Do you want to start, lead, or participate in thriving book groups? Then you need:

A Club of One's Own

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Learn How To:

  • Create a club that reflects your values, goals, and interests

  • Foster open, respectful, and engaging discussions

  • Navigate challenges like member disagreements or uneven participation

  • Choose great books that spark conversation (and where to find them)

  • Run meetings smoothly, whether in person or online

Whether you're dreaming of starting your first book club or looking to breathe new life into an existing one, A Club of One's Own is your essential book club guide. Expanding on our 2019 Inner Lives of Book Clubs, BookBrowse, a trusted voice in the world of reading groups, offers a practical, inclusive, and inspiring guide to building a book club that lasts.

From crafting your club's vision to navigating tricky group dynamics, this guide is packed with insights on everything from choosing discussion-worthy books to leading meaningful conversations.

No matter if your ideal gathering is a tight-knit circle of friends or a public group, A Club of One's Own celebrates the transformative power of reading together and empowers you to create a book club where everyone feels seen, heard, and inspired.

Bonus Resources:

In addition to our full color guide A Club of One's Own, you'll also receive the following digital resources:

  • Key Questions to Answer When Starting a Book Club Template

  • The Book Club Health Check Template

  • Book Club Discussion Prep Worksheet

  • Book Club Facilitator Worksheet

  • Example Exit Survey Email

  • Access to a private group of book clubbers in The BookBrowse Community Forum

Praise for BookBrowse

Don't just take our word for it. Here's what some of our satisfied readers have to say!

  • The insights within the report will inspire all community-minded readers.

    A comprehensive how-to guide for book clubs that are just getting started, have been meeting for decades, and are anywhere in between. The insights within the report will inspire all community-minded readers and the advice is applicable to a wide variety of clubs. Bookclubs is on a mission to help clubs everywhere get organized so they stay together, and BookBrowse's guide is the perfect compliment to our tech platform and a valuable resource to the community members that we serve.


    Anna Ford, Bookclubs.com Co-founder and CEO

  • Fascinating, detailed, and highly recommended to book clubs.

    I've spoken with over 200 book clubs in the past fifteen years and this report is not only consistent with my experience with clubs, it told me things I never knew about them. Fascinating, detailed, and highly recommended to book clubs and anyone involved in the book trade."


    Alan Brennert, author of
    "Daughter of Moloka'i"



  • I so enjoyed reading this guide.

    I so enjoyed reading this guide, and thought it was really well done. I learned about a lot of new resources as well.

    Ashley Conte, Adult Services Librarian

  • More interesting the more that I read

    The report is fascinating, and got more interesting the more that I read. It is well written and informative, clearly organized and beautifully designed.

    Beata Obydzinski, Branch Manager, Monterey County Free Libraries


  • You covered it all.

    Great suggestions about group size.I like the graphs, templates are useful too. I actually wrote questions this time for the book club, and it seemed to go better. Love your section on this too. Very detailed - I don't see a need for additions or deletions of anything. You covered it all."


    Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews

  • It should be given to every librarian.

    It's a wonderful report, so very interesting. I learned so much about how to better run a book group, and it has re-energized me to make our group better. I think it should be given to every librarian.

    Terye Balogh, Milpitas Public Library, CA



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