Book Discussions Quotes

It's easy to get good table talk going if you have a little help in the form of questions, games, newspaper articles, books with fun statistics, things like that.

I suppose I'm an obsessive reader. If I could make a living reading the books I want to read and then telling people about them, I'd pick that over acting.

People don't come out for book events. They want to feel an emotion and be entertained.

Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.

Writing is a solitary journey, so I am always excited to go out on book tour and meet readers one-on-one.

When Mats came in the evenings, they would drink tea in the kitchen while reading their books and talking about them. If Katri came in, they were quiet and waited for her to leave. The back door would close, and Katri would have gone. “Does your sister read our books?” Anna wanted to know. “No. She reads literature.

Because so many people use goodreads, it is an amazingly good—and amazingly underutilized—resource for understanding what people read, why, and how they feel about their reading experiences.

Asking anyone what she or he is reading is a necessary part of conversation, exchanging news. So I take recommendations from friends - and I always pass along a book I've loved.

I like to build places online where readers can have productive conversations about books.

I hate that bookstores are closing. Hate it! What's better than hanging out a bookstore, be it independent or chain, and talking books with people who love books?

... books are too heterogeneous an interest to furnish a vital one in life, a reason for being alive.

It's nice being married to someone who likes to read because you can indulge in geeky conversations about books.

Every now and then I'll read a book, I'll be so proud of myself, I'll try and squeeze it into conversation. People will be like, "Hey Jim, how ya do-" "I read a book! Two hundred and fifty pages!" "That's great, what was it about?" "No idea! Took me three years!"

'The Dante Club' was one of America's most important book clubs, as their Wednesday night meetings ultimately led to our country's first exposure to Dante's poetry on a wide scale.

Sydney had been horrified to discover my home library consisted of a bartending dictionary and an old copy of Esquire, and at her pleading, I'd promised to read something more substantial. I was trying to think deep thoughts as I read Gatsby, but mostly I wanted to throw some parties.

Read the books you love, tell people about authors you like, and don’t worry about it.

Every single day, authors read at bookstores and libraries - and coffeeshops and bars - all over the country. And these readings are amazing: you get to hear the book in the author's own voice, ask questions, and meet the writer. For free.

I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk.

Whenever I'm reading a book I enjoy, I always develop a mental list of the people I want to share it with.

I have not been in a book club where there were any men, and I have not, in fact, heard of book groups that were mixed.

Whenever I'm giving talks, I always ask people to think of the most obscure questions because I enjoy those the most. I always get the same questions: Why does Pickwick say "plock" and will there be a movie? I like the really obscure questions because there's so much in the books. There are tons and tons of references and I like when people get the little ones and ask me about them. It's good for the audience [and also] they realize there's more there.

Isn't that interesting. All the book clubs. I've never belonged to one.

Don't talk about things you don't like. Talk about music that you love, books that you've read. I put a lot of recipes online.

I love writing for young adults because they are such a wonderful audience, they are good readers, and they care about the books they read.

Book clubs, both online and in person, have become a large percentage of the reading public, and many of them won't consider reading books in hardcover.