Paperback. Part memoir and part guide for starting your own book club, "Men Don't Read: The Unlikely Story of the Guys Book Club" tells the compelling tale of one library book group. It is an examination of why we read, the importance of talking about what we read, and the future of reading in our society, particularly for men and boys.During his early years working as a public librarian, Andy Wolverton heard the same sentence over and over: "Men don't read." He knew that statement was wrong and set about to disprove it, primarily by starting a book club for adult men and teenage guys. This is the story of a book club nobody thought would last, yet after more than 10 years, the group is still going strong. Part memoir and part guide for starting your own book club, "Men Don't Read: The Unlikely Story of the Guys Book Club" tells the compelling tale of one library book group. It is an examination of why we read, the importance of talking about what we read, and the future of reading in our society, particularly for men and boys. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Men Don't Read (Paperback)
Publisher: BookBaby, Pennsauken
Publication Date: 2022
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1667840185
ISBN 13: 9781667840185
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Part memoir and part guide for starting your own book club, "Men Don't Read: The Unlikely Story of the Guys Book Club" tells the compelling tale of one library book group. It is an examination of why we read, the importance of talking about what we read, and the future of reading in our society, particularly for men and boys.

During his early years working as a public librarian, Andy Wolverton heard the same sentence over and over: "Men don't read." He knew that statement was wrong and set about to disprove it, primarily by starting a book club for adult men and teenage guys. This is the story of a book club nobody thought would last, yet after more than 10 years, the group is still going strong.

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Andy Wolverton is a librarian at the Severna Park Library in Severna Park, Maryland, part of the Anne Arundel County Public Library system. He leads the Guys Book Club and The Great Movies, a monthly series in which he introduces, screens, and leads discussions of classic films. You can find his other writings in The Dark Pages: The Newsletter for Film Noir Lovers, and at his website, www.andywolverton.com.

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