6 Women Every Book Club Needs

A few months back I was in the place where every avid reader finds herself at some point in time. I had just read Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl and didn’t know anyone else who had (OK, I was a little late in the game, as I had been reading nothing but non-fiction for three years!). The point is, I was alone and bereft in my Gillian-loving world—and wanting more than anything to discuss the book with someone equally enthralled. As far as I was concerned, reading this novel was the most seismic, thought-provoking, mind-blowing experience I had ever had (aside from a recent relocation to a new country, a major career change, and a reluctant parting with 25 pairs of my favorite shoes), and no one knew what I was going on about.

So I did the obvious thing: I started an online book club. And that has turned out to be the best thing I have done in the past year (aside from changing careers and shifting across timelines). I now have my very own group of book-obsessed, wacky cohorts who are reading the same fiction and non-fiction as I am and can’t wait to let it all hang out—both on the book page, and together even when there is no book discussion. Of course, what makes my book club—or any book club for that matter—both fun and addictive are the group dynamics. If you make sure you have these six types of women represented in your club, you are … //READ MORE