Destination: Book Club
You're an avid reader, no book off limits in your library, and you want to find like-minded people who also share your passion.
Perhaps you're an avid reader, a true book lover, and you've been fortunate enough to find a few others just like you.
The question is - how do you take your love for reading to the next level?
We can help!
If you've landed here with us it's likely because you searched for some sort of book club information and we popped up! Here are a few of the main questions that bring readers to our site:
- Book Club Discussion Questions -- I need some!
- Book Club Rules - what should they be?!
- What is a Book Club? I want to start one but don't know how!
- Online Book Club - how do I create & manage one?
Don't be overwhelmed! You can click on those main links above if you know exactly what you need. If you aren't sure, or you just want to surf around, here are some ways to use our site:
- Deciding between an in-person or online book club? We have guides for each here: In-Person Book club or Virtual Book Club.
- Once you've formed the basics for your club, it's time to work on choosing a book. Don't be nervous! Nobody is EVER going to pick the perfect book, but you can have great discussions about mediocre books just as easily as you can have great discussions about great books!
- Book groups form an identity pretty quickly. To enhance your connection to each other and the reading you do together, name your book club!
- Are you hosting an in-person meeting? If so, you'll want to thoroughly read through our book club entertainment section. Be sure to click through all the important pieces such as hosting, communication, menus, and adding new members.
- Once you've hosted a few meetings (either in-person or virtually) and are getting used to functioning as a club, consider some extras such as having a book & movie month, making book club favors for each other, or hosting your book club review night! These things lend themselves easily to an in-person meeting, but can be adapted to fit the virtual model. Contact us if you need help doing so!
- Want to get interactive with us? Share your own book club recommendations with other readers!
- Bonus idea for families -- start a book club for kids!
Whatever you take away from your visit with us, know that we all share the MOST IMPORTANT trait --
The LOVE of BOOKS!
So get your favorite coffee mug filled up, grab your reading glasses and a pen (because I promise you'll want to take notes) and accept my invitation...
To Get Busy Reading!
Need some ideas on where to go next? Try these:
Read the BOOK CLUB RULES
Start an Online Book Club
Start an In-Person Book Club
Plan your book discussion questions
There is SO much to see and do here, so don't feel overwhelmed. At any time, you can contact us for help!
trBCQ is Reading...
We are currently reading these titles; therefore, we can't say we recommend them or not. Just a chance for you to read along with us! Send us your questions about these books here: CONTACT trBCQ!
How My Story Began...
Are you tired of looking for book club ideas and coming up empty-handed?
I know I was when I made several attempts at starting book clubs that were unsuccessful. I had the reading part covered. I was reading more than I could keep up with, but at the same time feeling frustrated because my husband didn't find a glass of wine and lively conversation on The Lovely Bones his idea of a stimulating Tuesday evening!
My first attempt to join a book group miserably failed. What do you get when you take fifteen teachers and add end of work day frustration with a glass of wine? What you get is a whole lot of complaining and not a lot of book talk! After several meetings like this I called it quits and decided to go out on my own.
So began my researching. I wanted ideas that would explain how to make starting book clubs easy, while also discovering great ways to make it fun.
More importantly, I wanted some strong book club reading lists to help me get my fledgling group off the ground.
After sifting through the muck and figuring out my angle, I invited three other girls from that first failed attempt that I knew would actually be interested in talking about what they read to join me in a new kind of reading group journey.
One with rules.
That you have to follow.
And we found out it was fun!
Several clubs (and states) later I decided it was time to share my experience and knowledge with other strugglers out there.
And that's how I became your
Real Book Club Queen!
But that's not the end of the story...if you want to learn more about me and the other Queenies, read more about our book club journey!
For Book Clubs
Some books are meant to be discussed in detail. Here are some we recommend:
Don't stop here!
You're absolutely going to want to find out more about our monthly newsletter, Book Clubbers! Take a leap of faith and sign up right now below, or visit the Book Clubbers page for more info. Did I mention, it's totally free?!
