10 Questions For Your Next Book Club Meeting

NON-FICTION

1. What was the intention of the book: entertainment, inspiration, knowledge?

2. What political practices, social customs, or economic institutions did the book focus on? Why was this important to the author?

3. What were some of the major “talking points” in the book?

4. What elements of the author’s writing style or tone made the book engaging (or disengaging)?

5. Was there a particular passage or statistic that you found striking? Why?

6. Did the book impact your own views?

7. Does the author offer a solution? Is it hopeful or dire? Does the author offer a “call to action”?

8. For biographies or memoirs: what did you find most interesting about the life of this individual?

9. In what ways did you identify with the author or experience?

10. Did you learn anything new?