So Kristen, Melanie, and I decided last weekend that we should start an online book club for all of the women in our family. We were standing in the book aisle at Target (where else does inspiration come) when the idea came. We realized that if there's one thing we all have in common, it's a love of good books.
So here's how it will work: everyone will choose a book and submit it via a posting on this very blog. It can be anything you choose--for young adults or regular ones, anything from non-fiction to mystery to romance. Keep it relatively simple, considering that the pace for all isn't equal. We'll randomly choose a book for each month and let you know in advance what it will be. Then, around the 15th of the month, we'll start discussing in earnest. We'll wrap up discussion on the thirtieth. Also, the person who's book we read will be in charge of coming up with some discussion topics.
Our first book club will be in July... so that gives you about a month to read it. Start thinking about your book selection and post it here or email it to mmpowell@gmail.com.
Hopefully this will work... and be fun... and more importantly, keep us all connected!
"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." Oscar Wilde
Upcoming Books
- AUG "I Captured the Castle" Doty Smith
- JUL "The Red Tent" Anita Diamant
12 comments:
Sounds great!! I am so excited to start!
i'm game... how do we get karyn to join the blog?!?!?
I'm so excited, except for the fact that pretty much the only books I've read are ones recommended by the family, except for Ender's Game. I know, I know, it's science fiction, but I love it and it's the only one I can think of that you all haven't read. So there you go ... Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card.
North and South is my choice
First of all, who is ktizzmak???Ican't figure who it is! If this is the first test to teh book club I am afraid I have already failed!!
I am going to change my book selection. We do have that right correct? Since all of us have seen the movie North and South the element of surprise is gone. Personally I like to read the book first and then see the movie.
My selection is I captured the Castle by Doty Smith. Name sound familiar... she wrote 101 Dalmations
I'm so proud my mom posted a blog ... she's so techno savy!!
thanks a lot!!
Grandma is savy too!! We just did it for her!!
All I can say is that let's get to the deciding, eh Megan---I think I know but you are the official poster for this month I hear. We need to get to the bookstores before July 15th---
Well this is my first time signing on...I think we should all read Kite Runner. It is my favorite book and it is EXCELLANT. Or did you guys already decide on a book?
wow, way to go grandma!!! I'm impressed!
I just got the books yesterday and I am going to start reading. I must confess that I have started to readi it al least 3 times. I finally gave up and got rid of the book last month in a D.I. run. So I borrowed the book from Melanie and I am going to attempt it once again.
On a side note, I am reading Can't wait to get to Heaven, By Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes. It is great, cute sweet and funny.
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