Some of my favorite conversations about books happen around a kitchen table, with coffee going and someone asking, “But why do you think she did that?”
That’s what a book club does best. One reader notices a detail another missed. Someone defends a character everyone else wanted to shake. A quiet member says the one thing that changes how the whole group sees the ending. A story read alone is one experience. A story talked over together becomes something more.
I wrote these guides to help those conversations along. Each one includes discussion questions, a little background on the time and place behind the story, and a few ideas for making your meeting feel like a visit to the book’s world. Use as much or as little as you like. The best discussions usually wander off the page anyway.
If your group chooses one of my books, I’d love to hear about it. Tell me what you talked about, what surprised you, and which character started the liveliest debate. Book clubs are the reason I write the way I do, for readers who want to keep thinking about a story after the last page.
Pour the coffee, pass the dessert, and enjoy the conversation.
Guides are now available for: