Publisher's Synopsis
In the past few years the reading group phenomenon has swept thecountry and more and more people are becoming interested in eitherbecoming a member of one or setting up their own reading group, but howdo you go about finding a reading group in your area, or if you areinvolved in setting one up, how should it be run and what books shouldbe selected? This volume contains all you need to know to set up andrun a reading group. Chapters include: setting up and running a group;reader's guides, covering 50 books - 40 novels and ten non-fiction;synopses of these works to aid a quick choice of a book for discussion;themes, each of which is accompanied by a brief introductory paragraph,followed by a simple list of titles referring back to the readers'guides; resources - an annotated list of useful magazines, books andwebsites; and suggested further reading - a list of additional, highlyrecommended titles for discussion.
