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Resources for book groups

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Print Resources &: Guides:

Balcom, Ted: Book Discussions for Adults: A Leader's Guide, ALA, 1992.
Greenwood, Monique: The Go on Girl! Book Club Guide for Reading Groups, Hyperion, 1999.
Jacobsohn, Rachel W.: The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know From Choosing Members to Leading Discussions, Hyperion, 1998.
Laskin, David and Holly Hughes: The Reading Group Book: The Complete Guide to Starting and Sustaining a Reading Group with Annotated Lists of 250 Titles for Provacative Discussion, Penguin, 1995.
National Book Foundation: The National Book Awards: Forty-eight Years of Literary Excellence: Winners and Finalists, 1950-1997, The Foundation, 1998.
Pearl, Nancy: Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason, 2003.
Pearlman, Mickey: What To Read: The Essential Guide for Reading Group Members and Other Book Lovers, HarperPerennial, 1999.
Saal, Rollene: The New York Public Library Guide to Reading Groups, Crown, 1995.
Slezak, Ellen: The Book Group Book: A Thoughtful Guide to Forming and Enjoying a Stimulating Book Discussion Group, Chicago Review Press, 2000.

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/283155/ref=gw_br_bo/103-6046456-7599066

Buy books, read reviews and more. A good place to watch for new titles suitable for discussion and a place to check on the availability of books in paperback format. The site also includes a section designed especially for book groups.
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com

Buy books, read reviews, find out about authors and titles.
Bookreporter.com: http://bookreporter.com/

This lively, comprehensive, up-to-date site contains information on contemporary fiction and nonfiction.
BookWire: http://www.bookwire.com

Includes information about reading groups. Contributors and supporters include Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal and Literary Market Place.

Simon Says (Simon and Schuster): http://www.simonsays.com/

Book groups meet on-line and have a choice of various "chategories."
Random House Bookgroup Resources (Bantam Doubleday Dell): http://www.randomhouse.com/resources/bookgroup

Features a Book Group Corner where readers can post questions and comments.
Reading Center: http://www.randomhouse.com/resources/bookgroup

Offers a comprehensive list of full length book discussion guides.

Penguin Classics: http://www.penguinclassics.com

This site features a full listing, and a great deal of information, on classic literature. Book Group discussion guides for classics, and teacher guides, are available.
Reading Group Choices: http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/

A site that lists reading group choices, alphabetically by author, and includes links to discussion guides or information on how to receive them. Books can also be found by title. Site also includes the full text of Reading Group Choices, an informative pocket size book that is chock full of discussion tips and how tos.
Book Clubs and Reading Groups Resource: http://www.book-clubs-resource.com

A complete guide to book clubs and reading groups with an outstanding collection of links and information for readers, including information about saving with discount book clubs.

Great Books discussions, established by the Great Books Foundation, is active in Multnomah County. Call 1.800.222.5870 for details.