Book clubs abound in our town, and thanks to one of our patrons, Elizabeth, we now have this useful book in our collection and reading groups have a great new resource to use.

The Book Club Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Reading Group Experience by Diana Loevy is filled with suggestions for group reads as well as how to "sell" them to your fellow members. There are lists of books from beloved lit to guilty pleasures to decade by decade lists of titles and much more, and critiques of discussion questions are also included. In addition, because Loevy sees book clubs as groups that provide opportunity to socialize and make new friends, she includes suggestions from food to location to theme gatherings, to enrich the group's time together.

This is a fun and entertaining book (I bought my own copy), as well as a very useful one. Even if you don't belong to a book club, you'll enjoy the suggestions. Thinking of joining a group? Let us know, the library would like to schedule some upcoming discussions. Just email me: kvanlee@brookfieldlibrary.org and put "Brookfield Book Discussion" in the subject, and we'll keep you informed.