How to Participate

Sharing our thoughts on Finding Fish is what this program is all about, and one of the best vehicles for sparking dialogue is through an organized book discussion. The resources below can help you organize discussions in your neighborhood, workplace, community center, or with your family and friends. You can also attend a number of related events, or join online discussions.

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Resources for Book Discussion Groups
Ten Tips for Starting & Running a Successful Book Club
 Rachel Jacobsohn, author of The Reading Group Handbook, offers start-up ideas for new groups.

 Book Club FAQs
 A one-page outline of how to start a book club and create thought-provoking discussion questions.

 Multnomah County Library's Resources for Book Groups
 This library offer lists of book resources followed by web links for author info, book reviews, online discussion sites, and book group questions & answers.

 Reading Group Center
 Much information on starting and leading a group, discussion tips, and alternatives to fiction discussions, like a poetry night, theatrical tie-ins, and reading on a theme.

Reading Group Choices
 Advice for group leaders and getting a group started; many discussion guides. The emphasis here is primarily on newer books.

ReadingGroupGuides.com
 You can find advice and ideas on starting and running a group, choosing what to read, tips on how to liven up your discussions-- even recipes from discussion groups! There are also guides for books new and old.

Web Link to Online Book Discussion Groups
Book Discussions: Finding a Book to Read
 Assembled by the San Antonio Public Library, this site furnished online groups for general fiction and specialized fiction discussions, and an area on reading Group Guides
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