This is the first book group handbook published since the explosion in book clubs that followed Oprah's Book Club, The Today Show, and USA Today clubs. This light yet comprehensive and accessible volume has it all: How to's for starting a group and keeping it going, and troubleshooting for all kinds of book groups. Behind-the-scenes anecdotes and dirt from book group members; how to tell a book by its cover. Book group members select the best and worst in book group reading. How to's for eliciting the best conversation. Annotated thematic lists of recommended books. Survey results from hundreds of book groups. Reading groups are here to stay. This is the book that will make everyone reading group experience a rousing and rewarding success.