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[xaraan]

I would make a book club group... that does two things, creates a list for people to check for membership and allows you to send emails to the members, you can also ask jude for a group color to denote members on the site.

I was talking a short description of the group and the cover and solicit info for the book. Post it in the news section on the front page, coupled with a banner in the slide show it is advertisement to the folks who don't hang out in the forums but check the front page, it is also something we can send a link of to the publisher and author to further interest in the group.

Then you could do a couple of things as far as your column, wait to type up your review until the end of the period we give the book and include quotes from the group or do a big group thing like Amlah does for the comic review group, that is entirely up to you - it is your column and your group.

The short description and book cover was all I planned on doing when I post the article for my column. I didn't want it to be about my review when we did the club, just about the group discussion. And like you said in the PM, I'd probably wait until the end of the period to post it, like if we agree "end of October" for Chubbles selection, then I'd post it on Nov 1st or whatever.

As for future picks, I was thinking when I create the discussion article I could link to a new thread on the forum for people to voice opinions and select the next book at the end of the article. And do something like the Rev Group, where they do week ###, except do thread like "November Book club selection" or whatever.


I'll get with Jude about creating a group..

So anyone interested, can join up, I'll make it an open group. You don't have to do every month, it's just to keep an eye on things and get info out for when you do want to join in on a book when you have the time.

[Chubbles]

And Chubbles, did you ever read Best Served Cold yet?

if you did, you should post something on my review telling me I'm crazy and stupid or agreeing or whatever and give your input

I haven't yet, i'm still finishing up "Gates of Fire" about the Spartans and Thermopylae...next is Ex-Heroes...then Best Served Cold on the queue

[outsider]

I'm interested, too. I don't know if I could pull off a monthly group, but maybe you could have a bi-monthly/slacker subgroup?

[David Bird]

I am already reading We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson. Very good, but already started.

My next novel will be One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

A couple of books, nearing the top of my reading list, that might have wider appeal are Criminal Macabre: The Complete Cal McDonald Stories by Steve Niles and Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay. The last one's not in softcover yet.

[xaraan]

I'm interested, too. I don't know if I could pull off a monthly group, but maybe you could have a bi-monthly/slacker subgroup?

yea, I'm fine with kinda winging it to an extent, doing it every six weeks or so

we can select the book and give everyone time to order/buy, then a few weeks to read, then a week or so to talk, then select the next round; I'm not looking at doing a hard and fast every month thing, it will probably fluctuate a little

[Allen]

I'll join.

Just a caveat: I have to get books rom the library, and sometimes have to use interlibrary loan.

[xaraan]

cool deal Alen
don't know how easy that ex-heroes will be to find at the library, it doesn't seem readily available in stores

[thefourthman]

Well it came out in March, so that may be a problem. It is available for both the Kindle and the nook.

[thefourthman]

after i have read it, I can lend it to anyone with the nook app 1 at a time for 14 days.

[thefourthman]

If simian joins and buys it for the nook, he can do the same.

(Nook apps are available free for all devices on barnesandnoble.com)

[S.F. Jude Terror]

You guys have a usergroup now. I would like to participate, but I'm so over committed right now, I can't really join yet.

[thefourthman]

You guys have a usergroup now. I would like to participate, but I'm so over committed right now, I can't really join yet.

I would be the pot calling you black kettle. Man up!

[xaraan]

you can always just join to keep up with things and participate when you can

[48THRiLLS]

cool deal Alen
don't know how easy that ex-heroes will be to find at the library, it doesn't seem readily available in stores

Yeah my library doesn't have it and my library has access to all the libraries in Portland (which is massive) so I will have to buy it through amazon...

[xaraan]

those that talked about participating, even occasionally in this
sign up in your user cp for the outhouse book club; you don't have to change your name color or anything weird, it's just to help communicate when needed