The formula seems pretty simple.
Some friends and acquaintances all acquire a book with the same title, read the book, gather at an appointed time and place, and discuss the book. Throw in some refreshments, and there you have it: a book club.
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Some consider an ideal number to be between six and 11 people. pixdeluxe/Getty Images
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
