Rehoboth Beach Writer's Guild

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:

You must be an RBWG member to attend
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.
We will use SignUpGenius to register 20 attendees for each event.
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

Next Book Club
Mar 25 (Fourth Tue)
4:30 p.m.
James, Percival Everett
Facilitator: Judy Wood
Host: Judy Wood
Location: Rehoboth Beach

Sign Up to Attend
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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
April 22
Invisible Cities: A Novel, Italo Calvino
Facilitator: Gail Comorat

May 27
We Begin at the End, Chris Whitaker
Facilitator: Maribeth Fischer

June 24
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Facilitator: Deborah Baker

July 22
The Anthropologists, Aysegül Savas
Facilitator: Sarah Barnett

August 26
The Ploughman, Kim Zupan
Facilitator: Deborah Baker

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

Books We Have Read
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