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Book Club for Writers

How does the Book Club for Writers differ from other book clubs?  For starters, the group doesn’t so much discuss the book as dissect it. Members want to discover what it is about the writing itself that makes the book work or, in some cases, not work. Also, we consider how we can “borrow” the author’s techniques for our own writing. Disagreements abound and are always part of the fun of a good discussion. 
Four details to know about book club:
  1. You must be an RBWG member to attend
  2. You must have read the entire book. If you sign up to attend and realize you will not finish the book—this happens and it’s no big deal—please give your space to someone who has read it all.
  3. We will use SignUpGenius to register 20 attendees for each event.
  4. If you have already read the book, send an email to the facilitator of the book discussion with any questions you think would spark a good discussion about writing.  

​Writing Questions for Discussion
We want our discussions to be on writing issues (an unusual structure, perhaps the use of quirky characters, choice of point of view, use of short chapters, dialogue that is fantastic.) Think of potential questions as "Why did the writer…"questions. Why did the writer choose to tell this story from the perspective of a male narrator? Why did the writer have so many characters (was it too many?)​
​The Writers’ Book Club A writer is a reader moved to emulation
—SAUL BELLOW, attributed, The Hidden Writer
​​If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write
—STEPHEN KING, On Writing
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Next Book Club
June 24 (Fourth Tue)
4:30 p.m.


The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Facilitator: Deborah Baker
Host: Renay Regardie
​Location: Rehoboth Beach

Sign Up to Attend
We use SignUpGenius to register attendees. Please click on the link below. 

Click Here to Attend JUNE Book Club


​Hosting Book Club
If you are interested in hosting a book club in your home, community center, or other space, please contact Maribeth at [email protected]


Scheduled Book Club Events

​July 22
The Anthropologists, Aysegül Savas 
Facilitator: Sarah Barnett
Host: Mary Ann Waelde

August 26
The Ploughman, Kim Zupan 
Facilitator: Deborah Baker
Host: Karen Sandler
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September 23
Frozen River, Ariel Lawhon
Facilitator: Kim Burnett
2025 Books
Just Kids, Patti Smith
Discussion Questions for Just Kids

​Bastard Out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison
Discussion Questions for Bastard Out of Carolina


James, Percival Everett
Discussion Questions for James

Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino
Discussion Questions for Invisible Cities

We Begin at the End, Chris Whitaker
Discussion Questions for We Begin at the End

Books We Have Read
​Click here for list. 


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    • Art in the A.M. >
      • Art Gallery
      • Virtual Art in the A.M. >
        • Art in the A.M. Third Anniversary
    • Night of Songs and Stories >
      • Virtual Night of Songs and Stories
    • Zoom Events >
      • Excerpts: Celebrating Writers and Artists
    • Virtual Guild Events >
      • Guild Community-Sourced Poem
      • The Objects of Our Lives
      • Where We Write
      • The Soundtracks Of Our Lives
      • Dispatches From A Pandemic
    • Book Club >
      • Virtual Book Club
    • FreeWrites
    • Writers Coffee and Chat
    • Writing Boot Camp
    • Novel Writers Discussion Group
  • Classes
  • Membership
  • About
    • Executive Director
    • Board of Directors
  • Guild Member Event Notice
  • Support the Guild
  • Links of Interest
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