Research Guides: Readers' Advisory: Book Club Resources

Bookclub Websites

The Barnes and Noble Book Club - This section of the Barnes and Noble website features a weekly book club reading recommendation that often includes a link to a printable discussion guide.
Enoch Pratt Free Library Fiction Department - A variety of annotated book lists.
The Fiction_L Booklists - Many discussion topics on Fiction L, the Morton Grove (IL) Public Library's electronic mailing list for readers' advisory issues, result in compilations of books on a particular theme.
Library Booklists - A wide-ranging, impressive collection of annotated booklists taken from libraries across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
New York Times Book Review - An excellent source of reviews for newly released titles. Also contains best-seller lists.
Reading Group Choices Online: the Resource Center for book groups - The guide driectory, which is searchable by author or title, contains numerous fiction and nonfiction titles suggested for their suitability as discussion group choices.

Oprah’s Book Club
Reading Group Guides - online community for book clubs
Book Movement - “We provide lists of the best books for discussion, based on ratings from 32,000 clubs as well as book guides and other online tools to simplify club communications and activities.”
BookBrowse - Includes suggestions for what to do at the first meeting of a new group, leading a book discussion, choosing books, and troubleshooting problems.
Vintage Books - Offers ideas for book group leaders culled from Vintage Books newsletters and actual group members.