Discussion Questions

Tired of uninspired, canned, limited questions? Look no further!

Teaching high school literature to reluctant and highly motivated readers for fifteen years taught me how to write engaging, interesting, thought-provoking questions!

The following titles have discussion questions available for $7.99. Simply click the “Buy Now” button to use Pay Pal’s secure server (credit card or echeck) or email me at kgalles@msn.com or BookClubClassics@q.com if you would prefer another form of payment. Download your questions TODAY!

The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhauser

The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

So Brave, Young, and Handsome by Leif Enger

I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass

Home by Marilynne Robinson

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

The Gathering by Anne Enright

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Looking for more than questions?

Instead of taking the time to prepare for your next book club meeting, my 15 years experience teaching advanced literature classes has done the work for you.

Many customers have emailed the entire kit to their other book club members! For a one-time fee of $15.00, you can download the following resource, and then email it to your entire book club. The kit includes the following:

Vocabulary list (when appropriate)
Fast facts
Discussion questions
Reviews of the novel
A book mark with character descriptions and when they are first introduced (download for FREE!)
Menu ideas specific to setting, mood or time period of novel
Warm-up suggestions specific to novel
Literary terms specific to novel
Author Background
Film information
Great links specific to novel

Like to see an example KIT first? Check out this To Kill A Mockingbird Sample Kit

If you would like ONLY the discussion questions from any of the following kits, please email me at kgalles@msn.com and I will email them ASAP! To download the entire kit, simply click Buy Now. To buy the actual novel, click on the title.

A Thousand Splendid Suns Kit by Khaled Hosseini

Out Stealing Horses Kit by Per Petterson

The Gathering Kit by Anne Enright (2007 Man Booker winner!)

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Kit by Junot Diaz (2007 Pulitzer winner!)

The Road Kit by Cormac McCarthy (2006 Pulitzer winner)

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Kit by Lisa See

Loving Frank Kit by Nancy Horan

Gilead Kit by Marilynne Robinson (2004 Pulitzer Prize winner!)

The Faith Club Kit by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner

The Member of the Wedding Kit by Carson McCullers

Between the Acts Kit by Virginia Woolf

No Country for Old Men FILM KIT

Interested in the classics? Read on!

Photo by Gallebee

For a one-time download fee of $9.99, simply click “Buy Now” to download your complete book club kit for the following titles. Click on the title to see a list of why your book club may or may not enjoy each: Wuthering Heights Kit by Emily Bronte

Jane Eyre Kit by Charlotte Bronte

Frankenstein Kit by Mary Shelley

David Copperfield Kit by Charles Dickens

Pride and Prejudice Kit by Jane Austen

Mrs. Dalloway Kit by Virginia Woolf

Heart of Darkness Kit by Joseph Conrad

Middlemarch Kit by George Eliot

Tess of the d’Urbervilles Kit by Thomas Hardy

Vanity Fair Kit by William Makepeace Thackeray

American Classic Kits available too for only $9.99…

Photo by Gallebee

The Color Purple Kit by Alice Walker

The Great Gatsby Kit by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Kit by Mark Twain

My Antonia Kit by Willa Cather

The Awakening Kit by Kate Chopin

A Farewell To Arms Kit by Ernest Hemingway

The Scarlet Letter Kit by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Grapes of Wrath Kit by John Steinbeck

Barn Burning Kit by William Faulkner (short story)

If you would like to buy one of the standard kits, simply click the “Buy Now” link next to the title. You will be sent to Pay Pal’s secure server and will have the option of paying with a credit card or an echeck. If you would prefer to pay another way, simply email me at kgalles@msn.com and I will email the kit to you.

Feel free to suggest titles for future kits, too — whether classic or contemporary.
Fiction — specifically past and future classics — is my passion, but I love all types of books!
Any questions? Please email me at: kgalles@msn.com or BookClubClassics@q.com.

Need more information? Here are answers to Frequently Asked Questions: What is a “book club kit”?

A kit contains information about a work of fiction or non-fiction including discussion questions, author information, historical context, bookmarks, warm-up activities, interesting links to reviews, menu ideas, recommended reading, and anything else that might add to the enjoyment of your book club.

Many customers prefer to forward the kit to every member of their book club so members can use the information as they are reading the work. Kits customized to your specific book club cost $25.00. Standard kits are either $15.00 (contemporary works) or $9.99 (classics).

Why should I BUY a kit, rather than use questions in the back of my book?

After 15 years encouraging and moderating discussions with reluctant readers, I think writing engaging discussion questions is one of my particular strengths.

Plus, most people in book clubs are busy, busy, busy! It can be hard enough to find the time to read the work, nevermind prepare for the discussion. So, let me do the work for you — I will make sure you have everything you need in order to have the best book club experience possible. Past customers have particularly liked the menu suggestions and warm-up ideas, too.

Most of my customers have come back for more! Here are a couple of quotes from past customers:

“I am excited to have found your website. In the past, we have used reading group guides, but have found most lacking, containing a few questions and little else.”

“It inspired us to to talk longer — and more deeply — about the book.” “The group really loves it. It helps to organize the discussion, especially since we have a number of ‘talkers.’”

How do I pay for it?

Once you click “Buy Now,” you will be taken to PayPal and will have the chance to use your credit card or an echeck. You will then be given a link to download the document. The link is time-sensitive, so be sure to download it within a week! If you would prefer to pay another way, simply email me at kgalles@msn.com or BookClubClassics@q.com and I will email or snail mail the kit to you.

Any questions I haven’t answered?