Reader tip: sip into something more comfortable.(book groups)(Brief Article)

Book groups are often as much about making friends as discussing books. So Chandra Czape, who runs a group for youngish magazine staffers in New York, has a simple key to successful meetings. "Beer," she says with a laugh. Czape's readers don't all know one another, but she wants them to be comfortable. "We go to a speakeasy; we're drinking beer, chilling out," she says. "It makes it much easier for people to say something." Send us your Reader Tips: groupdynamics@bookmagazine.com.

Reader tip: sip into something more comfortable.(book groups)(Brief Article)

Book groups are often as much about making friends as discussing books. So Chandra Czape, who runs a group for youngish magazine staffers in New York, has a simple key to successful meetings. "Beer," she says with a laugh. Czape's readers don't all know one another, but she wants them to be comfortable. "We go to a speakeasy; we're drinking beer, chilling out," she says. "It makes it much easier for people to say something." Send us your Reader Tips: groupdynamics@bookmagazine.com.

Reader tip: sip into something more comfortable.(book groups)(Brief Article)

Book groups are often as much about making friends as discussing books. So Chandra Czape, who runs a group for youngish magazine staffers in New York, has a simple key to successful meetings. "Beer," she says with a laugh. Czape's readers don't all know one another, but she wants them to be comfortable. "We go to a speakeasy; we're drinking beer, chilling out," she says. "It makes it much easier for people to say something." Send us your Reader Tips: groupdynamics@bookmagazine.com.

Reader tip: sip into something more comfortable.(book groups)(Brief Article)

Book groups are often as much about making friends as discussing books. So Chandra Czape, who runs a group for youngish magazine staffers in New York, has a simple key to successful meetings. "Beer," she says with a laugh. Czape's readers don't all know one another, but she wants them to be comfortable. "We go to a speakeasy; we're drinking beer, chilling out," she says. "It makes it much easier for people to say something." Send us your Reader Tips: groupdynamics@bookmagazine.com.

Reader tip: sip into something more comfortable.(book groups)(Brief Article)

Book groups are often as much about making friends as discussing books. So Chandra Czape, who runs a group for youngish magazine staffers in New York, has a simple key to successful meetings. "Beer," she says with a laugh. Czape's readers don't all know one another, but she wants them to be comfortable. "We go to a speakeasy; we're drinking beer, chilling out," she says. "It makes it much easier for people to say something." Send us your Reader Tips: groupdynamics@bookmagazine.com.

Reader tip: sip into something more comfortable.(book groups)(Brief Article)

Book groups are often as much about making friends as discussing books. So Chandra Czape, who runs a group for youngish magazine staffers in New York, has a simple key to successful meetings. "Beer," she says with a laugh. Czape's readers don't all know one another, but she wants them to be comfortable. "We go to a speakeasy; we're drinking beer, chilling out," she says. "It makes it much easier for people to say something." Send us your Reader Tips: groupdynamics@bookmagazine.com.