I’ve always been a reader. I LOVE getting lost in a good book…and Summer is one of the best times to devour as many books as I can. I am currently in the middle of a book called Remembering Isaac: The Wise and Joyful Potter of Niederbipp – a novel that my mom recommended – and I’d rather stay up late reading it in bed than get more vacation sleep.
Just a few weeks ago, I finished two books in a series and was not only hungry for more when I was done (oh, the torture of having to wait for the next book to be written!) but I was dying to be able to discuss the book with someone. I encouraged begged my 13 year old to read it after me so that we could talk about the details. If you’re curious, that series is called Divergent by Veronica Roth. I LOVED it and I couldn’t wait to talk to someone about it.
What is it about a good story that begs to be shared with another human? When I read a good book, the characters become my friends, and their experiences become a part of me. And there’s something about discussing a book with someone else that makes the characters and the story come even more alive to me.
Why not start a book club?
So the logical solution is to start a book club, and since I spend a good deal of my time online, with so many of my friends living all over the country, it’s also logical that this book club should live online as well.
Thank goodness for Copia! I was given the opportunity a few months ago to create my own book club, alongside some of my favorite parent bloggers, on Copia. We’ll each be reading and discussing different books, and you are welcome to jump in at any time, with any book, and join the discussions.
This is what the Copia Parent Book Club page looks like. See me?
Here’s what you can do to join in:
- Visit Copia and create a completely free account.
- Find me and my fellow blogging friends in the Parent Talk section and click over to join my book club.
- Download one (or more) of Copia’s free apps for your iPad, iPhone, Android phone, or computer.
- Start reading and discussing!
Just FYI – you don’t have to have a digital copy of the books we’re reading. You can still follow along just fine with a paperback. However, if you read along in one of the Copia apps, you can highlight and make notes (and here’s the totally awesome part) see what fellow readers are noting and highlighting, share on social networks, etc. It makes book reading social.
Check out this hilarious (and slightly weird) video all about Copia:
Read on! Hope to see you there!
Disclosure: I am partnering with Copia to promote and spread the word about their services, but all thoughts included on my blog and within my Copia Book Club are my own.
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Now that my daughter is back in school, I might actually have time to participate in a book club!
She’s actually a local author to me. Though it took me 1/3 of the way through Divergent to realize she was talking about Chicago.
One of my favorite authors has a book tour stop around here most years, this year she didn’t. So I was looking at a local book store who actually has lots of book tours that sop by. I caught it at just the right time so see Veronica Roth. Those book signings can be lots of fun.
Yep, I’ll most likely have two books going each month. You can see what books are in my book club library right now to have a peek at a few that will most likely be coming up. I’d love to get some feedback about what people might like to read. The questions over there are all general (not specific book-related yet) and anyone can join anytime with no pressure to read everything that we’re discussing. It’s kind of a hop in when you can kind of set up. :)
How cool that you were able to meet the author! It’s amazing that she’s so young.
I know waiting for that 3rd is torture. The author is a very nice young lady too, meet her at a Book signing after Insurgent came out – got both books signed for my daughter. Good luck with the book club ;)
so are you going to pick the book, I would like to know what book we are doing before joining. i would love to do this