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Book club members offer advice on formulating a game plan, not getting too personal during discussions, why it's important to agree to disagree and more.Previous Posts:Advice for New Book ClubsAdvice for New Book Clubs, Part 2Advice for New Book Clubs, Part 3Advice for New Book Clubs, Part 4Provide Added Information
Book club members offer advice on formulating a game plan, not getting too personal during discussions, why it's important to agree to disagree and more.Previous Posts:Advice for New Book ClubsAdvice for New Book Clubs, Part 2Advice for New Book Clubs, Part 3It's Okay to Argue
Today's guest blogger, author Lori Armstrong talks about her wonderful book club visits, her new book NO MERCY, and her upcoming virtual book event.
Book club members offer advice on formulating a game plan, stimulating discussion by rating reading selections, why you should check your ego at the door and much more.Previous Posts:Advice for New Book ClubsAdvice for New Book Clubs, Part 2Rate It
We're continuing with our series of book club wit and wisdom --- words of advice for those looking to launch a reading group, from veteran members willing to share what has worked for them and what hasn't. Today we hear from Joan Leader of the 14-year-old NJABC (Not Just Another Book Club), Ann Maxwell of the BonBons Book Club in North Carolina and Peggy Jebavy, Information Specialist at the Pungo-Blackwater Library in Virginia.Previous Post:Advice for New Book ClubsJoan Leader Says:
Are you thinking of starting a reading group this year? We asked book club members to share tips and advice for first-timers. (There are plenty of great suggestions for existing groups, too.) We’ll be posting their wise words over the next several weeks, starting today with a slew of suggestions from Kellie Tropeano of the Massachusetts-based book club Mom’s Reading. You can learn more about them at their website, MomsReading.com.Kellie Tropeano's tips for starting your own book club:
Today we talk with Robin Antalek about her debut novel, The Summer We Fell Apart --- what inspired the idea for the story about four siblings, discussion-worthy topics and themes and what she found most intriguing about telling a family tale.
Gail Godwin, today's guest blogger, talks about the latest of her thirteen novels, Unfinished Desires. She reveals her personal connection to the story's setting and why she bided her time until she "found the right cast of characters to live in it."
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a very relaxing holiday.I am stealing a few extra days on the Outer Banks to get some paperwork and reading done before I head back to the office on Thursday. It's nice to have a few days of utter quiet before I get caught back up in the swirl of things.
