Choosing books for in-person book clubs
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Choosing books for in-person book clubs
How does your in-person book club choose which books to read?
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1) One time we had all decided we wanted to read mysteries, so we went online to find a list of uniquely themed cozy mysteries. Most of our girls like cheese, so we picked up a cheese mystery.
2) Right now I have a research project I'm working on, so my girls decided to read some of the novels with me.
3) In the past, we've compared our "to read" lists on Goodreads and picked a book if we all had the same one listed.
3) We picked this up from Pinterest: everyone puts books they want to read on small slips of paper, fold up the paper, throw them in a jar and keep them there until it's time to pick the next book.
Hope this helped.
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Meetup.com is a great place to find groups and create groups.gregs317 wrote:I don't think we have any book clubs in my town. But I would like to find someone to read the same book at the same time as me, and have discussions about it. I really don't know how to make it happen tho. Any ideas?
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Great ideas! We've been bringing ideas but lately it's been more difficult, with fewer suggestions brought to the table.Christina O Phillips wrote:The books we choose happen in different ways:
1) One time we had all decided we wanted to read mysteries, so we went online to find a list of uniquely themed cozy mysteries. Most of our girls like cheese, so we picked up a cheese mystery.
2) Right now I have a research project I'm working on, so my girls decided to read some of the novels with me.
3) In the past, we've compared our "to read" lists on Goodreads and picked a book if we all had the same one listed.
3) We picked this up from Pinterest: everyone puts books they want to read on small slips of paper, fold up the paper, throw them in a jar and keep them there until it's time to pick the next book.
Hope this helped.
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