Help for Reading Groups

For Book Clubs - How to start a book club, how to lead discussions, and how to be a good book club member. There are also reading lists. This site is from the American Library Association.
How to Start a successful Book Club or Reading Group - by By Deborah Maclaren, 9th July 2020.
Reading Group Choices - Helpful hints and book choices for reading groups.
Book Group Buzz - A blog on book discussion groups from Booklist magazine.
The Reading Club - Assistance with starting a book group with a British point of view.
How to Lead a Book Club Discussion - Good advice from ThoughtCo.
Questions for Nonfiction books - From LitLovers
The Reading Cure - "How to organize a book group with a social conscience" by Arthur I. Blaustein
Book Browse - there are sections for book clubs and for reading guides.
Start Your Own Mystery Discussion Group - Guidance from Mystery Readers International.
Mystery Novel Reading Groups - Locate a local group to join at this site by Mystery Readers International.
Great Books Discussion Programs
Book Clubs in Fiction - From Good Reads
Really? You're not in a Book Club? - The joys of book club membership. This is an article by James Atlas in the New York Times, March, 2014.

Publisher's and Others Reading Guides

Reading Group Guides - Over two thousand guides for both fiction and nonfiction books. Also tips for establishing a reading group.
Reading Guides for Book Clubs - From Book Browse
Reading Group Guides - From The New York Review of Books
Vintage and Anchor Books - There are book guides and also very helpful informaton on conducting discussions.
What to Do When There is no Reading Group Guide - Suggested questions for a number of genres.
The Best Book Questions to Spark Discussions - By Elena Nicolaou, Feb. 28, 2020 for the Oprah Daily.

Note that some authors post discussion questions on their web sites

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