When I read The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy, I was struck by how simplistic yet powerful the pages in Levy’s mother’s poesiealbum were. Recently, I received a note from Levy saying that she’s giving readers the opportunity to create their own pages for posting on her website. Here’s what she has to say:
“Given [...]

If your group is like most others, you tend to have a set schedule of meeting once a month or so at someone’s home for snacks or a meal and book discussion. As a rule, this is a great way to make sure that everyone can easily mark a date on a calendar and plan [...]

Have you ever thought of inviting someone other than the author of the book you read to your book club meeting? When you think about the topics covered in your book and who may be able to give you more information about them, you open up a world of possibilities for guests to invite. For [...]

Reading a book then watching the movie as a group is a great way to talk about key elements of a story. You can talk about the differences between the two, and whether the message of the book matches that of the movie. Moms and daughters can talk about whether they liked [...]

Not all girls or even moms feel comfortable sharing their personal views in a group setting. If you find that the same members contribute to the discussion at each meeting, you may need to implement activities that encourage all members to express their opinions without shining the spotlight on them in embarrassing ways. A few [...]

Booklist is a great source for finding reviews on all kinds of books. The magazine publishes a blog called Book Group Buzz that’s worth checking out occasionally to see what they are recommending. Recently, I cam across this post on how to use book reviews in your book club.
To this list I’ll add my thoughts. [...]

I’ve recently discovered the LitLovers website and blog, and I have found both to have lots of helpful information for book clubs. Today, for instance, the conversation is titled Old Wine in New Bottles and it’s about sequels or prequels to classics written by new authors. While the books in this post are mostly for [...]

Emma, Jess, Megan and Cassidy are back for another year of reading in their mother-daughter book club in Heather Vogel Frederick’s new book, Dear Pen Pal. Cracking this third book in the mother-daughter book club series is like reconnecting with old friends. The girls are in eighth grade this year, and they’ve learned a lot [...]

My friend Sage Cohen is celebrating the release of her new book Writing the Life Poetic and she’s blogging about poetry to help celebrate National Poetry Month. It’s a great time for a mother-daughter book club to consider choosing poetry to focus on for a whole month, even if that month is sometime down the [...]

April is National Poetry Month, and it’s a good time for mother-daughter book clubs to consider selecting poetry for a meeting.
There are many ways you can enhance a book club poetry meeting to extend to the whole family. My book club chose to read poetry for a month a few years ago, and everyone in [...]