So a Book Club is reading my Novel...

SamCoulson · Oct 3, 2014

It was an old friend of mine's turn to pick the content for her book club, and she decided to go with my novel... obviously I'm stoked.

However, she asked me "if I had any questions" for them to use. As someone who has never participated in a book club all I could do was raise an eyebrow and say "uhhh..."

So I'm curious if any of you have developed questions/discussion points/etc., for your books for book clubs and what kind of stuff you came up with.

MythMonger · Oct 3, 2014

Sometimes novels will have sample questions for book clubs in the back. I noticed that 11/22/63 by Stephen King did this. It might be worth your while to go to a bookstore and check some of them out.

RightHoJeeves · Oct 5, 2014

Gone Girl has them as well. It's usually stuff like "How does the first sentence of the novel set the tone for the story?" or "Is the main character deserving of sympathy?" or "Why is the setting important to the themes of the novel?" something like that.

gettingby · Oct 5, 2014

I think it would be so cool for you to go. You should ask your friend about it.

SamCoulson · Oct 6, 2014

Yeah, I would--but I'm on the wrong side of the continent, unfortunately. Good notes, i wasn't sure what sort of level of questions so this gives me a ballpark and some references.

So a Book Club is reading my Novel...

SamCoulson

MythMonger

Willing to Learn

RightHoJeeves

gettingby

SamCoulson