In the last few years, the reading group phenomenon has swept the country and more and more people are becoming interested in either becoming a member of one or setting up their own reading group.
But how do you go about finding a reading group in your area, or if you are involved in setting one up, how should it be run and what books should be selected?
The 'Bloomsbury Essential Guide To Reading Groups' tells you all you need to know to run a Reading Group - how to set one up; Readers' Guides covering 50 books, 40 novels and 10 non-fiction; Synopses to aid a quick choice of a book for discussion (all synopses are cross-referenced back to Readers' Guides); Themes: each theme is accompanied by a brief introductory paragraph, followed by a simple list of titles, all of which are referenced back to the Readers' Guides; Resources: an annotated list of useful magazines, books websites etc; Suggested Further Reading: a list of fifty additional, highly recommended titles for discussion.
The 'Bloomsbury Essential Guide To Reading Groups' is indispensable in the setting up and running of a successful Reading Group.