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• Reading Group Guides - Over two thousand guides for both fiction and nonfiction books. Also tips for establishing a reading group.
• Reading Group Choices - Helpful hints and book choices for reading groups.
• Book Group Buzz - A blog on book discussion groups from Booklist magazine.
• LitLovers - A guide to starting a book club, suggested readings, discussion guides, and short courses to help you get more out of your reading.
• The Reading Club - Assistance with starting a book group with a British point of view.
• How to Lead a Book Club Discussion - Good advice from About.com.
• Questions for Nonfiction books - From LitLovers
• The Reading Cure - "How to organize a book group with a social conscience" by Arthur I. Blaustein
• 25 Ways That Libraries Can Support Book Groups
• Book Browse - there are sections for book clubs and for reading guides.
• Start Your Own Mystery Discussion Group - Guidance from Mystery Readers International.
• Mystery Novel Reading Groups - Locate a local group to join at this site by Mystery Readers International.
• Great Books Discussion Programs
• Fictional Gatherings - a list of novels about reading groups by the Harris County Public Library.
• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? - What to do for the December meeting when members do not have time to read, or when you can't find an appropriate book. This is a blog article by Neil Hollands.
• Read Meme - This is a good activity for a new book group, or even for one which has been around for a while.

Publisher's Reading Guides

• Harcourt Trade Publishers - Reading guides.
• Harper Collins - Reading group guides for HarperCollins books. US site.
• Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt - Reading guides.
• Macmillan Reading Group Gold - Reading guides.
• Penguin Books Reading Guides
• Picador Books Reading Guides
• Random House Reading Group Guides - Guides for Vintage, Ballantine, Doubleday and other Random House Titles
• Vintage and Anchor Books - There are book guides and also very helpful informaton on conducting discussions.
• What to Do When There is no Reading Group Guide - Suggested questions for a number of genres.

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