Need Help with Book Club Launch
I’ve decided (with some help) to launch a local book club, with monthly meetings, and I need your help! Yes, you, gentle reader. Who out there has started a book club? Who participates in one? I’m a relative neophyte (have actually belonged to more virtual groups than realtime ones), having once upon a time been in charge of a reading group through my place of employment, which happened to be a bookshop … with emphasis on the “once upon a time.”
So I turn to you. What are your experiences? What works, and what doesn’t? In particular …
- Can I mix fiction and nonfiction?
- How are authors and books selected?
- Is a dessert café a good venue? (I have one in mind: the Purple FeatherHow many people is considered a good size for a book discussion group?
- How long should the discussion last? One hour? Two? Open-ended?
- What questions have I forgotten to ask?
Do please email me at jcezanne@jeannettecezanne.com and tell me your experiences and advice! It will all be greatly appreciated, and will put me well … beyond the elements of style!
Posted in Books, Fiction, Ideas, Reading, Words on October 29th, 2008