{"id":52,"date":"2012-06-24T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chistell.com\/africanamericanfiction\/?p=52"},"modified":"2016-10-09T00:02:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T04:02:44","slug":"book-clubs-make-reading-great-books-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chistell.com\/africanamericanfiction\/book-clubs-make-reading-great-books-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Clubs Make Reading Great Books Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denise Turney<\/p>\n

Libraries, schools and bookstores are traditional places members of book clubs meet at to examine, explore and discuss great books. These avid lovers of great non-fiction and fiction stories also meet at each other\u2019s homes. Attend one meeting as a new member and you\u2019ll clearly see how passionate active members are about literature<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Key benefits you receive when you join a book club are friendships and the chance to celebrate a shared passion with likeminded people. You can also travel to other parts of the world, enjoying the sites and sounds of foreign lands during the day and authors reading from their bestselling novels at night. In fact, some book clubs like the Cushcity, Unputdownables and Explorations book clubs, host cruises for their members. During cruises authors not only read from their books, they also hold face-to-face question and answer discussions with book club members. While you\u2019re at sea don\u2019t be surprised if you strike up one or more lasting friendships with some of your favorite writers.<\/p>\n

For me a true gem gained from joining book clubs is the chance to dive into the heart of a story alongside other avid book readers. I always learn something about a character, scene or plot that I didn\u2019t notice before. It\u2019s like watching a movie twice and picking up images and sounds that slipped past you the first time you watched the movie.<\/p>\n

Other benefits you can gain when you join (and actively participate) in a book club include:<\/p>\n