Hey, look at the date! It's January 1, 2007! You know what that means, don't you?
It means it is time to start a book circle, and I'm starting it here.
Wait! Don't click over to that lunch thread YET! Just, you know, stick around for a bit and see if it MIGHT be something you COULD give a try! Here's what I propose:
Okay, who's in?
You don't have to be a book person to do this, and the suggestions don't have to be all Oprah's Book Clubby. We can pretty much do whatever, and if the first selection is something you strenuously object to, you can jump in on the next book, okay? Smileys for everyone.
For the first selection, I'm going to ask that you suggest titles that (a) aren't hard to find at the library, and (b) aren't too long. Long books can be momentum-killers when groups like this are starting out. Let's do something we know we can manage first.
I'll make the first three proposals, and if you have three other things you'd like to explore, just post them here. If you have no suggestions but want to participate regardless of our selection, just post an "I'm in" message so we know what we're dealing with.
You know you want to.
It means it is time to start a book circle, and I'm starting it here.
Wait! Don't click over to that lunch thread YET! Just, you know, stick around for a bit and see if it MIGHT be something you COULD give a try! Here's what I propose:
- People interested in doing some reading with other HTers submit three titles (or authors, genres, whatever) they're like to read and discuss.
- The facilitator (that would be me, at least for now) coordinates a quick poll from the submissions to determine what the book will be.
- We set a schedule for reading the book.
- We discuss the book.
- The world gets nicer, food gets tastier, dogs get doggier, and we get smarter.
- We take suggestions for the next book.
- Repeat steps 2 through...whatever we're on now.
Okay, who's in?
You don't have to be a book person to do this, and the suggestions don't have to be all Oprah's Book Clubby. We can pretty much do whatever, and if the first selection is something you strenuously object to, you can jump in on the next book, okay? Smileys for everyone.
For the first selection, I'm going to ask that you suggest titles that (a) aren't hard to find at the library, and (b) aren't too long. Long books can be momentum-killers when groups like this are starting out. Let's do something we know we can manage first.
I'll make the first three proposals, and if you have three other things you'd like to explore, just post them here. If you have no suggestions but want to participate regardless of our selection, just post an "I'm in" message so we know what we're dealing with.
- E.B. White's The Trumpet of the Swan. Children's literature from the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web.
- Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees, a best-seller from a couple of years ago.
- A current biography that's been out for at least a year, such as Madeleine Albright's.
You know you want to.
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