Starting a book group with some friends. What tips do you have for us as we set it up (we don’t need book recs! Just looking for organizational / process tips that have been useful to you)

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KR · Answer

Vote on new books every three months: We all brainstorm a list of suggestions and then go around privately and our top 3. The most tallies become our picks for the next three months which we then assign based on theme/availability etc. It gives us plenty of time to plan/put books on hold at the library and it saves people from feeling like “their” book was not well received etc.

Miranda Bennett · Answer

A group doc & make it fun!: So everyone has one place to add their notes as they read, that way you have a ton of talking points without anyone being on the spot/having to remember…

Whatever you do, please don’t use AI to generate discussion topics— someone did that in a recent book club I was in and it’s such a bummer and so obvious.

Also themed snacks/drinks/dress code based on the book!