01Coordinate
Stay connected and organized
Handle scheduling, RSVPs, and reminders without relying on long text chains or email threads.
A free web app for book clubs
The books change. The conversations stay with you.
Common Ground is a free web app designed to support book clubs — helping members stay organized between meetings, find books worth discussing, and bring more to every conversation.
Designed to fit the way your club already works.
Built for real book clubs
The pieces work better together.
Keep meeting details, book discovery, discussion resources, and past conversations connected — without stitching together text chains, email threads, and calendar updates.
02Discover
Find books worth discussing
Browse club-tested picks with great hooks for discussion and choose what to read next.
03Discuss
Bring more to the conversation
Get additional content and resources that support richer conversations during meetings.
04Remember
Return to what your club talked about
Revisit past conversations, memorable moments, and recaps after the meeting ends.
Coordinating your club
Set it up once. We'll handle the rest.
One person sets the club up once. Common Ground handles the schedule, syncs with your calendars, collects RSVPs, and nudges everyone when it's time, keeping the meeting details in one place instead of stitching together text chains, email threads, and calendar updates.
The Page Turners
8 members
Currently reading
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
March 15 · 7:00 PM
Sarah's Living Room
Going6 of 8 replied
Added to club calendar
Everyone has the latest details
Reminder scheduled
We'll nudge the host when it's time
Push
Book club is tomorrow at 7:00 PM.
Text
The Page Turners meet tomorrow at Sarah’s.
Your meeting details and discussion resources are ready.
Discover what to read next
Find books your club will actually want to talk about.
Picks built from your discussion history and engagement, current bestsellers your club might like, and what other clubs are reading. Each book includes a “why we picked it” explanation.
Discover
What your club should read next
The Midnight Library
Such a Fun Age
The Maidens
Klara and the Sun
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Beyond That, the Sea
Why your club would like it
The Maidens
- • A layered mystery with plenty of motives to debate
- • Themes of obsession, loyalty, and trust
- • A strong follow-up to your discussion of The Silent Patient
Pick for next monthSave — not now
From your discussion history
Current books your club might like
What other clubs are reading
Richer conversations
Bring more to the conversation.
Common Ground gives your club additional content and resources to support richer conversations during meetings.
Meeting in progress · Tonight
The Silent Patient
Saturday, March 15 · 7:00 PM
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Current book
For tonight's discussion
01
Discussion starters
Questions to open up the conversation
02
Quick context
Themes and background for the group
03
Something extra
An author interview to explore together
After the meeting
Turn your conversation into a recap.
Capture key themes, memorable moments, and the discussion questions your group wants to return to.
Past meeting recap
What Happened to the McCrays?
The group returned to second chances, the pull of home, and how grief changes a relationship.
Second chancesHomeGrief
Memorable moment
The conversation shifted when the group considered whether returning home can ever mean starting over.
Flexible by design
Fits the way your club already works.
It's flexible – it doesn't have to replace your current routine but can supplement it.
SchedulingBook discoveryDiscussion supportRecaps
Common Ground
Stay connected between meetings.
Common Ground is a free web app designed to support book clubs — helping members stay organized, find club-tested books with great hooks for discussion, and bring additional content and resources into meetings.
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Designed to fit into the way your club already works.