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Why Start A Book Club?
To find your tribe.
I was lonely and out of the loop. Four nights a week, I worked 2nd shift as a survey interviewer. I really enjoyed talking to people about their opinions; but, it is really hard to maintain friendships with that kind of schedule.
The relationships I did have were situational and could easily disappear, if I didn’t make an effort to cultivate them.
That’s when I got my brain wave: I could start a book Club
It would give me a chance talk to about the books I had been reading and reconnect with some stalled friendships. I got to work!
I skimmed the internet for tips on what makes a book club successful. I scoured the How-To section of bookstores looking for guidelines on how to run a meeting. I admit I didn’t buy any of those books, but I did consider their advice. They all warned that meetings could turn into a food competition.
Then I found this book at the library. It was Francine Prose’s, Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write them (P.S.)
That book reignited my passion for stories and storytelling. It reminded me that I still had a vault of untold stories waiting to get out of my brain. This group could teach me so much.
