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The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
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1
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38
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May 13, 2025
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Each of the book club members has a specific genre of book they particularly like to read. Do you have a favorite genre you come back to time and again?
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26
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107
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September 3, 2025
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Overall, what did you think of The Busybody Book Club? (no spoilers, please!)
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26
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316
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September 3, 2025
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Arthur tells Ash he thinks “the whole point of a book club is to read things you wouldn’t normally.” (p. 71). Do you agree with him? If you’re in a book club, do you feel it encourages you to read outside your comfort zone?
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26
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97
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September 3, 2025
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Which of the characters in The Busybody Book Club would you most enjoy inviting to your own book club meeting?
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17
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68
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September 3, 2025
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Which of Agatha Christie’s mysteries have you read? Do you have a favorite, and if so, what about it do you like?
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16
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56
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September 3, 2025
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All of the main characters in the story have a secret. Whose secret did you find the most surprising?
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15
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78
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September 3, 2025
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Arthur continues reading romances to stay connected to Esi. What did you think of this? Is there any practice you’ve continued so that you can stay connected to someone?
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15
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58
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September 3, 2025
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At the start of the story, Nova thinks the book club is a disaster. Do you think she’s right? What do you think is the key to a successful book club?
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15
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51
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September 3, 2025
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Have you ever visited the English seaside? Did you enjoy the setting of St. Tredock in Cornwall?
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15
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55
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September 3, 2025
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To what audience would you recommend The Busybody Book Club? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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14
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64
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September 3, 2025
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The community center is vital to the St. Tredock community. Are there any similar spaces that are the heart of your own community?
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11
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48
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September 3, 2025
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At several points throughout the novel Nova recalls her father saying, “No one writes books about characters who sit around waiting for life to happen to them.” What do you think he was trying to convey to her? Do you agree with him?
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11
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47
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September 3, 2025
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Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels are featured heavily throughout The Busybody Book Club. Have you read any of them, or watched the series? What’s your favorite “enemy-to-lovers” novel?
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11
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44
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September 3, 2025
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If you could suggest one book for The Busybody Book Club to read, what would it be and why?
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11
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52
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September 3, 2025
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Phyllis likes to pick a random stranger and make observations about them. What did you think of this hobby? How often do you think her observations were productive, and when did they lead her astray? Have you ever done something similar?
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10
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28
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September 3, 2025
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Did Ash and Arthur’s unlikely friendship surprise you as they bonded over books? Have you found in your own experiences that books can bring people from different circumstances together in a shared love of the story or characters?
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9
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30
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September 3, 2025
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Phyllis asks Nova, “[W]hat’s so wrong with being a busybody?” (p. 191). Where do you stand on the question? Was her nosiness a good thing or a bad thing? Do you consider yourself a busybody, or do you know someone who is?
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9
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35
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September 3, 2025
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Who did you suspect was behind the theft and the murder? Did your suspicions change at all as the story went on?
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8
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44
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September 3, 2025
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Like her heroine, Miss Marple, Phyllis claims that you should always believe the worst in people. Do you think the events of this book prove her right or wrong? Do you have any mottoes in your own life?
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7
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25
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September 3, 2025
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At times Nova found it difficult to speak up for herself. Where in the story did you see her fellow book club members helping her grow?
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4
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16
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September 3, 2025
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