Why Not Join a Book Club?

Have you considered joining a Book Club?

Once you’re done with school and no longer required to write book reports, why would you gather with others to discuss a book?

Here are four reasons to join a book club–and where to find one.
The love of literature, of course.

Have you ever read a book you loved so much you wanted to talk about it?

Perhaps it was the language, the story, the conflicting ideas it provoked.

Where would you find someone to discuss it with any knowledge?

A book club can do that.

Confusion

What if you simply don’t understand why anyone would read a book like this?

More than once I’ve read a long book highly recommended by a friend or a book review.

Something about it didn’t click and I read on, desperate to discover why people loved it.

When I got to the end I threw it against the wall.

Having others to ask your questions–or share your disgust–can help.

A book club can do that.

To work out tangled theology

A man in our Bible study wanted us to read Ninety Minutes in Heaven.

He was dying and needed to know if the book matched our understanding of heaven.

We worked through it together and left him in peace.

I also led a book club discussion of The Shack.

My copy was marked up with post-it notes and questions.

We had a lively discussion.

A book club can do that.

To hash out what really happened and what it means to you.

A music educator likes to relive a performance with his students by discussing what they learned.

As the students talk about their experience, their voices become more animated and excited.

Iron sharpening iron in their assessment and amplifying what the work meant to them.

A book club can do that, too.

Isn’t it wonderful when you find people who love the same book that you do?

Why not try book clubs to amplify your understanding and appreciation?

Where can you find book clubs?

My local library sponsors many, as does the local independent bookstore, Copperfield’s.

offers eight different groups in my area.

Groups often meet in libraries

Ask your friends. I have several friends in book clubs.

Start your own. I ran a “periodic book club” at my church for several years.

You can even participate in Facebook groups like the Bible Cafe Book Club.

Interested in giving book clubs a try without leaving your home?

I’ll be leading a four-week discussion of my novel A Poppy in Remembrance on the Bible Cafe Book Club FB page beginning December 5.

You need to join the group (free) here

(It’s easy. Just click Want to Join in the top left box under the banner photo).

I’ll be live at 6 pm PST on Wednesday nights through December for one hour.

I’ll post questions and you type in your response–or just read others’ answers if you’re shy or unsure.

The first week we’ll be discussing the first 12 chapters of A Poppy in Remembrance. (England).

On December 12 Chapters 13-24 (Goodbye England, hello Egypt).

December 19 Chapters 25-36 (Egypt).

December 26: Chapters 37-end (France).

You can join any time. The discussions will remain up on the FB page, so they can be reviewed at later times if you can’t meet us live.

 

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