| BookClubFun.com Why Join A Reading Group/Book Club? There are so many reasons to join or form a book club/reading group. They're a great way for book-lovers to enjoy reading and the pleasure of each other's company. They can be a useful discipline for encouraging you to read more, or to read outside the genres you normally read, or simply as a way to make new friends and meet like minded spirits. How To Find A Book Club/Reading Group to Join. Or Publicize A Group You Are Starting. Many reading groups start when a few friends get together and decide that they'd like to meet to discuss books on a regular basis. Therefore, if you're looking to join a reading group don't forget to ask your friends if they're already part of a group or know somebody who is. Equally, if you want to start a group - who better to start with than existing friends who share your similar tastes and interests? If you're new to an area or want to expand your literary horizons in the company of a new group of people, a good place to start looking for a group, or posting your own announcement, is your local library - also, many local bookstores will have notice boards or will be able to put you in touch with people - they might even run a book club from the store. Finding people with similar time constraints and interests as your own can be a plus. For example, if you have children in school, consider posting a notice in the school magazine or on the notice board. Community centers and local newspapers can also be good resources for finding a group or publicizing your own. Because book clubs/reading groups are usually independent groups of people meeting on an informal basis, I don't believe there is any one stop resource, online or offline, for finding local groups across the USA (let alone across the rest of the world). If this is not the case and you know of such a resource, please email me and I will add the information to this page. |
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