newBOOKS.mag
newBOOKS.mag isn't a website but a new magazine for readers and reading groups. Each issue has extracts from a cross-section of new books and 500 free copies of each to be claimed. Plus there are author interviews, articles about the publishing process, reports from groups and readers reviews. To receive a FREE copy simply email your name and address to [email protected] or send it to Guy Pringle, 15 Scots Drive, Wokingham RG41 3XF

Essential Guide for Reading Groups
by Susan Osborne
Contains brief advice on getting started and a lot of book information, including readers' guides and thematic lists. 
Price £9.99 ISBN 0 7475 6094 3

The Reading Group Toolbox
written by Opening the Book under commission from Waterstone's Booksellers (supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England)
A unique, practical resource for anyone involved in new or existing reading groups with lots of games and activities, plus advice on setting up and running a group. Price £15. Available from the Reading Group Toolbox Co-ordinator, Waterstone's CLS, 14 Brewery Road, King's Cross, London N7 9NH. Tel: 0207 619 7500 Fax: 0207 609 6635

Read Around Books: The gateway to superb Scottish fiction
Jan Rutherford (ed)
Published on World Book Day 2003 (6 March), this series of small sampler-style books aims to increase the readership of Scottish fiction. Each of the twelve titles includes an enthusiast's view of the book in question, starting points for discussion in reading groups, a 3000 word extract, and suggested further reading. Price £1.50 per title.  Published by Scottish Book Trust, Scottish Book Centre, 137 Dundee Street, Edinburgh EH11 1BG. Tel: 0131 229 3663.  Ordering information will be available at www.scottishbooktrust.com/publications/ from 21/02/03 or contact [email protected]

Opening the Book - finding a good read
By Rachel Van Riel and Olive Fowler
Published by Opening the Book, ISBN 0 907734 47 2. Single copies £8.99 plus £1.25 p&p, discounts on larger orders. Available from Opening the Book, 181 Carleton Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire WF8 3NH. Email: [email protected]

Reading Groups
by Jenny Hartley
Results of a survey of 350 reading groups carried out in 1999.
Price £5.99 ISBN 0 19 8187785

The Reader - a magazine about writing worth reading
The Reader, offers articles, reviews and recommendations, encouraging readers to rethink great works or to try reading them for the first time.
A one year subscription (two issues) costs £4.50. For subscription details and to view articles from the current and back issues, visit The Reader website www.thereader.co.uk