Book Club Resources

General Resources
BookPage Online
This monthly online version of the publication BookPage is devoted to serving readers, libraries, booksellers, and publishers. It features up to 100 new book reviews per month as well as author interviews and articles.
BookSpot
BookSpot simplifies the search for the best book-related content on the Web. Featured sites are hand-selected by BookSpot editors and organized into intuitive categories such as bestseller lists, genres, book reviews, electronic texts, book news, and more.
Bookweb
The American Booksellers Association represents independent bookstores nationwide. The ABA web site has Book Sense Picks, which are monthly reading recommendations from independent bookstores. It also provides lists of books to be reviewed in national newspapers and on radio and television.
Goodreads
You can post your own reviews and catalog what you have read, are currently reading, and plan to read in the future. You can also see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. Don’t stop there – join a discussion group, start a book club, contact an author, and even post your own writing.
January Magazine
This site features reviews of new fiction, non-fiction, children's books and music, as well as interviews with authors.
Nancy Pearl’s Web Site
Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust and More Book Lust, is known for her book reviews on National Public Radio. . Now you can go to her web site and read new reviews each week.
 
Reviews
Use Folsom Public Library’s Online Catalog to read book reviews. Look up a book in our catalog and click on "Reviews" to see comments from Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly.
Mostly Fiction
Mostly Fiction includes reviews of new and old books in various categories, book excerpts, book lists, author interviews, and lists of books in series.
New York Times
The New York Times Books section offers featured reviews from the paper and from the New York Times Book Review magazine. It also gives you access to their bestseller lists, columns by their knowledgeable staff, essays on reading and writing, very active forums and a monthly book discussion group.
Overbooked
This site is a treasure trove for readers, because it provides access to a multitude of book-related sites for adults, young adults, and children. Whether you are looking for author information, reviews, e-books, reading lists, or more, you will find them here. Of special note are the Authors, Featured, Hot Picks, On the Fly, and Stars Lists sections.

Author Information
Meet the Author
Author interviews from Reader’s Club hosted by Charlotte Meckleburg Library.
Meet the Writers
Videos, podcasts, and author interviews from Barnes & Noble Studio.
Paris Review 
Offers an archive of the journal's famous interviews with world authors.
Today in Literature
This site spotlights literary events that occurred on that date in history. This site also has a wealth of information about authors.

Book Discussion Guides
African American Literature Book Club
This site features book reviews and discussions, author bios and interviews with African American authors about their books.
Bookmovement
This web site offers reading group guides for 100s of popular book club titles. Also includes author chats, ratings for best books for discussion, and more.
LitLovers
This site provides plenty of discussion guides that include author bios, summaries, and reviews. Book club resource section includes information on how to start a book club, how to discuss a book, and generic questions for fiction and nonfiction.
Novelist
Novelist includes over 100 discussion guides, with more added each month. Each guide includes background and a plot summary, discussion questions (and some possible answers), and a list of suggested further reading. Access this database by using your Folsom Public Library card number.
ReadingGroupGuides.com
This is a great place to gather ideas if you're interested in starting a reading group, or if the group you're already in just needs some new ideas: Book discussion guides, author bios, even recipes are included.
Some Typical Discussion Questions
From Canadian Book Clubs.
What to Do When There's No Guide Available
ReadingGroupGuides.com offers questions to use with books that have no reading guide.

Book Clubs
Book Club Girl
Popular blog that has book group recommendations, reading group guides, audio book club podcasts, and more. Talk to authors live on Book Club Girl on Air!
Folsom Public Library Community Book Club News
Join the conversation on our Facebook page! Discuss your favorite books, see what your friends are reading and find out where to join a local book club.
Jane Austen Readers
JASNA Greater Sacramento is a new regional group that meets throughout the year to pursue further knowledge and enjoyment of Jane Austen’s life and works. One of their goals is to enjoy many of these same entertainments with the addition of book discussions, lectures, and the exploration of new aspects of Regency life.
Notable Books
The Book Club led by English professors. Read the classics the way you’ve always wanted. No papers. No tests. No tuition. Meetings held monthly at Sacramento’s Central Library.