Book Club Ideas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8007472.stm

There must be millions of you out there, because everytime Chavez mentions a book or gives one as a gift to Obama, the particular book shoots up on the Best Seller list on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

So who is a member of the Hugo Chavez book club and did you already get :"The Open Veins of Latin America…" by Eduardo Galeano? Is the book any good? It’s all sold out in my area.
For all the rhetoric and criticism the right wing, the GOP and the Bush Admin, it seems Hugo Chavez is a well-read person.
For all the rhetoric and criticism the right wing, the GOP and the Bush Admin, laid upon this guy, it seems Hugo Chavez is a well-read person.

Hilarious, but it kind of makes you want to read the book just to see what a guy like him reads

Page 6: Mysterious
Page 7: Rockhopper
Page 11: Pickle
Page 21: Migrator
Page 25: Yarr
Page 40: Waterfall
Page 52: Deck
Page 79: Rockhopper
Page 80: Penguin
Page 177: Puffle

That’s all I could find, hope it helps.

The "Western Canon" is by Harold Bloom and the "Lifetime Reading Plan" is by Fadiman & Major.

I’ve been reading the books that are listed within the two above titles, but I’d love to have other interested readers to discuss the books with. Please respond if you’re "in"!

Thanks!

I’d be in. I use the lists at the back of Bloom’s Canon whenever I go to the library and get at least half my books from there.

Its www.paperbackswap.com. All you have to do is list 9 books off yours and you get 3 book credits to any books tht are in their library. Then the owner of the will send it to you. The only time you pay for anything is when you send one of your books to someone. Its GREAT!!! just remember to put me down as the person who told you about this (when you sign up there will be this question) put my e-mail at denece.lopez@coc.nmss.org.

Thanks and let me know if your going to do it!!!
They send them to your house. Its pretty cool!

okay i will! =)

I want to join a book club like BOMC2.com BUT one that has TEEN/YOUNG ADULT books. BOMC2.com is a site where you pay $9.95 a month, and every month they send you a book on your personal book list. It’s EXACTLY what I want, but it’s all "adult" type of books. I like books that are more for high school aged girls. PLEASE tell me if you know of any book clubs like this. Thank you!!

be careful about those sites, usually they have hidden charges, such as annual fee and when you didnt reach or went over the amount of books you’ve got. I wouldn’t join a book club, and just go to a local barns and nobles or books a million where they have a rewards program and you ACTUALLY get rewarded

3 Where can I find a list of sites of authors? (for inspiration)
4 Is Eric Carle still alive?
EXS:
1 http://www.lauraingalls.com
2 http://www.lauraingalls.com/fanclub
3 http://www.authors.com/sites
4 Yes. He still lives.
EXAMPLES so don’t try to go to those sites. And I need these information if not I won’t ___________________________!!!

There’s one on Yahoo Groups with 58 members. It seems pretty informative.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lauraingallswilderfanclub/
You can sign up to get a monthly newsletter at this site:
http://www.discoverlaura.org/join.html
There’s also a Little House fan club:
http://www.freewebs.com/littlehousefan65/

I’m looking to join a book club for women in their 20s in fort lauderdale does anyone know where I can find a listing of whats already out there or available.

There is a website called MeetUp.com that you can find groups for anything from books to comic collectors in your area that you can "meet up" with.

A quick search for a Ft. Lauderdale zip code brought this up…
http://www.meetup.com/search/?keywords=books&country=us&locationPickerRef=0&dbCo=&dbOutsideUsLink=&zip=33301++%09&submitButton=Search

and if you don’t want to leave the house you can join an internet book club on goodreads.com

How do i get my book read and recommended or reviewed by book clubs? Also where can i get a list of bookclubs?

Check libraries around your hometown, and ask them if they host book clubs. Put your town, state, and "book club" into google to see what comes up. Once you find book clubs, I’m sure they would be happy to review your book if you provide them with free copies and offer to have some sort of "Q&A with the author" after they are finished reading it.

I’m trying to put the finishing touches on a reading club book list. We are featuring memoirs, biographies and autobiographies of notable women. Because of the nature of the book club, the content cannot be too controversial. Does anyone have any good recommendations?

I don’t know about your age group, but I recommend "J.K. Rowling" by Bradley Steffens. It tells the fascinating and inspiring story of the woman behind the Harry Potter series. It is written for young adults, but will interest adults as well. You can read more about it here: http://www.ibnalhaytham.net/product_details.em?product_id=898091 and read a review at the bottom of this page: http://www.ibnalhaytham.net/custom.em?pid=673868

I’m in AP Language and Composition (11th grader) and we had to split into groups for a book club. Each member of the group has to bring a couple suggestions about what book to read this semester, but I’m having a problem thinking of a good book to suggest that will interest everyone in my group.

I like romance, realistic fiction, sci-fi, action, historical fiction… a variety really. I REALLY want to read another by Jodi Picoult but another member in my group HATES depressing books.

Rebekah.. the one who hates depressing books.. loves mythology and action/adventure books. Thrillers would be good for her.

Derek is similar to me in book choices, and my other group member Zach said he’ll read anything- but I don’t want to make him or Derek read anything too girly… and its not like Rebekah is into that anyway.

Suggestions for some universally good books? If you can’t think of something that fits all requirements, just list your favorite books. Anything to get some idea flowing would be great!!

A heartfelt book is Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. A more morbid one is Lucky by Alice Sebold, a memior of her rape. Maybe not very appropriate for school…but a suggestion. it has group-led questions at the end of it.

The Color Purple
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
To kill a mockingbird
Catcher in the Rye
Try Nicholas Sparks?