Core Collection

Discussion Techniques

Getting Started

Online Resources

Preparing Questions

This database allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a search term to locate other authors and titles of interest. In addition, three powerful search techniques allow readers to look for books by entering descriptive terms, such as humorous mysteries. It also provides many helpful tips along with new discussion guides added each month.

What Do I Read Next? (available through your library)

This database includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 54,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover winning titles.

Internet Resources for Book Discussions

Reading Group Choices
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/
A comprehensive resource for discussion guides. Offers many ideas for starting book discussion groups.

 Harper Collins
http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/readers
Harper Collins publishing offers a wonderful selection of guides for their popular books.

 Penguin Putnam
http://www.penguinputnam.com/
Each reading guides site section features many books, in both fiction and non-fiction. The guides contain interviews with authors, biographies, and a brief synopsis of each book.

Random House
http://www.randomhouse.com/library/
A comprehensive selection that includes Ballatine, Bantam, Crown, Dell, Doubleday, and Knopf publishers.

 Simon Says.com
http://www.simonsays.com/Sections/Areas.cfm?AreaID=4
Links to reading guides for Simon and Schuster titles.

 Time Warner Bookmark
http://www.twbookmark.com/
Offers reading group guides for titles published by Time Warner group.

*The website was made possible by the awarding of a grant by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)."