Each bag contains 10 copies of a selected title,
a facilitator’s guide to leading a book discussion group, background material on the book and the author,
and a list of questions to facilitate discussion. 

List of Books
(Click to find reading guide)

Frequently Asked Questions

1984 by George Orwell
A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter
A Far Country by Daniel Mason
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
A Year In Provence by Peter Mayle
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Balzac & the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Blessings by Anna Quindlin
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos
Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Saenz
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Digging to America by Anne Tyler
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by
Anne Tyler
The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
In The Forest by Edna O’Brien
In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O’Brien
Into the Wild by John Krakauer
Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley
March by Geraldine Brooks
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Murder Room by P.D. James
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Never Change by Jodi Picoult
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Night by Elie Wiesel
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
No Country for Old Men by Cormac
McCarthy
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow
Peace Like A River by Leif Enger
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Poet of Tolstoy Park by Sonny Brewer
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
Reflex by Dick Francis
The River King by Alice Hoffman
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Terrorist by John Updike
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls
The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
The Vietnam Reader by Stewart O’Nan
The Volcano Lover by Susan Sontag
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
The World According to Garp by John Irving
You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon
Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

Who can borrow a bag?

Any patron may borrow a bag. The bag is checked out on the library card of the patron picking up that bag.

Do any bags come complete with large print or audio books?

Yes, some of the bags have large print and/or audio as a component of the kit. These items count toward the total of 10 copies.

Where are Book Club bags located?

Book Clubs in a Bag are located at the Doylestown branch but may be requested through any county library. One can also request a bag by placing a hold.

How long is the loan period?

The loan period on the bag is six weeks.

Can I renew the bag?

The bag can be renewed once provided no other group has reserved that particular bag.

Is it possible to become a book club facilitator?

Yes! The library is in search of volunteers interested in going to places such as senior centers, nursing homes and other public facilities to run a book club. If you're interested, please contact the library at 215-348-0332, extension 1131. Training is provided!