Tips on starting a book club
There are many reasons why you might want to start a book club.
You want to discuss the books that you and your friends like
You want to influence a certain group of people, so that they would learn to appreciate books and learn to read books
You want to establish a group ,where a certain genre of books are discussed.
You are just plainly bored , or less busy, and like books ,so you need a group of people like you, so you can talk about books
You need bookworms that are like minded with you.
You can have a book club on social media, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pin interest etc. You can have a personal website or blog. A good example is Good reads. You can also have a book club offline.
How to start?
Well, you can decide to start with a group of friends. If you don't have friends around, you can paste invitation fliers around, advertise on social media. Find a good location and make nice snacks and drinks available. Remember, that it might start small but expand with time. You can't just start and be like "Oprah's book club" tomorrow.
Also you can start a social media page or group. All you have to do is get followers and members.
A book club should be fun, exciting and informative.
You should always be accommodating, to new ideas and new members.
The books you pick for the week or month ,should reflect the identity of my book club.
What should you do in a book club
Offline, you set dates for meeting , pick a book of the month or week. Make sure you all read the particular book. Discuss and criticize the book. Point out major themes ,major lessons to learn etc.
Remember that a book club is supposed to be fun.
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