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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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20 Most-Read Books from RGC 2022

March 01, 2024 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Our 2023 survey results are in! And along with our readers’ favorite books of the year, we have a list of the most-read titles specifically from Reading Group Choices 2022.

Has your group read all of these terrific books yet?

1. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

One of our recommended books is The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict

 

In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. Her World War I veteran husband and her daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author.

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