They pick a title, read it and then gather to discuss it in detail. But unlike more traditional book clubs, many of these groups add on another activity — or multiple — to turn their gatherings into ...

Pulling up to The Henson, a boutique hotel in the Catskills, it hit me what I was about to do: spend 48 hours with 14 strangers reading a book out loud. I’ve dreaded reading aloud since my elementary ...