Choosing Books

With respect to choosing books, you can choose fiction, non fiction, self help, whatever you want to read. Blue Mountains Books can help with recommended titles and we can also arrange to get the books in for you at a discounted price. We can recommend best sellers and will provide a synopsis on a range of books to help you choose. Don’t hesitate to ask the staff at Blue Mountains Books for a recommended reading list.

Enquiries or orders

If you have any enquiries or would like to order books through Blue Mountains Books, please email: orders@bluemountainsbooks.com.au or call us on (02) 4782 6700 we are open 7 days a week, 9.30 to 5.00 at 66 Katoomba St., Katoomba.

Book Club

Tips on starting your own book club

Here’s How:

1. Get together a core group – an ideal size is 8-11 people with some of those people having a connection already. If the book club is small, don’t worry, you can invite people as you go. Joining an established book club is an attractive proposition.

2. Set a regular meeting time – it can be difficult to co-ordinate everyone’s commitments, so pick a time like the second Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm or first Saturday of the month at 1pm. That way people will know what they need to schedule ahead of time.

3. Advertise your book club – word of mouth is often the way to attract people. If you already have a core group of two or three people, maybe this core group will know of more people to invite. Fliers can be placed in the local library, book store or cafe. Blue Mountains Books can help you via this web site.

4. Establish the ground rules – which means, how the books are chosen, who hosts, who leads the discussions. Maybe a different person can lead the group each time. The host is responsible for choosing the book, leading the discussion and providing refreshments, so having it in turn is fair on the members. Then meet! Set a schedule for the coming months and start meeting.