Discussion guides built for the whole room,
not just the superfans.
Every guide in this catalog was written by someone who read the book — not to summarize it, but to find the argument inside it worth arguing about. These kits are built to work for the reader who loved it and the reader who didn't.
Instant PDF download 30+ titles 20+ pages per kit No experience required
WHAT THE GUIDES ARE
Every kit assumes your group already read the book. The guide starts where the summary ends — with the argument the book is making and whether your group agrees.
Not a plot summary
Tiered discussion questions
Three tiers per kit: warmup questions to get everyone talking, deeper questions that require defending a position, and escalation questions for when the conversation gets good.
Character on Trial
A structured debate format that puts 3–4 characters on trial. Prosecution, defense, and a hard position question. No neutral positions allowed.
Built-in activities
Including a Verdict Vote in every kit — a structured activity where each person defends their position in 30 seconds and can't change their vote after hearing others.
A full host guide
Two pages of facilitation notes: how this book will divide the room, which activities go long, what conversations to redirect, and a complete timing flow.
Spoiler corner
Host-only escalation questions that assume full knowledge of the ending. For when the conversation needs a jolt in the final 10 minutes.
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Read the host guide first
The two-page facilitation section tells you how this specific book will divide the room and how to sequence the kit for your group's dynamic.
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Pick your questions
You don't need to run every question. The kit is built so you can pull from any tier depending on where your conversation goes. The timing flow helps.
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Print or share digitally
The license covers personal use and single-group use. Print for everyone at the table, or use as a moderator-only reference — whatever works for your group.
WHY BOOK CLUBS USE THESE
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Works for mixed rooms
The tiered question format means someone who struggled with the book and someone who loved it can both find their entry point. The kit doesn't assume everyone felt the same way.
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Built around real meeting time
Every kit includes a timing flow — a suggested structure with minute-by-minute breakdown. You don't have to use all of it. The host guide tells you what to cut for a shorter meeting.
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Designed to start arguments
Not manufactured controversy — actual disagreements that the book earns. The Character on Trial format and Verdict Vote are specifically built to get people off the fence.
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Written by a reader, not an algorithm
Every guide is written from a genuine reading experience. That means the ambivalence is real, the hard questions come from actual tension in the book, and the guide doesn't pretend every choice the author made was a good one.
Bring one to your next meeting.
Every kit is an instant PDF download. License covers personal use and single-group use — print for the table or use as a host reference. For classroom, library, or institutional use, reach out to arrange an appropriate license.