Literary social networking site Goodreads has started a book club, selecting as its first title Jennifer Egan's recent Pulitzer Prize winner, A Visit From the Goon Squad. The Web site, which claims to be one of the biggest online reading communities--it just passed the 5 million mark for registered users--said its book club will be the first global book club in the world.
The Goodreads book club, which will be focused on Egan's novel for June and July, will be celebated at a launch party at Housing Works in New York City on May 25. Online, Goodreads will be hosting chapter discussions, polls, quizzes and live chats with Egan.
