{"product_id":"the-reading-group-handbook-everything-you-need-to-know-from-choosing-membersto-leading-discussions-paperback","title":"The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know, from Choosing Membersto Leading Discussions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel W. Jacobsohn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps you are one of the millions who has tuned in and turned on to the hugely popular Oprah's Book Club. And perhaps by watching it, you've discovered a new, or rekindled an old, passion for reading. Now, with the guidance of Rachel W. Jacobsohn's revised and updated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Reading Group Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, you, too, can start your own book club  Book clubs and reading groups give fellow members the chance to break out of established reading patterns and learn adventurous approaches to creative material. With the help of \u003ci\u003eThe Reading Group Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll get a definitive, step-by-step guide to starting your own book club, written by a professional reading group leader who has organized and led groups--face-to-face and even online--for over twenty years. In this newly revised and expanded edition, you'll get information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere to meet: homes, local bookstores, libraries, and online\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to select members and decide a format for the meetings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to read material critically and constructively in preparation for the gathering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe art of the discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOver thirty-five suggested reading lists, including an expanded list of year-by-year Pulitzer Prize winners, Oprah's Book Club picks, and personal recommendations from the author and her groups' members\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere to go to get more information on the books you choose and on book clubs throughout the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e As reading groups have become the latest trend in socializing, anyone who wants to combine a love of literature with the opportunity to meet others will not want to be without \u003ci\u003eThe Reading Group Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eThe Reading Group Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will enjoy the benefits of a good book and a good book club.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachel W. Jacobsohn\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a professional reading group leader for the last twenty years. She frequently leads an online discussion group that meets every second Wednesday on AOL. She is president of the Association of Book Group Readers and Leaders, and publisher of that organization's newsletter, \u003cem\u003eReverberations\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.24 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723089612863,"sku":"9780786883240","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/753eb3a7559573880379cd9bca2d609e.webp?v=1765097975","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-reading-group-handbook-everything-you-need-to-know-from-choosing-membersto-leading-discussions-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}