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Websites for Book Clubs
Looking for discussion guides, good ideas for reading groups or just a good book to read? Try these online resources for social readers.
Book Club Networking
Book Discussion Guides
- African American Literature Book Club
- Reading Group Choices
- Reading Group Guides
- BookClubCookbook
- Book Club in a Box
Publisher's Reading Guides
First Chapters
- Online Book Club's Chapter-a-Day
- Readers Read (This site includes children's and youth choices too.)
- New York Times' First Chapters
Television Book Clubs
Online Radio Magazines
Professional ("Think Like a Librarian") Resources
- Booklist (Book reviews from the American Library Association)
- Kirkus Reviews Online (Over 500 pre-publication reviews every month.)
- Library Journal (Founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey, this trade magazine features a"Top Ten Titleeviews in..." series and annual"Best Titles" picks.
- Publisher's Weekly (Full of short reviews of new and soon-to-be released titles, "PW" has appeared weekly for 136 years. Now sponsors the annual Quill Awards determined by readers' choice.)