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Joanna Smith Rakoff’s debut novel, A Fortunate Age, tells the story of a group of friends from college who move to New York City together and find their life paths diverging and their friendships changing. Use these book club discussion questions on A Fortunate Age to delve into Rakoff's novel with your reading group.
A Mercy by Toni Morrison is a short novel that takes place late in the 17th century. Use these book club discussion questions on A Mercy to delve into Morrison's small but significant work.
Use these book club discussion questions to delve into A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre.
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon is the author's second novel, following The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. In A Spot of Bother, George Hall is convinced that the eczema on his thigh is cancer and is unable to deal with his daughter's wedding, his wife's affair, and his son's homosexuality.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a great choice for book clubs. It is superbly written, has a page-turning story, and will help your book club learn more about Afghanistan. Use these book club discussion questions on A Thousand Splendid Suns to delve into Hosseini's heart-rending second novel.
Tom Perrotta once again focuses his observant eye and listening ear to white suburbia in his new novel The Abstinence Teacher.
Anne Rice, renowned mistress of the modern vampire and accomplished author, tackles another fantastic realm in Angel Time. A distraught assassin is asked by one from the realms of the heavens to join the other side. He does. And then they go back via "angel time" to shape another's history.
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown is a Robert Langdon thriller that involves a conspiracy within the Catholic church. Use these book club discussion questions on Angels and Demons to lead your reading group in a conversation on the book.
'The Angel's Game' is Carlos Ruiz Zafon's exercise in spinning the reader through a Faustian labyrinth filled with gothic mystery and tragic romance. Use these book club discussion questions on The Angel's Game to lead your reading group into the book.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is a page turning memoir about McCourt's childhood in Ireland. Book clubs will enjoy reading Angela's Ashes. Use these book club discussion questions to lead a discussion on Angela's Ashes.
Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes will allow your book club a month of relatively light reading with some serious themes. Use these book club discussion questions on Anybody Out There? to lead your book club through the questions Keyes raises.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner was a 2005 Oprah Book Club pick. Written in a unique form, As I Lay Dying will give book clubs much to discuss in the way of substance and style. Use these book club discussion questions on As I Lay Dying to delve into one of Faulkner's classics.
Beach Road by James Patterson will be a quick read for your book club, but that doesn't mean the discussion has to be quick. Use these book club discussion questions on Beach Road to lead your book club in a conversation on Patterson's thriller.
Beat the Reaper is Josh Bazell's fast paced debut novel. Use these book club discussion questions on Beat the Reaper to lead a conversation about the book with your reading group.
In 'Beginner's Greek,' Peter and Holly randomly sit next to each other on a plane flying to Los Angeles, and strike up a conversation that lasts the entire flight. Holly gives Peter her phone number, which he loses. Thus kept apart, James Collins’ characters live their lives and marry other people, but after a tragic event at a wedding they struggle to figure out what, exactly, that plane ride meant. Use these book club questions on 'Beginner's Greek' to lead a conversation on Collins' debut.
Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors is the fictional story surrounding the building of the Taj Mahal.
Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner is a charming and deeply satisfying read about the unexpected reunion of two estranged best friends. Use these book club discussion questions on Best Friends Forever to lead your reading group into the book.
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy is an exquisitely written book of murder and obsession that takes the true details of the unsolved 1947 Elizabeth Short murder and creates a fictional story of a police detective determined to solve the case. These book club discussion questions on The Black Dahlia will help your book club explore the dark world Ellroy creates.
Anita Amirrezvani's debut novel, The Blood of Flowers, tells the story of a young woman in 17th-century Iran with a passion for knotting rugs.
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve opens with an evocative description of a beach house and a woman swimming, surfing her body on the ocean’s waves. The book club discussion questions on Body Surfing will help you explore the themes Shreve develops so well—love, loss, marriage, the ocean.
Use these book club discussion questions on Breaking Dawn to discuss the fourth and final installment in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga.
Can people change? This timeless question is inhaled and exhaled throughout Richard Russo's Bridge of Sighs. Use these book club discussion questions on Bridge of Sighs to discuss this novel with your reading group or book club.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is Junot Diaz's first novel. Oscar and his family, who emigrated to the US from the Dominican Republic before he was born, suffer an unbreakable string of bad luck that is said to have started when his grandfather offended the psychotic DR dictator. Use these book club discussion questions on The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao to lead your reading group into…
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín tells the story of a young woman from a small town in Ireland who leaves the world she’s known and moves to Brooklyn in the 1950s. Use these book club discussion questions on Brooklyn to lead you reading group into the novel.
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier tells the story behind William Blake’s writing of his masterpiece, Songs of Innocence and Experience, through the eyes of a teenage boy and girl who are neighbors to Blake in London. Use these book club discussion questions on Burning Bright to delve into Blake's world, and the world Chevalier creates around him.
Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard is a coming of age story about a Mormon girl whose sisters are murdered. Use these book club discussion questions on Cage of Stars to lead your book club discussion with ease.
Cannie Shapiro, the memorable heroine of Jennifer Weiner's smash bestselling chick lit novel, 'Good in Bed,' returns in 'Certain Girls.' Use these book club discussion questions to delve into one of Weiner's favorite characters and her latest trials.
June Nealon’s daughter needs a heart transplant and the man on death row for killing the rest of her family wants to donate his. Can June accept his heart? Delve into June's decision with these book club discussion questions on 'Change of Heart.'
Laurie Viera Rigler is, like so many other avid readers, a Jane Austen addict. In her first novel, Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, Rigler imagines a twenty-first century Los Angeles woman who finds herself transported to eighteenth-century England.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon is a mystery told from the perspective of a teenager with an intellectual disability. Lead your book club or class discussion of this clever tale using these reading group discussion questions.
Cutting for Stone is Abraham Verghese's debut novel about two boys growing up in a mission hospital in Ethiopia. Use these book club discussion questions on Cutting for Stone to lead your reading group into the novel.
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris is the first book in the Southern Vampire series, starring Sookie Stackhouse. Use these book club discussion questions on Dead Until Dark to lead a conversation on the book.
Dear John is trademark Nicholas Sparks--romantic, sappy, sad and redeeming. Use these book club discussion questions on Dear John, as a guide for discussing this love story about an army sergeant who falls in love shortly before 9/11.
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is the true story of two men who left their marks on Chicago in the late nineteenth century--Daniel Burnham, Director of Works for the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer who lured women to his "World's Fair Hotel." Use these book club discussion questions on The Devil in the White City to lead your discussion of black and white, good and evil, and the fair that changed America.
Dewey by Vicki Myron and Brett Witter is the true story of a cat who lived in the library in Spencer, Iowa for two decades. Use these book club discussion questions on Dewey to lead a discussion about the famous cat and the effect he had on a small town.
Digging to America Book Club Discussion Questions - Digging to America by Anne Tyler tells the story of two families who meet at the airport when they are adopting Korean infants. These book club discussion questions on Digging to America will help your book club delve into the questions Tyler raises.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells is the perfect book for a women's book club. Use these book club discussion questions on Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood to discuss this book with your own group of ya-yas.
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian is a story about a young woman working at homeless shelter who becomes fascinated with photographs taken by one of her clients, photos that suggest he might be tied to her own past in mysterious ways. Use these book club discussion questions on The Double Bind to lead your discussion of Bohjalian's literary mystery.
With Drood, Dan Simmons attempts to tell the story of the end of Charles Dickens' life from the perspective of his society friend and secret rival, Wilkie Collins. Use these book club discussion questions on Drood to dissect Simmons' novel with your reading group.
'Eat Pray Love' is Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir of her year traveling to Italy, India and Indonesia in pursuit of pleasure, devotion and balance. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Eat Pray Love' to lead your reading group through Gilbert's story.
Use these book club discussion questions on Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer to discuss the third book in Meyer's Twilight Saga with your book club.
The End: Book the Thirteenth of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket gives readers one last time to say goodbye to Violet, Klaus, Sunny and even Count Olaf. Use these book club discussion questions on The End to lead your group in discussing Snicket's terrible tale.
The English American is Alison Larkin's first novel, and it's a work of fiction drawn from the author's own experience as a young English woman who meets her biological parents, two eccentric Americans. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The English American' to lead your group in a conversation about the book.
Finishing Touches by Deanna Kizis tells the story of Jesse Holtz, a young woman whose best friend dies in a car accident. Several months later, Jesse begins dating that friend's grieving husband. Use these book club discussion questions on Finishing Touches to lead your book club's discussion of this novel.
Fire in the Blood by Irčne Némirovsky is a simple but well written book about village life in France before the war and the passions of youth. Although short, Fire in the Blood is packed full of insights for book clubs to discuss. Use these book club discussion questions on Fire in the Blood to aid your reading and help your group have a good discussion.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom will be a sprngboard for discussing questions of life, death and meaning in your book club. Use these book club discussion questions on The Five People You Meet in Heaven to delve into the questions Albom raises.
For One More Day by Mitch Albom is the story of a man who gets the chance to spend one more day with his mother, who died 8 years earlier. In the vein of Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven, For One More Day takes readers to a place between life and death in a story of redemption and one man's struggle to deal with his ghosts.
Book clubs will have plenty to discuss when they read Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Use these book club discussion questions on Freakonomics to launch the discussion on this atypical economics books.
In Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier writes a fictional story around the creation of Johannes Vermeer's famous painting by the same title. Use these book club discussion questions on Girl with a Pearl Earring to lead your discussion on the book, the painting and life in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a mystery-crime novel, but defies the conventions of the genre. Use these book club discussion questions on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to jump into Larsson's novel with your book club.
The Given Day is Dennis Lehane's first historical fiction novel. Use these book club discussion questions on The Given Day to lead your group into Lehane's novel.
Use these book club discussion questions to lead a discussion of The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a story about life on Guernsey (one of the islands between England and France) during and right after World War II. Use these book club discussion questions on The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society to lead your group in a conversation about the book.
Handle with Care is Jodi Picoult's latest attempt to raise controversial ethical issues in a novel that deals with medical and legal questions. Use these book club discussion questions on Handle with Care to delve into the issues Picoult raises with your book club.
Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston raises questions about how to stay happy in marriage and what happiness really means. Use these book club discussion questions on Happiness Sold Separately to lead your book club into the questions Winston raises.
Heat is a fascinating and surprising story of one man’s journey from journalist to kitchen slave to culinary apprentice. Bill Buford’s memoir covers his time working in a first-class New York restaurant and repeated journeys to Italy to apprentice with the country’s best chefs. Use these book club discussion questions on Heat to lead your book club into Buford's book.
The Help, a first novel from Kathryn Stockett, tells the story of a young white woman in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s and a group of black maids who work for the families of her friends. Use these book club discussion questions on The Help to discuss the struggles the women face as they chafe against the written and unwritten rules that limit their lives.
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger is the story of two American twins who inherit their aunt's apartment in London. Use these book club discussion questions on Her Fearful Symmetry to lead your reading group into the book.
Kathleen Kent’s debut novel, The Heretic’s Daughter, tells the story of the Salem Witch Trials. Use these book club discussion questions on The Heretic's Daughter to lead your group into a conversation about Kent's novel.
The Host is Stephenie Meyer's first adult novel. Use these book club discussion questions on The Host to lead your group discussion of Meyer's novel.
Use these book club discussion questions on 'The House at Riverton' by Kate Morton to lead your reading group in a discussion about the book.
'The House at Sugar Beach' is an astonishing and moving memoir about growing up in Liberia during a violent civil war. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The House at Sugar Beach' to discuss Cooper's story and Liberia.
Hollywood Crows is the latest crime novel from Joseph Wambaugh, focusing again on the police officers of Hollywood Station in the LAPD, and particularly the role of the “crows” or Community Relations Officers. Use these book club discussion questions on Hollywood Crows to leading your reading group discussion of Wambaugh's book.
Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh is a suspenseful novel that trails a group of LAPD cops on routine patrols as well as more harrowing pursuits of criminals. Use these book club discussion questions on Hollywood Station to explore the LAPD with you book club.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a classic that reappeared on the bestsellers lists in 2005 thanks to the hit movie, "Capote." These In Cold Blood book club discussion questions will help your book club discuss Capote's masterpiece.
The Innocent Man, John Grisham's first nonfiction book, deals with "murder and injustice in a small town." Grisham uses Ron Williamson's story to raise issues of fairness in the criminal justice system and to highlight problems with the death penalty and our systems for dealing with people with mental illness.
In Juliet, Naked, Nick Hornby returns with a novel that deals with a stripped down view of love. Use these book club discussion questions on Juliet, Naked to lead your reading group into the novel.
Book clubs will find discussion of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini an easy task. Use these book club discussion questions on The Kite Runner to focus the discussion and go deep.
Last Last Chance, Fiona Maazel’s debut novel, is the frenetic, disjointed narrative of Lucy, a 30-year-old woman struggling to stay sober. Use these book club discussion questions on Last Last Chance to lead your reading group discussion on Lucy's story.
Laura Rider's Masterpiece by Jane Hamilton is a comic novel about a woman trying to write a romance novel. Use these book club discussion questions on Laura Rider's Masterpiece to lead your reading group's conversation on the book.
Bill Bryson is an immensely popular writer who has tackled a wide variety of subjects. The focus of The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is something pretty personal: his childhood in Des Moines, Iowa. Use these book club discussion questions in your book club to discuss Bryson's memoir, childhood and how things have changed since the 1950s.
Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a great book for book clubs to discuss. Use these book club discussion questions on Life of Pi to lead your book club through the questions Martel raises.
Use these book club discussion questions on Lisey's Story by Stephen King to take King's wild ride into the story of Lisey Landon.
Little Alters Everywhere by Rebecca Wells is the first book in the Ya-Ya Sisterhood series. All the Ya-Ya books are great picks for book clubs. Use these book club discussion questions on Little Alters Everywhere to lead your book club in discussing the novel.
The Longest Trip Home by John Grogan is a memoir from the author of Marley & Me. Use these book club discussion questions on The Longest Trip Home to discuss how Grogan's childhood related to your lives.
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown is Brown's third Robert Langdon thriller. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group work through the mystery.
Frank Lloyd Wright is a famously important architect, one whose life and work has received due scholarly attention. Nancy Horan decided to turn her focus to Wright’s companion, Mamah Borthwick Cheney -- the result is Loving Frank, a fictional account of Cheney’s life and relationship with the famous architect. Use these book club discussion questions on Loving Frank to explore Horan's novel.
Use these book club discussion questions on 'Lush Life' by Richard Price to guide your discussion of the novel.
Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean tells the story of Marina, a young woman enduring the siege of Leningrad during World War II. Years later, as she begins to suffer from Alzheimer’s, her adult daughter struggles to understand her mother’s experiences during the war. Use these book club discussion questions on Madonnas of Leningrad to lead your book club into this stunning novel.
August Brill can’t sleep. His divorced daughter and suffering granddaughter are with him in the house, but he chooses to lie in bed and make up a story to distract from regrets about his life. Yet his fictional world and real world eerily mirror the state of his mind with an America at civil war and a confused soldier sent to kill the author of it all. But are the real and the imagined one? Use these book club discussion questions on Man in the Dark to dive in.
Marley & Me by John Grogan is the story of a crazy and loveable Labrador retriever. Lead an engaging discussion with your book club, class or friends using these ready to go discussion questions.
Oprah picked The Measure of a Man, Sidney Poitier's spiritual autobiography, as her first book club selection for 2007. Does your book club want to study The Measure of a Man? Use these book club discussion questions to guide you through Poitier's memoir.
These Memoirs of a Geisha book club discussion questions will help your book club discuss Arthur Golden's stunning fiction novel.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter starts on a snowy night in 1964 when a doctor delivers his own twins and discovers that one of them, the daughter, has been born with Downs Syndrome. He gives the daughter to a nurse to take to an institution and tells his wife the baby died. The nurse raises the daughter as her own.
Sue Monk Kidd's second novel, The Mermaid Chair, was an instant bestseller. Want to read The Mermaid Chair with your book club? Use these ready-to-go book club discussion questions on the Mermaid Chair to lead your book club with ease.
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is told by Cal, a hermaphrodite who was raised as a girl until adolescence. Cal tells the story of his family of Greek immigrants over three generations, weaving a tale of mythic quality. Use these book club discussion questions on Middlesex to aid in your reading or help your group discuss Eugenides' well acclaimed book.
John Le Carre is considered the master of the literary thrillerHis 20th novel, The Mission Song is a timely narrative, with an empathetic eye into the open mind of Bruno Salvador, an orphaned child of a Catholic Irish missionary and a Congolese woman, and the state of Africa in world politics. Use these book club discussion questions on The Mission Song to delve into this Song.
'The Monsters of Templeton' is a debut novel that’s gotten a lot of buzz -- and it’s well deserved. Lauren Groff has written a book that’s an ode to her hometown, Cooperstown, New York. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The Monsters of Templeton' to explore the monsters, ghosts, ancestors with secrets, illegitimate children, and other aspects of this monstrously enjoyable novel.
Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts is light and entertaining but can also present questions of good, evil, love and fantasy for your book club to discuss. Use these book club discussion questions on Morrigan's Cross to lead your book club into the first book in Roberts' Circle Trilogy.
With Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, Daniel Wallace continues to strengthen his ability to concoct tales that feel and sound like folklore, this one cloaked in themes of identity and the tales we tell to try to make life less tragic. Use these book club discussion questions on Mr. Sebastian to delve into Wallace's world.
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult presents a lot of questions for book clubs to discuss. These book club discussion questions on My Sister's Keeper will allow your book club to delve into the issues Jodi Picoult raises.
In Nature Girl, Carl Hiaasen has served a silly, sweaty, sex-filled slapstick romp through the everglades with the endearingly nutty Honey Santana. Use these book club discussion questions on Nature Girl to explore the nature of Hiaasen's novel together.
Netherland by Joseph O’Neill is a novel of reverie that is as grounded in reality as New York itself. O’Neill takes readers through one man’s period of personal despair without pulling us into the dark. Use these book club discussion questions on Netherland to take your reading group into O'Neill's novel.
New Moon is the second book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. Use these book club discussion questions to lead you group through New Moon.
Next by Michael Crichton deals with genetic engineering and brings up some provocative dilemmas dealing with genetic testing and ownership. Use these book club discussion questions on Next to discuss Crichton's novel and the dilemmas he raises.
Night is Elie Wiesel's memoir of his experience in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. An Oprah Book Club, find discussion questions for your book club or class here.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith is a short book packed with delightful characters and insights. Use these book club discussion questions on The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency to lead your book club discussion on this fiction novel about Africa and the mysteries of life.
Use these book club discussion questions on Nobody Move by Denis Johnson to lead your group into Johnson's novel.
Use these book club discussion questions about On Chesil Beach to lead a discussion on McEwan's slim, but thought-provoking novel.
As the saying goes, one good turn deserves another. Kate Atkinson’s novel, One Good Turn, certainly deserves the attention of readers looking for a novel that’s superbly-crafted and beautifully-written. Use these book club discussion questions on One Good Turn to explore the different plot threads that lead readers through a suspenseful journey into the underworld of Edinburgh.
One Second After is a riveting and chilling tale of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the United States. It is a thrilling page turner, but is also so much more. The danger it illustrates is so great and so real that leaders in our government are now reading this book. Use these book club discussion questions on One Second After to lead your reading group in a conversation about the book.
Philippa Gregory is back with another historical fiction novel of the kind that has made her popular. The Other Queen focuses on Mary Queen of Scots.Use these book club discussion questions on The Other Queen to dive into Gregory's take on history.
'Our Story Begins' by Tobias Wolff is 31 short stories in a masterwork collection: 21 classic works, 10 new stories. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Our Story Begins' to lead your book club into Wolff's collection.
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell investigates the causes of extreme success (outliers). Gladwell’s claim is that it is not primarily individual talent, hard work, or merit of any kind that causes success, but sheer circumstances and luck. Use these book club discussion questions on Outliers to lead a conversation on Gladwell's book.
Jennifer Cody EpsteinÂ’s novel, The Painter from Shanghai, tells the story of Pan Yuliang, a post-impressionist painter from China. Use these book club discussion questions on The Painter from Shanghai to lead your group into Epstein's book.
Picking Cotton is the true story of Ronald Cotton's wrongful conviction, imprisonment, release and eventual friendship with the woman who picked him out in a line-up. Use these book club discussion questions on Picking Cotton to lead your reading group in a conversation about the book.
Chris Gardner’s life story is impressive. Despite having never gone to college, and after a period of being homeless, he became a wildly successful stockbroker and wrote his memoir, Pursuit of Happyness. Use these book club discussion questions on The Pursuit of Happyness to delve into Gardner's memoir with your book club.
In 'People of the Book,' Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Geraldine Brooks presents a fictional history of the Sarajevo Haggadah. Use these book club discussion questions to delve into 'People of the Book' with your reading group.
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink is the story of 15-year-old Michael Berg, who has an affair with Hanna, a woman more than twice his age. Years later, he finds out a terrible secret about her. Use these book club discussion questions on The Reader to lead your group in a conversation about Schlink's book.
Lead a discussion on Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi with ease. Book club discussion questions for Reading Lolita in Tehran are here and are ready to be used by any book club leader, teacher or anyone else wishing to lead a discussion on Nafisi's memoir.
Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen is about the sister of the anchor of the most popular morning news show on TV. Bridget watches her sister Meghan's life fall apart when she utters two forbidden words into a camera she thought was off. Use these book club discussion questions on Rise and Shine to discuss this book on celebrity, New York, and family relationships.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy capture moments of lyrical and emotional beauty in a father and son’s haunted relationship even as a silent cloud of death covers the world in darkness. These book club discussion questions on The Road will help your book club delve into McCarthy's brutally astonishing work.
Room of Marvels by James Bryan Smith imagines what happens after people die. Use these book club discussion questions on Room of Marvels to lead a conversation on the book with your reading group.
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan was Oprah's Book Club's 63rd pick. Say You're One of Them is a collection of short stories by Uwem Akpan about life in Africa. Use these book club discussion questions on Say You're One of Them to lead your reading group into the stories.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is a great choice for book clubs. Use these book club discussion questions to guide your discussion of Sue Monk Kidd's bestselling novel, The Secret Life of Bees.
'The Senator's Wife' by Sue Miller is the story of two women -- one at the beginning of her marriage, one in her later years -- who live next door to each other. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The Senator's Wife' to guide your book club conversation on Miller's novel.
'The Shack' by William P. Young is a story that explores God's role in suffering. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The Shack' to discuss Mack's journey and your own ideas about the big questions in life.
In Shanghai Girls, See once again creates a gripping story with believable characters that lets readers live inside a time and place different from our own. Shanghai Girls takes place in Shanghai and Los Angeles during the early twentieth century and follows Pearl and May, two sisters who flee a privileged life in Shanghai when the Japanese invade the city. Use these book club discussion question…
Shopaholic & Baby is the fifth installment in Sophie Kinsella's popular Shopaholic series. Fans of the series will be delighted by Becky Brandon's adventures in pregnancy, and book clubs may choose this as a light read to coincide with a baby shower.
Alice Hoffman’s Skylight Confessions is filled with people falling in love quickly and deeply, children longing to fly, and otherworldly signs and beings. Use these book club discussion questions on Skylight Confessions to discuss the people and symbols in this novel.
'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See is the story of two girls in nineteenth century China and their friendship from age seven. Lily narrates the story as an old woman, relating how her friendship with Snow Flower grew and then fell apart with a major betrayal. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' to lead a discussion with your reading group.
Song Yet Sung by James McBride is the story of a runaway slave in pre-Civil War Maryland. Use these book club discussion questions on Song Yet Sung to study the novel with your book club.
Splendor of Silence by Indu Sundaresan is a lush, poetic and exquisitely crafted novel that should appeal to anyone who loves reading.Use these book club discussion questions on Splendor of Silence to delve into this delightful novel.
In September 2008, Oprah chose The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski for her Book Club. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is David Wroblewski's debut novel. Use these book club discussion questions on The Story of Edgar Sawtelle to lead your reading group into Wroblewski's book.
In The Strain, Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro have concocted something ancient, scientific and terrifying for readers to sink their teeth into. 'The Strain' is the first of a new trilogy of vampire novels. Use these book club discussion questions on The Strain to lead your reading group into this masterful horror novel.
The Subprime Solution by Robert Schiller is an assessment of the financial situation in 2008 from a top economist. Use these book club discussion questions on The Subprime Solution to delve into Schiller's ideas with your book club.
Suite Française by Irčne Némirovsky was written during the German occupation of France during World War II, and provides a fascinating glimpse into day to day life in France during the war. Use these book club discussion questions to enhance your reading and provide your group with questions to stimulate your discussion of Suite Française.
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith is the second book in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. It is a quick, but thoughtful book that will please fans of the series. Use these book club discussion questions on Tears of the Giraffe to lead your book club discussion on this fiction novel about Africa and the mysteries of life.
The Temple Dancer: A Novel of India is a fun and suspenseful trip through 17th-century India. Author John Speed introduces a smorgasbord of interesting and colorful characters, both native to India and part of the Portuguese colonial presence. Book clubs interested in The Temple Dancer can use these book club discussion questions to lead their discussion.
Terrorist by John Updike is a good choice for book clubs because it raises a number of questions for discussion. Use these book club discussion questions on Terrorist as your book club discusses Updike's 22nd novel.
Testimony by Anita Shreve explores a scandalous event at a boarding school from several perspectives. Use these book club discussion questions on Testimony to lead your group into Shreve's novel.
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo is a short novel about Jack and Joy Griffin's marriage. Use these book club discussion questions on That Old Cape Magic to lead your reading group into the book.
Their Eyes Were Watching God is a sensual novel about an African-American woman in rural Florida that was first published in 1937. Use these book club discussion questions on Their Eyes Were Watching God to lead your reading group into Hurston's novel.
In Them, Nathan McCall explores issues of race and gentrification through the story of Barlowe, a middle aged black man who lives in Atlanta's Fourth Ward. Use these book club discussion questions on Them to lead a discussion on the themes in McCall's debut novel.
Use these book club discussion questions to discuss Charles Frazier's second novel, Thirteen Moons. Thirteen Moons is an epic American tale similar to Frazier's Cold Mountain. Frazier gives book clubs much to discuss.
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield is a rich story about secrets, ghosts, winter, books and family. Use these book club discussion questions on The Thirteenth Tale to delve into Setterfield's magical world.
'Three Cups of Tea' by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin is the true story of Mortenson's work building schools in remote villages in Pakistan. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Three Cups of Tea' to lead your book club through the story.
The Time Travler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger is a love story with a twist. Henry, the main character, involuntarily gets misplaced in time. Want to lead a discussion on The Time Traveler's Wife with your book club or class? Check out these reading group questions.
Lead your book club, class or reading group conversation on To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee with these ready-to-go book club discussion questions.
Tomorrow takes place on one night, as the female narrator, Paula Hook, anticipates breaking some shocking news to her children on the titular day. The story, though, covers her lifetime and theirs, and the many events—big and small—that led to the present evening. Use these book club discussion questions on Tomorrow to delve into Swift's story.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is the first in her young adult series about vampires. Use these book club discussion questions on Twilight to lead your book club into Meyer's world.
The United States of Atlantis is the second in Harry Turtledove's developing Atlantis series. Use these book club discussion questions to lead a group conversation on The United States of Atlantis.
The View from Mount Joy by Lorna Landvik--bestselling author of book club favorite Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons--tells the story of Joe Andreson, a high school hockey player who moves to Minneapolis. The novel follows the story of his life through middle age, and traces the impact of his high school years and the friends he made.
These book club discussion questions will help your group discuss 'Unaccustomed Earth' by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Book Club Discussion Questions - The pages of Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen burst with rich descriptions and action. You will be drawn into the world of ringmasters, elephants and sideshows. You will also experience the world of nursing homes and old age. Use these book club discussion questions on Water for Elephants to lead your book club's discussion of this story.
What is the What is a novel written by Dave Eggers and drawn from the real-life story of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Use these book club discussion questions to lead your group into What is the What.
When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton is the story of a family that is atypical and yet classic all-American at the same time. Hamilton raises questions of family, loyalty, love, war and identity in When Madeline Was Young.
'When We Were Romans' by Matthew Kneale is a short, but powerful novel told from the perspective of a nine-year-old boy named Lawrence. Use these book club discussion questions on 'When We Were Romans' to lead your book club into Kneale's book.
Kate Atkinson is the best-selling and critically-praised author of literary thrillers Case Histories and One Good Turn. Her latest book, When Will There Be Good News?, revisits the same characters. Use these book club discussion questions on When Will There Be Good News? to lead your book club into Atkinson's mystery.
David Sedaris has made a successful career telling hilarious and personal stories about his own life. Use these book club discussion questions on 'When You are Engulfed in Flames' to lead your discussion of Sedaris' essays.
The White Tiger tells the story of a young entrepreneur in India whose childhood nickname was the white tiger. It is an original and compelling story about modern India. Use these book club discussion questions on The White Tiger to lead your reading group into a conversation about the book.
Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy is essentially a collection of interconnected short stories that take place in a small town in Ireland. Readers can use these book club discussion questions on Whitethorn Woods to guide them in discussing Binchy's unique depiction of today’s Ireland.
Wicked by Gregory McGuire turns a classic book --The Wizard of Oz--on its head. Use these book club discussion questions on Wicked to delve into the questions McGuire raises in his clever book.
In The Wild Things, Dave Eggers gives us a monstrously fleshed out version of the classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are. Use these book club discussion questions on The Wild Things to lead your reading group into Eggers' novel.
Elizabeth Pisani's 'The Wisdom of Whores' is a witty, humorous page-turner that covers AIDS from angles most readers will have never considered. Use these book club discussion questions on 'The Wisdom of Whores' to delve into Pisani's ideas with your book club.
'Wit’s End' by Karen Joy Fowler is a funny, quick-paced mystery novel about a woman who learns more about her family history by moving in with her godmother, a reclusive mystery writer. Use these book club discussion questions on 'Wit's End' to lead your group's discussion of the book.
Ya-Yas in Bloom by Rebecca Wells is the third book in the Ya-Ya Sisterhood series. Use these book club discussion questions on Ya-Yas in Bloom to lead your book club as they they discuss this charming Southern novel.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union is a Jewish detective yarn set in Sitka, Alaska; this frustratingly intoxicating tale is not only chock full of the Chabon’s masterful witticisms and descriptions, but is a mind-rattling fiction of noir and prophecy mixed with a healthy dose of black humor.
