A Guide to the
No-Obligation
Book Club
You’d love to join a book club—if it operated
on your ideal schedule. And now you can: Be
a part of Real Simple’s online No-Obligation
Book Club. See what we’re reading now, what we’ve
already read, what noted authors have revealed
to us in exclusive Q&A’s, and more.
March 2013: Maine
The No-Obligation Book Club reads J. Courtney Sullivan’s multigenerational tale.
February 2013: The End of Your Life Book Club
Real Simple’s No-Obligation Book Club reads Will Schwalbe’s touching memoir.
January 2013: Where’d You Go, Bernadette
The members of Real Simple’s online No-Obligation Book Club discuss Maria Semple’s epistolary novel.
December 2012: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
The members of Real Simple’s online No-Obligation Book Club discuss their December 2012 pick: Robin Sloan’s intriguing novel.
New Uses for Books
Hidden uses for the items headed for the shelves.
Join the Club
Real Simple’s No-Obligation Book Club
Join the easiest book club ever: no pressure, no obligation.
The No-Obligation Book Club Discussions
Since it started in late 2008, Real Simple’s No-Obligation Book Club has covered dozens of books. Follow some of the discussions our editors and readers have enjoyed.
The No-Obligation Book Club Reading List
A chronological guide to our monthly selections (plus all the runners-up).
The Authors
The No-Obligation Book Club: Author Q&A’s
Over the years, Real Simple’s No-Obligation Book Club members have had the opportunity to ask wide-ranging questions of many of the authors whose books
they covered.
J. Courtney Sullivan Talks About Maine
The author of the juicy multigenerational tale answers questions from the No-Obligation Book Club.
Author Will Schwalbe Answers Your Questions
The author of The End of Your Life Book Club talks to the members of the No-Obligation Book Club.
Maria Semple Answers Your Questions
The author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette talks to the members of Real Simple’s No-Obligation Book Club.
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