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The April Spotlight Group Is…

March 28, 2024 Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

April 2024 Spotlight: Girls Reading in Norfolk

Our April 2024 Spotlight is celebrating 15+ years together!

“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries” -Anne Herbert

Girls Reading in Norfolk (GRINs) have been together for 15-plus years. We gather at our houses by turn each month and enjoy food and drink when we meet. We use our Thanksgiving meeting to share suggested titles for the following year and set it up for book/leader/host for each month. We have been to movies together for our books,

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Our 2023 Favorite Book Survey Winners Are…

March 27, 2024 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

Thank you to all of the great readers who filled out our 2023 Favorite Books survey!

Every year, Reading Group Choices surveys book groups and readers to compile our annual list of Favorite Books. And every year we randomly choose winners who receive a gift certificate to their local independent bookstore, copies of our 2023 annual guide, and a literary tote!

Meet our 2023 favorite books survey winners below (and sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss the chance to take our 2024 survey!).

Carolyn Merritt Hill County Retreat Book Club
San Antonio,

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Reading Group Choices Tour Dates & Upcoming Events

March 08, 2024 Bookmark, RGC Events
Reading Group Choices hosts events and participates in book fairs and festivals

Reading Group Choices participates in book festivals, partners with bookstores, and hosts events all over the country!

We hope to see you at an event this year! And please share these events with your book-loving friends around the country. We’re always adding more tour dates and new locations so be sure to check back in.

2025 Events & Appearances:

21st Annual Winter Institute | Denver, CO
Ennis Book Club Festival | Ennis, Ireland

2024 Events & Appearances:

Public Library Association Conference
@ Greater Columbus Convention Center | Columbus,

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Silent Book Club: Socialize in Silence

March 06, 2024 Bookmark, News

Silent Book ClubAre you looking to join a book group but worry about keeping up with the reading? Maybe you love the idea of forming a bookish community but only want to read books in your preferred genre. Or perhaps you’re an introvert who’s interested in all aspects of a traditional book club except the actual discussion part. 

Let us introduce you to Silent Book Club, a global reading community that’s revolutionizing how we think of book groups. 

Since its launch in 2012 by co-founders Guinevere de la Mare and Laura Gluhanich, Silent Book Club has become a global phenomenon,

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The March Spotlight Group Is…

March 01, 2024 Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

March 2024 Spotlight: City of Brea Book Club

Our March 2024 Spotlight is celebrating eight years together!

I started the book club here at the City of Brea when I began working here in 2016 with a handful of fellow readers as a way to make friends and of course read.  We have grown from a group of 3-4 to a fun, loud, boisterous group of 16.  We typically meet in the employee break room during lunch once a month.  We have tried a few different ways of choosing our next book and have found that genres work best for us. 

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