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Riot Recommendation: What Are Your Best Tips for Making a Book Club Better?

S. Zainab Williams

Executive Director, Content

S. Zainab would like to think she bleeds ink but the very idea makes her feel faint. She writes fantasy and horror, and is currently clutching a manuscript while groping in the dark. Find her on Twitter: @szainabwilliams.

This Riot Recommendation is sponsored by Grand Central Publishing.

Grand Central Publishing presents the Instant Book Club Sweepstakes!

Enter for a chance to win 10 copies of an Instant Book Club Sweepstakes title for your book club. Seven lucky winners (one winner per title) will receive 10 copies of a pre-selected title to share with their book club. And download the free discussion questions for happy reading.

No purchase necessary. Ends May 30th at 11:59pm EST. Official Rules apply.


From the books you choose and the people you invite, to the snacks and wine you serve, sussing out what makes a book club run like a well-oiled machine can be a tricky business. So tell us in the comments below, what are your best tips for improving a book club?