Book clubs are back—from cringeworthy to cool

Oprah started it, television personalities Richard and Judy took up the mantle, now everyone is getting into book clubs. Book clubs have been around for years but they’ve never been as popular as they are now. Like knitting and crossword puzzles, they’ve been gradually making the social transition from cringeworthy to cool since Oprah started hers back in 1996. These days, just getting a mention on Oprah—or Richard and Judy’s book club in the United Kingdom—can make a book into a best seller overnight. And now book clubs have made it onto the big screen, with the release of The Jane Austen Book Club in cinemas later this month—and when something hits Hollywood it’s a sure sign that before long we’ll all be doing it, if we aren’t already. Read the article.