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BOOK GROUP KITS

Websites About Starting and Conducting a Book Group

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Amazon.com Book Clubs
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/292203/103-5166354-3727048
The online book seller offers advice on how to start a book club and suggests titles popular with book groups.

The Book Movement Essential Book Club Planner
www.bookmovement.com This very handy and up-to-date site lists its top 10 book choices for each month, presents book previews and reviews and has excellent discussion questions.

Cliffs Notes
www.cliffsnotes.com
The familiar yellow and black book notes that analyze literature are online. Include book summaries, character and theme analysis and discussion questions.

Center for Book Library of Congress One Book Reading
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/
The community-wide "one book" titles chosen by states and cities are listed on this site. Includes links to library sites, where background information and discussion questions on books can be found.

Oprah's Book Club Archive
www.oprah.com/tows/booksseen/tows_booksseen_main.jhtml
Lists the books Oprah Winfrey features on her television program. Includes an archive of past titles that can be found by title and date of discussion.

Reading Group Guides
www.readinggroupguides.com
This exceptional site lists more than 500 titles that can be read by book groups. Includes an extensive genre list and the ability to browse by author and title. Includes discussion questions and author information.

Reading Woman
www.readingwoman.com
Recommends titles for book groups who are looking beyond bestseller lists for their reading selections.

Spark Notes
www.sparknotes.com
Similar to Cliff's Notes, these free online literary study guides to classic and contemporary literature include summaries, character analysis and questions.

Talk it Up!
multcolib.org/talk
A terrific site for teens and children, this site tells how to start a book group and lists discussion questions for 150 books.