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The inside scoop on book groups--from the nation's leading experts!
As book group members across the country have discovered, Ellen Moore and Kira Stevens know everything there is to know about book groups, and then some. The founders of the country's first book group consulting company, in Good Books Lately they dish out fun, stimulating advice based on their own experienc ...more
As book group members across the country have discovered, Ellen Moore and Kira Stevens know everything there is to know about book groups, and then some. The founders of the country's first book group consulting company, in Good Books Lately they dish out fun, stimulating advice based on their own experienc ...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
March 16th 2004
by St. Martin's Griffin
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I have been in book clubs in the past but I am not in one currently. I was particularly interested in the chapter on Intrepid Analytical Reading (style, narrator, character, plot, setting and theme and their many subcomponents) as a way of getting more out of what I read (although for the string of trash novels, oops Jack Reacher novels, I have been reading the last few months analysis isn't really required). It was an interesting and long overdue review - good bedtime reading as it is easy to p
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My CurledUp review: The subtitle of Good Books Lately says it all – it is truly a one-stop resource for any reader. Since authors Moore and Stevens are academics and book club consultants, they have successfully blended the two worlds, allowing for an emphasis on book groups but providing plenty of additional info for individuals who want more out of their reading.
Starting with a fascinating history of book clubs, from sewing circles to Oprah, Good Books moves on to important and mostly forgotte ...more
Starting with a fascinating history of book clubs, from sewing circles to Oprah, Good Books moves on to important and mostly forgotte ...more

Aug 12, 2007
Tara
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This is the book that made me re-examine my disdain for Oprah books. How pretentious could I be? Does it *really* matter if someone reads a book just because Oprah recommends it? After some careful self-examination, I realize that I don't really care why people read, as long as they are doing it because they want to. In addition, this book gave me some ideas for nurturing my book group when it meets up again in September. It also gave me tons of ideas for books that I want to read! The only real
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I think this was a pretty interesting resource book for readers, particularly those in a book group or interested in joining a book group. I wouldn't say that there was anything earth shattering here but it was a pretty solid book about books and reading. If you're interesting in learning how to lead a book group or how to be a better group member, I'd definitely recommend checking it out.
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This is a good resource book with some very interesting discussion question ideas. But I got bored trying to read it through. I'm glad I own it, though. And have used several of the ideas in my book discussion groups.
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The authors founded the first book group consulting company in America and share their knowledge and advice here. They tell how to start a group and keep it going, how to get a discussion going, and how to choose books. Included are some fun booklists. A most "booky" book.
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Oct 13, 2010
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This book is veru informative and useful to my thesis on on-line book clubs but it needs to be updated in regards to on-line book clubs but it gives a nice easy to read layout of how to make book clubs work and ideas to make it fun and interesting as well as gives some book recommendations.
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