R4R @ Rutgers: Reading for Recovery
R4R is a resource geared towards those interested in the use of bibliotherapy, i. e., guided reading, for substance use problems. It was created at the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies Library in 2015-2016 with the help of an ALA Carnegie-Whitney grant.
Download & Share: Starter Kit Samples from Publishers and More
Publishers often provide these guides on their web sites. A few examples:
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The Glass Castle |
Smashed. Story of |
A Million Little Pieces |
Dry. A Memoir |
Options and Variations: One Book, Many Guides
A few ideas, from various sources, to discuss the same book:
Drinking: A Love Story by ISBN: 0385315511Freelance journalist Knapp explores her nearly twenty years of drinking in this stylistic, literary memoir. She offers a confession utterly devoid of self-pity, an extraordinarily lucid and well-written personal account of a common addiction that is filled with insights as well as a comprehensive treatment of the subject.
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In addition to the basic bibliographic information on a book (author, title, publisher, year of publishing, and ISBN), Guides to Reading Groups usually contain the following:
- a summary of the book and/or a review;
- suggested questions and/or topics for discussion;
- some information about the author;
- other titles written by the same author.