Rachel Jacobsohn

Facilitator of book/​film discussion groups, 35+ years, and going strong
Author of The Reading Group Handbook, (Hyperion, rev. ed. 1998)
Founder of the Assn. of Book Group Readers and Leaders (ABGRL), 1994.
Publisher of Reverberations~~~~, the newsjournal of ABGRL, 1994-2008.
Presenter of workshops, seminars, and retreats centering on book group dynamics and improved reading skills
Trainer of Professional/​Volunteer facilitators
Source for underknown authors in terms of mailing list of ABGRL members.

-Raised in PHL. Now divorced, living in Chicago with a business entrepreneur; have two grown daughters, three grandchildren (hooray!)
-Still working, still playing
-Appeared on The Oprah Show, CNN News, Good Morning America. Quoted many times in major newspapers and magazines.
-Hesitant to spend time on blogging, and Facebook, and Twitter, etc.
-Unabashedly a curious student of existence, I love my work