Top Tips for Starting, and Keeping, a Book Club

The Leonard Lopate Show | Oct 12, 2017

We had an incredible discussion with Glory Edim and Lynn Lobash about how to start your own book club, and keep it thriving. We also heard from many of you, our listeners and die-hard book-clubbers. Here are their top 12 tips:

Read banned books
Invite authors to come and speak
Make dinner
Have rules
Whoever selects the book leads the discussion
Pick themes
Make your book club a community, one that creates solidarity
Have a clear selection process
Stay open-minded
Make your book club a safe space
Maintain a social media presence
Don't be afraid to read something you don't want to read -- it can lead to some great conversation!

With these tips in mind, we want to create our own online book club.

A space to talk about the books you are reading, a place to look for recommendations, and discuss pretty much anything book-related, including what we’re reading with the Leonard Lopate Book Club. We need your help. What interests you? How should it work?

Please take this quick survey and help us create a place where you can discuss all things books.

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