Terry Prone: They’re fine, those book clubs, but there’s a niche for a different kind of endeavour

An anti-book club would work the opposite way to the “buy me” clubs. It would warn potential buyers off truly God-awful offerings

Oprah Winfrey with 'Small Things Like These' author Claire Keegan. Picture: Harpo

Look, it’s an idea and no more than that.

You know how Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush all have book clubs guaranteeing that if you like their kind of book, you’ll definitely like this latest one?