The perfect book for a book discussion is one that's not too easy, not too hard, that will hold the interest of a diverse group of readers and will also inspire a lively discussion. For additional book club resources try the Canton Public Library's Book Club in a Bag kits.

The fatal shore by Robert Hughes

The sparrow [kit] by Mary Doria Russell

The situation in Flushing by Edmund G. Love

A thousand acres: a novel by Jane Smiley

Unless by Carol Shields