Book clubs

Barrington Area Library Book Discussion Series: Join professional book discussion leader Lanny Ori for thought-provoking discussion of notable titles. The Barrington Area Library Book Discussion Series for 2010-2011 will begin in October, 2010.

Book Club Selections: Multiple copies of these "discussable" books are available for a 4-week loan period.

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Award Winners: Directory of awards and prize winners

Book Club Choices: New fiction and nonfiction paperback releases that are sure to promote lively discussion in your book club. Sign up for a monthly email newsletter.

Book Club Guides: Find reading suggestions and tips for running your book club.

Booklist: Book and audiobook reviews from 1992–present, reading recommendations, and feature articles for readers.

Fiction Connection: Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy

The Great Books Foundation: Titles discussed by the Great Books Foundation

New York Times Book Review: Full-text articles from the Sunday New York Times book review section from 2000 to the present

NoveList: Book recommendations for all ages

Oprah's Book Club Selections: Titles featured in Oprah's online book club and on The Oprah Winfrey Show

Reading Resources

Author Directory: Interviews with authors for adults and children

Author Video Clips: Growing library of multimedia author interviews

Book Review Digest Plus: Over one million book reviews from 1983–present.

Books in Print: Reviews, author biographies, and publisher information for books, audiobooks, and DVDs.

Literature Resource Center: Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of 122,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.

LitLovers: Terrific book club ideas. Find a book. Find a review. Find a discussion guide.

ReadingGroupsGuides: Complete reading group resource - provides nearly 1000 guides from a variety of publishers, searchable by author, title and subject.

What to Do When There's No Guide Available: General questions from ReadingGroupGuides.com

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