking about poetry, short stories, writing and authors. You could either create a book club entirely around a single theme, or use themes to narrow your focus for each month.
A great books discussion concentrating on literary classics both traditional and modern meeting at 7 p. Ask your group if they think people should judge the book by its cover. Dec 15, 2018 best book one day you can ask for the best personal development group, one day you can ask about the best fictional book theyve read. Check out these 19 book club ideas you and your friends will love. How to start a book club that doesnt suck book riot. Here are book club ideas from reading group themes to fun book group activities that liven up any group. Home book discussion groups libguides at american library. This page provides general information about book groups, including with one book programs, some resources for guiding book groups, references for specific types of book groups, and an anonymously contributed guide to establishing and running. Aug 08, 2019 many libraries provide meeting space for book clubs or administer one or more book discussion group.
Choosing a name for your book group can sometimes be even harder than choosing your books. I thought narrowing the field might help so i brainstormed some monthly book club theme ideas. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. I think themes are among the most fun and easy book club meeting ideas. Book club ideas kid through adult great group activities. How storyworks brought new life to my reading groups. Book groups are hosted at libraries throughout the city and facilitated by new york public library staff. Were a nationwide nonprofit organisation with a 46year track record. Stay in the loop with reading group choices, get notified about the release of our print editions, and receive handy materials from our publishing partners. Then check out our book club spotlights, where we highlight actual readers book groups. Monthly book club theme ideas book club questions, book club. Dec 14, 2017 are you always struggling to come up with book club questions to help guide your group discussion.
Mar 06, 2017 in my monthly book club, we often have a hard time selecting our next book because there are so many to choose from. Apr 21, 2020 is a thriving book discussion forum, online reading group or book club. Some group discussion activities take very little time and can be used as a part of the group discussion session, combined with other activities. Is your book club having a hard time each month choosing what to read. Each member or a team of 23 takes a card and answers the question. If you are looking for what if questions, icebreaker questions for small groups, group questions, funny conversation topics, and more. Shes joking but her group do stay focused on the book under discussion. Quick start guide book discussion groups libguides at. Shop online for our annual print editions, which include book overviews, suggested discussion topics and discussion questions for all our annual books. Best tool or best app we all have that one or many apps that we find extremely useful or fun. The local library seemed to focus on book clubs for seniors, so meetup was my goto. Ive been started and been apart of many book clubs over the years and i. Book discussion group descriptions great books foundation discussion series. Also, avoid questions that have simple yes or no answers.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. As a member or leader of a book club, you are likely to be reading books on a wide variety of topics, both fiction and nonfiction. The reading agencys reading groups for everyone is a network of bookgroups from across the uk, with information on setting up and running book groups. Jun 28, 2019 explore aecullens board talk about it. Book discussion groups falls church, va official website. This can be as simple as going around the group taking it in turns to introduce yourself and saying what you like to read and what youre looking forward to about the book club if youre new or what you. Try one or more of the following activities in your next group discussion session. Topics are built around the monthly worship themes, making these groups a great way to explore these themes in more depth. Thanks to emma watson, book clubs are super cool again. Check out these 19 book club ideas you and your friends will love, from. Monthly book club tips the following represent monthly tips that we have shared with book groups over the years. As long as they are writing about their book or their discussions, they. Book discussion groups at your neighborhood library the new. Participants meet once a month some twice in groups of up to 12, with a trained facilitator.
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