"A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated by a watch." ~Jane Austen Sound like anyone you know?
Have I found the motto for the No-Pressure Book Club? Honestly! We are not good about keeping a schedule. But that's the whole point. Don't rush us, we'll get around to meeting. I like our philosophy, even if we take it to the extreme sometimes.
But I do think some things about NPBC need to change. I have talked to several of you and everyone has agreed. Here is my proposal. Please let me know what you think by commenting below. I am opening up the blog for anyone to comment.
1. Meet every other month. We need longer amounts of time to read the books.
2. Meet in the evenings. The lunch-time meeting worked for a couple of years. But moving it to the evening will allow us to invite more people. We'll have more time to chat about the book and life and whatever. What do you think about 8 or 8:30 p.m.? That gives people enough time to get home from work and have dinner with their families. Then, we can meet somewhere for dessert or drinks or whatever.
3. Stick to a day. How about the first or the fourth Friday of every other month? The first or fourth Friday seems easy to remember. What do you think? That would make Oct. 2 or Oct. 23 our first meeting.
4. Invite more people.
5. Organize our meetings. What do you think about actually having an organized discussion of each book? Maybe someone could volunteer each time to look up some good book discussion questions or topics...what do you think?
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Here are the things I hope we can keep the same. Again, let me know what you think.
1. A mix of genres. I like going from chick lit to YA to historical fiction. It keeps things interesting. And, like always, anyone who is not interested in a certain genre can always choose to skip the book.
2. No pressure. Again, if you don't want to read the book, no biggie. We'll catch you next time around.
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If you are interested in being in, or staying in, the NPBC, please comment below. We are currently reading The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama.
~Kerrie
