The very words ‘book club’ can bring to mind the peace of a bright living room, where women balance plates on their knees, listening eagerly to one another’s opinions, not letting anything distract them from serious literary discussion. The reality is something different. As in any leaderless group, people do what they want: show up or not, read the book or not, talk the entire time or sit mute, or ignore the book and do a lot of just plain catching up with one another.” Enter the paid book club facilitator.