karlimarie
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
Yay! It looks like we have enough interest to moving forward with a book club for 2026. Here’s what I propose…
structure
- Read one book per month
- Have a monthly check-in thread where we can post thoughts as we go with clear expectations on *spoilers*
- Halfway through the month I will post specific discussion questions in the thread, you can answer as many/as few as you want- along with anything else that comes up as you read.
other ideas
I originally had the idea of holding a virtual meeting on Zoom to discuss “in person” but I vetoed it knowing that it might not be accessible for everyone and I want to keep the barrier to entry low. However, we can keep this possibility open down the road depending on how the group evolves.
There was also a thought about creating a monthly scrap challenge based on the book we’re reading- either directly about the book, or related to a topic the book touched on… but I don’t want to get ahead of myself. Again, an idea to consider once the group gets off the ground.
book choices
I want to do this as democratically as possible so that everyone is included and interested in participating each month- but I ask that we all keep an open mind to books that might stretch us outside of our comfort zones.
In about a week I will start a book suggestion thread where everyone can flood the post with ideas. These can be books you’ve already read and want to revisit again or books stuck on your TBR list, they can be new releases or classics, any genre, no suggestion is a bad suggestion.
Depending on how many book suggestions we collect we can either do a rank-choice vote or a category-based vote to ensure that we read a little bit of everything.
timeline
It would be great if we could decide on the books well in advance because for some of us relying on our local libraries the wait times for popular books can be quite long. So depending on how many book suggestions we get I may have us vote for 3-6 months at a time. I personally would love to know in advance what we’re reading for the entire year, but I worry that would discourage people coming in mid-way through the year.
feedback
Although I’m glad to take the lead on this, I welcome any and all feedback. If this doesn’t seem like it will work please let me know. My goal is to make this as inclusive and simple as possible.
That said, how does this sound?
If all seems do-able I will be back soon with a suggestion thread and we can get this party started!!
structure
- Read one book per month
- Have a monthly check-in thread where we can post thoughts as we go with clear expectations on *spoilers*
- Halfway through the month I will post specific discussion questions in the thread, you can answer as many/as few as you want- along with anything else that comes up as you read.
other ideas
I originally had the idea of holding a virtual meeting on Zoom to discuss “in person” but I vetoed it knowing that it might not be accessible for everyone and I want to keep the barrier to entry low. However, we can keep this possibility open down the road depending on how the group evolves.
There was also a thought about creating a monthly scrap challenge based on the book we’re reading- either directly about the book, or related to a topic the book touched on… but I don’t want to get ahead of myself. Again, an idea to consider once the group gets off the ground.
book choices
I want to do this as democratically as possible so that everyone is included and interested in participating each month- but I ask that we all keep an open mind to books that might stretch us outside of our comfort zones.
In about a week I will start a book suggestion thread where everyone can flood the post with ideas. These can be books you’ve already read and want to revisit again or books stuck on your TBR list, they can be new releases or classics, any genre, no suggestion is a bad suggestion.
Depending on how many book suggestions we collect we can either do a rank-choice vote or a category-based vote to ensure that we read a little bit of everything.
timeline
It would be great if we could decide on the books well in advance because for some of us relying on our local libraries the wait times for popular books can be quite long. So depending on how many book suggestions we get I may have us vote for 3-6 months at a time. I personally would love to know in advance what we’re reading for the entire year, but I worry that would discourage people coming in mid-way through the year.
feedback
Although I’m glad to take the lead on this, I welcome any and all feedback. If this doesn’t seem like it will work please let me know. My goal is to make this as inclusive and simple as possible.
That said, how does this sound?
If all seems do-able I will be back soon with a suggestion thread and we can get this party started!!
