A Great Short List of Fiction Books for your Summer Reading

Reader's Circle:
"Reader's Circle" is a book club networking site with listings for local groups, author events, and phone chats. This site also has a list of books that might be good reads for a group.
One can also learn how to set up one's own book discussion group, as well. You must join the site to access the information.

Another site to help you find a "topical" book discussion group is Progressive Book Clubs. This site's goal is to get "average" citizens (meaning just ordinary folks) together in order to stimulate conversations. Site leads me to believe that the clubs listed here might be "political" in nature. The zip code finder does not seem to work effectively. There is a way to find clubs by state. Evidently, there are no "progressives" in my neck of the woods. Like most sites, there is a "reading list" consisting of the "top 20 books of the movement".

If you are not a "political" person, you might try Book Club Meetup Groups. The site is a bit confusing to use, but you might find a "meetup" that piques your interest. Motto for the page seems to be "do something, learn something, share something, change something".

Book Clubs Resource is a general site for you to explore for "on-line" book club reading.

Read2 click here
This webpage has a box that lets you put in a title of a book and recommends what to read next. Neat feature!
The following description is copied from the website.

What this site is:
Social list of books - share your reading experience with other people.
Recommendation system - find new books to read in the categories of your interest.
Folksonomy - everybody can use his/her own keywords to categorize books.
Faceted classification - predefined types of keywords for authors, reading statuses.
Friend finder - easy discover people with similar reading tastes.
Virtual community - discuss books and authors with other readers.
Exportable and trackable - via RSS feeds and JavaScript snippets.

What this site is NOT:
Paid service - there are no limits of any kind here.
Collection manager - but you can still use it to keep list of your books at home.
Abandoned project - site's being improved each week, sometimes even each day.

Story Code click here
StoryCode.com is a unique source of inspiring book recommendations and a great way to find the next book to read. And its power comes from the collaborative passion of readers. Description copied from website.

I have traded and bought books at Paperback Book Swap. I usually do so when my library does not have a copy of a particular book I want to read. Believe it or not, that does happen. Have never had a problem getting credit for my swaps or in getting a desired book that becomes available. With the advent of ebooks, finding a real book is getting more difficult.