Welcome, book clubs! Whether you’re a small group of friends with a shared love of reading (and of getting together), a large virtual group of enthusiastic readers, or anything in-between, you’ll find awesome book club ideas, links to great articles, and helpful resources here.
What’s your next book club book? If you’re still looking, you’re in the right place. Here you’ll find plenty of amazing choices to impress your fellow book club members and friends.
Scroll down to discover intriguing book recommendations based on popular book club picks and a few notable books that may have slipped under other book clubs’ radars. Plus, each featured book includes links to conversation-starting discussion questions and fun hosting ideas.
(Be sure to check back here often as I’m constantly updating with new featured books and related articles to make your next book club gathering the best ever.)
Featured Book Club Book:
UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY
A novel by Audry Fryer
Story by Linda Kotowicz, Susan Schobert and Laurie Shanaman
Letters translated by Biagio Dorso
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What makes Until Next Sunday a great book club choice?
When your book club selects Until Next Sunday, be prepared for lively discussions about the choices and circumstances facing Rosina, the strong female main character. Plus, your next book club meeting can use fun themes based on the book’s setting in 1921 and references to decadent Italian dishes, including homemade gnocchi.
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You’ll get over 20 conversation-sparking discussion questions, plus a custom playlist, the original gnocchi recipe, a delicious and easy bellini recipe, and a background about locations featured in the book.
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- Read More Books This Year: Easy Tips for Busy People – See #8 on the list: “Join a Book Club!”
- Top Ten Book Club Books of 2021 – These selections are all page-turners you’ll surely be able to finish. Plus, they have thought-provoking, interesting premises that are likely to spark lively discussions.
What makes a great book club book?
All great book club books have certain traits in common. If you want to wow your friends and fellow book club members by being the go-to for book recommendations, consider these five essential tips when choosing a book club book.
Great books for book clubs:
- Have both good and bad qualities worth debating
- Have an exciting premise
- Spark lively discussions
- Are easy to read to the end
- Inspire a theme for your next meeting
Keeping these in mind may save you time and angst! Once you know what to look for, you can make a quicker and better decision. If you want to dive deeper, check out What Makes a Great Book Club Book?
What makes a good book club discussion question?
Simply put, the best questions get the people in your book club to start talking and keep talking about the book.
What do the best questions that get the people in your book club to start talking and keep talking about the book all have in common?
Good book club discussion questions:
- Have an open-ended quality
- Encourage sharing of personal experiences
- Inspire you to form an opinion
- Help you to get into the different parts of the story
- Make you think about your perspective on issues
Book club discussion questions are at the heart of any book club gathering. Getting to talk about the book all of you read and your thoughts on it can be such an enjoyable and rewarding experience. But first, you need good questions to spark discussions rather than yawns.
Discussion Questions for Book Clubs
What if the book your book club selected doesn’t include discussion questions?
No worries! Check out this helpful post: 77 Book Club Discussion Questions for Any Book.
Fun and thoughtful questions to spark lively discussions at your next book club meeting.
To gain the gratifying opportunities to debate, discuss, and really get into the book’s details, make sure you have versatile questions that can work with any book. Even if your book selection comes with a predetermined discussion guide, bookmark these questions as a backup if the conversation suddenly falls flat. Some of the questions prompt your book club members to share deeply personal opinions, while other questions are there for amusement and fun.
Ideas for Book Clubs
Looking for ideas to make your book club fun and upbeat? Whether you’re just starting with a new book club and want to make a great first impression, or you need to dust off the cobwebs in your existing book club, these 11 Innovative and Totally Fun Book Club Ideas are sure to spice it up!
Book Clubs are for Book Lovers
If you’re in a book club, then you must be a book lover. So go now and check out the Book Lovers Blog. There you’ll find a wide variety of booklists to help you discover your next read, as well as awesome tips about how to live your book lover lifestyle to the fullest.