When discussing a novel as unique as The Swimmers with your reading group, it’s good to have book club questions ready to go. There is so much to unpack. From the uncommon writing style to the very specific details about the cameo characters, to the larger questions about life and its ultimate purpose. Not convinced? Read more
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka is unlike any book I’ve read in a very long time. It’s also very unlike the kind of book I would normally finish or enjoy. But almost despite myself, I found I did both. Whether you are looking for your next great read or are planning to read The Swimmers Read more
Whether you have a book club dedicated to only fantasy books or have just introduced this one series into the mix, my recommendation is the same. League of Dragons is a fascinating book to discuss with any reading group using these book club questions. The seriousness of the Napoleonic wars set against the whimsy and Read more
With such a complex and layered story, there are a lot of discussion options for That Summer book club questions. Picking up what I thought was a New York Times recommended light-hearted beach read, I was definitely surprised once I actually started the book. While it is well written and cleverly laid out, this novel Read more
Discussing these The Wife Between Us book club questions with your reading group, you may notice an overall theme. Namely, how in this book things are so often not what they seem. In Vanessa and Richards’s marriage, they tended to see things very differently. Add in a mistress and a controlling older sister, and their ability Read more
The Wife Between Us is a psychological thriller filled with masterful twists and turns. What makes it special though is just how MANY of those twists there really are. From practically one chapter to the next you are left going “wait, WHAT?!”. You then have to reevaluate everything you thought you knew and find a Read more
It’s easy to see how this domestic thriller became an instant New York Times bestseller. The sheer skill involved in keeping the reader guessing so often had me really applauding the novel’s writers. Maybe it’s the fact that authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen can play off each other and collaborate that gives them an Read more
One of my all-time favorite novels from Jenny Cogan, Little Beach Street Bakery makes an excellent reading choice for any book club. It’s a story of how no matter what the circumstances are that brought you there, it’s never too late to completely transform your life. Anyone who has ever gone through a major upheaval Read more
The beauty of reading a book like Shadow and Bone for your book club is that Fantasy truly can unlock the imagination. It’s easy to insert yourself into the story of someone who lives a life relatively close to yours. To think about what you would do in a situation not that far out of Read more
Conversations with Friends was the debut fictional novel of now-established literary darling, Sally Rooney. It’s also a complicated novel to talk about. Even after reading it twice, I genuinely still don’t know how I feel about it. On one hand, the writing is sharp and interesting. It pulls you along enough that I read the Read more