Dicedok dari Richard & Judy Book Club (mungkin boleh memberi sedikit pencerahan tentang arah tuju dan bentuk KBABKB, walaupun Richard & Judy bukan sebuah kelab diskusi online @ dalam talian):
The Richard & Judy Guide to setting up your own reading group
Why should I set up a reading group?
If you enjoy reading then you'll find discussing a book with friends a great way to get more out of your reading experience. Not only do you get to exchange opinions and share insights into a book the whole group has read, but you can also swap recommendations, discover great new authors and enjoy a friendly and stimulating chat over a cup of coffee or glass of wine.
Where do I start?
For many people, a reading group starts with a group of friends who already enjoy socialising together. If none of your close friends is enthusiastic about the idea, ask them to spread the word amongst their friends and not only could you find people to discuss books with, but you'll also make new friends too! You could also put a notice up in your local bookshop, library or arts centre, and many successful reading groups centre around work colleagues or parents at a school or nursery.
How many people do I need?
Most reading groups work best as informal events, with five to ten members. Why not give your group a name, such as The Bingley Bookworms or The Ruislip Readers?
When and where should we meet?
Meeting monthly should give everyone enough time to read and think about the book.
Bear in mind that not all members will be able to attend every meeting, but try to keep the day and time of the meetings the same every month so everyone can book the time into their schedules and the group has a sense of continuity.
Your reading group could take place in a local library, school, café or pub, or even in the park if the weather's fine, but usually meetings happen in members' homes. Each member could take turns to be host, and why not liven the meetings up with themed music, food and drink?
Ensure that one person is placed in charge of organising the meetings. The organiser should have contact details for each member so they can inform everyone if the meeting has to be postponed or cancelled.
How do we choose which books to read?
The Richard & Judy Book Club carefully selects ten books to discuss, with eight more up for discussion during the Summer Read and Book Club shows. Why not follow the show and discuss our choices with your own group. Check the website, or subscribe to email bulletins, for great savings on all the featured titles too.
You could also decide to let each reading group member choose a title in turn, take a vote each meeting or read books on a theme such as Read Around the World, Unsung Classics or Prizewinners.
How do we start a discussion about each month's book?
You will probably find that if each person begins by talking about their feelings for the book, whether they liked or disliked it and how it compared with other books they have read, a wider discussion will soon begin to flow.
If you need some prompting, however, why not download the Reading Notes that have been written exclusively for the Richard & Judy Book Club website. You can use the questions and prompts to spark off a discussion, or just read them yourself to get more enjoyment from your reading of the chosen books.
The Reading Notes are easy to use: simply scroll down the page until you find a title that interests you, then either click the book title to find more information or download the PDF to print out at your leisure or distribute to your reading group.
The Richard & Judy Book Club website is also the place to come to meet the authors behind the recommended titles. Read author profiles, take part in author chats on the message board, ask questions raised by your reading group and read the author's notes on their books. You can also read extracts from the selected books - a great way of deciding which books are likely to be a hit with your group before you buy.
The Richard & Judy Guide to setting up your own reading group
Why should I set up a reading group?
If you enjoy reading then you'll find discussing a book with friends a great way to get more out of your reading experience. Not only do you get to exchange opinions and share insights into a book the whole group has read, but you can also swap recommendations, discover great new authors and enjoy a friendly and stimulating chat over a cup of coffee or glass of wine.
Where do I start?
For many people, a reading group starts with a group of friends who already enjoy socialising together. If none of your close friends is enthusiastic about the idea, ask them to spread the word amongst their friends and not only could you find people to discuss books with, but you'll also make new friends too! You could also put a notice up in your local bookshop, library or arts centre, and many successful reading groups centre around work colleagues or parents at a school or nursery.
How many people do I need?
Most reading groups work best as informal events, with five to ten members. Why not give your group a name, such as The Bingley Bookworms or The Ruislip Readers?
When and where should we meet?
Meeting monthly should give everyone enough time to read and think about the book.
Bear in mind that not all members will be able to attend every meeting, but try to keep the day and time of the meetings the same every month so everyone can book the time into their schedules and the group has a sense of continuity.
Your reading group could take place in a local library, school, café or pub, or even in the park if the weather's fine, but usually meetings happen in members' homes. Each member could take turns to be host, and why not liven the meetings up with themed music, food and drink?
Ensure that one person is placed in charge of organising the meetings. The organiser should have contact details for each member so they can inform everyone if the meeting has to be postponed or cancelled.
How do we choose which books to read?
The Richard & Judy Book Club carefully selects ten books to discuss, with eight more up for discussion during the Summer Read and Book Club shows. Why not follow the show and discuss our choices with your own group. Check the website, or subscribe to email bulletins, for great savings on all the featured titles too.
You could also decide to let each reading group member choose a title in turn, take a vote each meeting or read books on a theme such as Read Around the World, Unsung Classics or Prizewinners.
How do we start a discussion about each month's book?
You will probably find that if each person begins by talking about their feelings for the book, whether they liked or disliked it and how it compared with other books they have read, a wider discussion will soon begin to flow.
If you need some prompting, however, why not download the Reading Notes that have been written exclusively for the Richard & Judy Book Club website. You can use the questions and prompts to spark off a discussion, or just read them yourself to get more enjoyment from your reading of the chosen books.
The Reading Notes are easy to use: simply scroll down the page until you find a title that interests you, then either click the book title to find more information or download the PDF to print out at your leisure or distribute to your reading group.
The Richard & Judy Book Club website is also the place to come to meet the authors behind the recommended titles. Read author profiles, take part in author chats on the message board, ask questions raised by your reading group and read the author's notes on their books. You can also read extracts from the selected books - a great way of deciding which books are likely to be a hit with your group before you buy.