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Its finally fall, and for us that means back to book club. Top ten book club picks for 2015 wrapped up in books. 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. 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. Here are 10 recent books that i think would get your book club talking. This weeks topic is books youd want to read with your book club, which is perfect for me, because i have two new book clubs this year. You want to pick a discussionworthy book, so we decided to make it easy and compile this list for you. Theyve discussed the beautiful bureaucrat, to kill a mockingbird, the lifechanging magic of tidying up and much more i chose books that i thought would make enjoyable reading for both sexes and would spark lively, interesting, sometimes heated discussion.

Jan 29, 2017 book clubs are often too ambitious with their selections, choosing books that they think they should read, not books they really want to read, and picking books that are very long. Martins griffin with a fresh take on the concept of a fishbowl existence, little ian the goldfish takes a leap out of a highrise apartment building and gets a peek at the residents lives as he makes his way down. My wife joined a book club this year, which has improved my reading no end. The most popular post on books on the table in 2017 was 8 short novels your book club will actually finish, which was viewed and shared approximately one gazillion times more than any other post. We know that choosing the right book for your book club can be surprisingly intimidating, so were here to help with the 2016 reading group planner. Yet, theyre incredibly meaty and will spark lively book club discussions despite their brevity. H ow to encourage a lively discussion at a book club meeting can be a challenge. The best book clubs are on twitter and facebook telegraph. Learn from an english professor how to choose good books for a book discussion club in this free reading group video on literature.

This list was inspired by my good friend and neighbor, who participates in a coed book club and frequently asks for recommendations. Books that generated discussions, and had great characters. Thus we are here to offer you the best book club recommendations books that everyone will enjoy reading. 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. While many book clubs choose to only read novels and other works of fiction, there. You want to pick a discussionworthy book, so we decided to make it. His facebook group a year of books already has more than 140,000 members poised to post their thoughts so its probably a good thing that his book club will. Top ten tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by the broke and the bookish. Plenty of whimsy and good hearted cheer will have book clubs rooting for this lovable couple who might not have all the answers in life but who are willing to give it a try as long as they have each other.

This list of book club books has nonfiction, chicklit, young adult and middle grade titles, history books and parenting books. We are all young mothers and this selection keeps us on the pulse of current childrens lit. In mondays book club 101 post, we talked about how a fabulous book club discussion starts with the right book and 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. This book club recommendations list contains old and new books of various genres that i think have wide appeal and provide compelling discussion topics for your book club. Senior business person, lent the book by a foundation ceo. 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. Guardian writers and readers look back at the end of a wonderful literary year, we reflect on the books weve enjoyed most in 2015, new or not. The ending made us wonder if there was a glimmer of hope. Feb 16, 2015 book club books that are perfect for discussion, dissection, and some spirited debate. How to start a successful book club everyday reading.

Here we present the cream of the crop for early 2016. This is also a good chance to trade recommendations and socialize. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr. This sad but ultimately empowering book was voted a bookbrowse favorite. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, gone girl by gillian flynn. How to start an online book club on goodreads reading by. Discuss a variety of books, from novels to nonfiction, in a book club. Theyve discussed the beautiful bureaucrat, to kill a mockingbird, the lifechanging magic of tidying up and much more. Sep 16, 2015 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.

Its perfect for a book club because people will take different things away from it, and im sure that will lead to great. Looking for book club suggestions for your book group. When wills mother is dying, he and his mother decide to punctuate his hospital visits with an unusual book club with a membership of two. I feel like its a book that can start a great conversation at a first book club meeting. For additional book club recommendations, check out my. These 29 titles are the best book club books ranging from nonfiction to chicklit. In total, over 6 million children, adults and families read more than 17 million hours on our mobile phone applications and kindle ereaders. 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. Since then, ive thought long and hard and done some pretty serious polling about what makes for the best book club pick. Jan 05, 2016 this week we released the top digital books read by children and adults on mobile devices across asia and africa in 2015. Unless you have a communal space to store the books, the book club usually only borrows or returns books once every month or two. In fact, many members of book clubs report some of their best meetings have come out of books most people hated, since it.

How to start a successful book club photo credit and tutorial for painting book covers. I loved hillenbrands book unbroken, but think this will be a better fit for our group. The takeaway from this is that i shouldnt bother to write about any other book related topics but should stick to lists of short book club books. This month, after our brief foray into byo books, the lit book club resumed our normal. Either way, the prospect of picking the book of the month can be. Imperfect life 2015, an adaptation of samuelssons memoir for adults, yes, chef. The titles in this weeks list will get the conversation jumping again. Dec 07, 2008 the trouble with book clubs often has little to do with books, or oprah. 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. Of all the books weve read, this one caused the most intense discussions before, during, and even after our official meetings. Book group favorites for the best book club discussion reading. Nov 08, 2018 we recently published an article called the 7 best online book clubs to follow that outlines the best online book clubs. I mean, besides the wine and cheese, the real purpose of the meeting is to talk about the fantastic book you read. Top mysteries for book clubs to read bookbrowse blog.

I dont participate every week, but i join in when i find the prompt interesting. The years best book club reads some of these novels will touch your heart. There is nothing better than discussing good books with your friends. Dec 23, 2014 because i pushed for it a bit ive been holding off on reading this one on the assumption that it would be a good book club choice. Its usually easiest to have one person store the book collection and host the meetings, so you dont have to transport the books. Oprah, mark zuckerberg, your neighbor in the apartment next door. Reading group choices features a curated collection of the latest book. Here are 25 books we suggest as good book club choices. 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.

My book club read searching for pilar by patricia hunt holmes, published in april by river grove books. These groups helped to ignite a national conversation about books and writers, even if much of it was, and still is, about the glamour of huge. Top book club recommendations books that your club loved and would recommend to another book club. Why the book club is more than a fad uk news the guardian. Jan 14, 2017 the 10 titles book clubs are buzzing about in 2017 by. Dec 10, 2015 maybe youre a book club devotee, or maybe youre using your new years resolutions as incentive to finally, finally start one. Oct 16, 2015 72 great nonfiction titles for book clubs october 16, 2015 by sheila 5 comments the heart of a great book club is great discussion books, but a great book isnt necessarily the same thing as a great book club book. From historical fiction to speculative fiction, these books tell stories of ordinary and extraordinary lives that explore the worlds of art, war and so much more. Lewis good books and good friends are two of the yummiest things in my life. Book club book suggestions for 2016 huffpost canada life. Whether in person or online, theyre the perfect place to read great books with great book nerds, and dive deep.

We are a community book club in sydney and took our meeting. I had high hopes for a persuasion retelling, but the only thing this has in common with the source material is the name of the main character and a second chance at love. Published by minotaur books if theres one thing that rookie reporter, rebekah roberts, has learned in journalism school, it is this. This months moms book nook selection is by swedish author, fredrik backman. The good book club is an invitation to all episcopalians to join in reading saint pauls letter to the romans during epiphany 2019.

Need a little inspiration for your book club s next read. Year, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20, 2012, 2011, 2010. Here are just a few of the best ones for sharing and discussing books. Sep 09, 2016 many book club members get their books from the library. One of my favorite selections each april is the newberry award winner. Short book club recommendations sarahs bookshelves. Listenwhenever necessary, rephrase a members comments or question so that. Looking for the perfect books for your book club to read in 2015. Jan 26, 2016 10 recommendations for lively coed book club discussions this list was inspired by my good friend and neighbor, who participates in a coed book club and frequently asks for recommendations.

But, the books on this list are especially shortaround 300 pages or less. How to start an online book club on goodreads 12 comments community, connectedness, leadership, literacy by matt renwick i write this title to draw in readers with the assumption that i know what i am talking about. Jan 29, 2009 check out what real simple readers love. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, the rent collector by camron wright, big little lies by liane moriar. We love to help, so please stop by the reference desk, call, or use the chat feature on our website to ask us for suggestions. It may, however, need a second readthrough once you are finished. My husband and i were buying books for our upcoming vacation, and his selections included a passage to india and heart of darkness, while mine were all romance novels fully adorned in magenta pink covers. The invention of wings by sue monk kidd, orphan train by christina baker kline, the goldfinch by donna tartt, the r. While i spent most of the year deep in books from 2015, some of my.

Get started with the latest edition of our reading group planneran essential resource to help guide your selections. The duo share thoughts about books shared and read and through this platform are able to come to terms with death and our frailties. Discussion questions you can use with any book morristown. Some books are too polarizing and may provoke arguments rather than civil discourse. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, the girl on the train by paula hawkins, the rosie project by graeme simsio.

This presentation will help you start a reading group and provide you with tips. Complaints about a lack of excitement in the books any particular book group chooses are common. Of all the books weve read, this one caused the most intense. Book clubs are often too ambitious with their selections, choosing books that they think they should read, not books they really want to read, and picking books that are very long. One book club with which im intimately acquainted chose barkskins by annie proulx 736 pages, with less than stellar results. Shes tired of the rude stares, the degrading commentseven the. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr book critic alan cheuse produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and beth novey designed by annette elizabeth allen, david eads, becky lettenberger and wes lindamood published dec. Since there are so many great books worthy of discussion, many book clubs may find it difficult to pick the best books which can foster great discussion. 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. The band wife raise your hand if youve ever joined a book club, dutifully read the book and showed up to find that 75% of the people hadnt actually read any of the book, there was an obligatory 5 minutes of book discussion and then everyone sat.

Here are our reading groups favorite young adult books of 2015 based on our 2015 survey results. Some times my book club considers it challenging to find thoughtful, discussable books. It is hard to know precisely how many book clubs there are, because so many of them are informal networks. Maybe youre a book club devotee, or maybe youre using your new years resolutions as incentive to finally, finally start one. The sales associate looked at our books and asked me if i didnt want some higher quality literature. Dec 06, 2014 all have published in paperback since september 2014, or will do by march 2015. Nov 17, 2015 you have to pick a challenging book worthy of discussion, yet something that members will enjoy reading. Because i pushed for it a bit ive been holding off on reading this one on the assumption that it would be a good book club choice.

Like the criticism anne hears from one of the publishers in the book, i felt like this book had aspects that didnt fit. Past book club titles have proved hugely popular with our customers, and we are certain our new choices will become future bestsellers and be the bestloved and most discussed books of 2016. The husbandandwife translating team were stunned by their sudden good luck according to the new york times, they had never heard of. The librarys book club collection offers multiple copies of titles that your group can check out. Nprs book concierge our guide to 2015 s great reads. It is a fun and very different kind of book for our group. Many book club members also come to the library for help choosing their next book club book. Usually, i base this opinion on the discussion possibilities and. All eight book club titles have been carefully selected by our expert booksellers to create a list that comprises the most exceptional, enjoyable new reads.