[bookshare-discuss] Re: starting a book club
- From: Linda Stover <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:40:37 -0600
Meka,
Since you seem to have a really diverse group and your book club
doesn't seem jonra specific, here's what I'd do.
During the first meeting, I'd go around, ask people what their
favorite authors/jonras were. After I'd gotten a list of authors, I'd
go browsing around the Internet and see which of each author's books
got the best reviews/seemed the most interesting/ in your oppinion
would peek the interest of the most members. I'd make my selections
based on that at first. Then, I'd simply start branching out in to
different jonras/categories. Bookshare is a really good resource for
that. For example, I'd browse in the Science Fiction and Fantasy
category. I'd look for what I thought were interesting titles and
read their synopsis and go from there. Hope this helps.
Courtney
On 1/24/09, Nancy Feldman <nancy_feldman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Meka,
>
> Because we have the power of Bookshare behind us now, we can do the same
> thing that others might do. So, having decided that your idea sounds
> interesting, I poked at Amazon.com. I found several books about organizing
> a book club. One example is below. Maybe someone could tackle scanning
> this.
>
> As to finding book clubs, I'd start by calling your local bookstores. My
> Tattered Covers both run book clubs, while I believe that our Barnes and
> Noble does as well.
>
> Some specialty bookstores might help you find people with very similar
> interests. For interest, Oh, My Goddess was a pagan coffee shop and store
> here in Denver for a long while; it's gone now, but it might have had book
> clubs. Or your local women's center. Our local Unitarian churches run book
> clubs; other churches might as well. If all else fails, try your local
> library.
>
> Anyway, on to the book I found.
>
>
>
> Recipe for a Book Club: A Monthly Guide for Hosting Your Own Reading Group:
> Menus & Recipes, Featured Authors, Suggested Readings, and Topical Questions
> (Hardcover)
> by Mary O'Hare
>
> 12 months of books, authors, menus, and recipes for book clubs.
> Unlike other basic reading group guides, "Recipe for a Book Club" combines
> good eating with good reading for the millions of Americans who participate
> in book clubs. Written by two book-and-cooking sisters who formed their own
> monthly reading and eating groups that continue to meet, "Recipe for a Book
> Club" starts in January and ends in December, with a reading theme for each
> month and a menu and recipes to go with it, a featured favorite book and
> author, suggested reading list, and interesting questions to ponder and
> discuss. From January's theme of New Authors to December's theme of
> Inspiration for the new year, this attractively illustrated guide is ideal
> for all reading groups, whether brand-new or long-established.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Meka White [mailto:mekawh@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 3:08 PM
> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] starting a book club
>
> Hi everyone:
>
> I am planning to start a local book club for a chapter of a blindness
> organization in my town, but I would like a little advice.
>
> I plan on pulling book titles from nls, bookshare, and also from what is
> available in my local library's massive large print and audio section so
> that hopefully everyone will be able to take part.
>
> Having never attended a face-to-face book club, I would like to know what
> else I can do to make this a very successful endeavor. I'm pitching the
> idea to our chapter today and I am pretty certain that it will be well
> received. I would like for us to meet at Barnes and Noble, or maybe some
> other coffee place. What should I keep in mind? What are some good ways of
> finding titles that will likely be in all of these sections? What should I
> keep in mind?
>
> We have a pretty diverse group and I think what we read will reflect that.
>
> Feel free to write me off list. I am very excited about this idea.
>
> Also, where should I turn to find a book club to join? I love the process
> of meeting people and sharing a book over coffee. Well, in my case, mocha.
>
> Thanks a lot for any suggestions.
>
> Warmly,
> Meka
>
> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to
> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list
> of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
>
> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to
> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list
> of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
>
>
To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to
bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of
available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
Other related posts:
