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How many people does it take for a reading group? Elizabeth Berg, today's guest blogger, proves that sometimes two is the magic number as she recalls weekly phone conversations she had with a long-distance friend about books.

National Reading Group Month, sponsored by the Women's National Book Association, kicks off on Thursday. Click here for a listing of events taking place across the country in conjunction with the association's chapters.

Today's guest blogger, Lauren Grodstein, recalls her interesting first visit to a book club to discuss her debut novel, Reproduction is the Flaw of Love.

This past Saturday, Washington, D.C., played host to the National Book Festival. Denise Neary attended with a fellow book club member --- her teenage daughter --- and recalls festivities on the National Mall and a star-studded author breakfast.

In light of Jamie Layton's post earlier today about the importance of supporting independent bookstores (scroll down or click here to read it), we're especially happy to share the latest Indie Next List for Reading Groups. It's a compilation of suggestions from independent booksellers across the country with a wide range of fiction and nonfiction.

Today, contributor and bookseller Jamie Layton makes the case for shopping at independent bookstores. Reading groups will find all kinds of resources at their local bookshops, one of which is helpful and well-read staffers who can make suggestions for great discussion picks.

This Saturday, September 26th, begins Banned Books Week, sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and other organizations to raise awareness about challenged titles --- books some people would like to see removed from library shelves. It will be kicked off with the Banned Books Week Read-Out! in Chicago in Bughouse Square from noon to 2 p.m.

In this round-up of book club news: marking a milestone, a men's group, giving important advice, Julia Child recipes, and more...The Baltimore Sun: Ask Amy Amy Dickinson"Ask Amy" columnist Amy Dickinson offers advice on how to deal with book club members who monopolize discussions.

Two reading groups are taking place in upstate New York and south Florida, one focusing on the Great Depression and the other Abraham Lincoln to coincide with the bicentennial of the 16th president's birth.

Oprah has made her latest selection, and it's Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan, a collection of short stories by an African author that came out in June 2008. It's the first time that Oprah has selected a short story collection. Bookreporter.com, another website in The Book Report Network reviewed the book when it was first published.