Many book publishers and booksellers post discussion guides at their sites. The Bantam DoubleDay site has a very resourceful book group page with more than 20 reader's companions offering helpful author background information, discussion topics and suggestions for supplemental reading. Vintage Books publishes more than 50 reading group guides on their site. These guides include a description of each book, questions, discussion topics, a biography of the author and sometimes even a note from the author to enhance the discussion. Amazon offers more than 50 reading group guides and an opportunity to purchase the book from the site. If you can't find a readers' guide for the book you're reading, background information on the author can be a good starting point for conversation. Check out the Author's Pen from Book Stacks Unlimited, where you can find biographical information on more than 800 authors. You might find a RealAudio interview with the author on a site like Authors Speak, an audio archive of Henry Tischler's one-on-one interviews with authors from Dave Barry to Deepak Chopra. And as always, stop by the Behind the Books section here on BookSpot for even more information to keep the discussion rolling. |
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