Reading in community

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On a whim last month, I posted a call on Instagram for anyone who wanted to do a book club with me. For almost 15 years I had a book club that read professional development books together, but now that most of the group has retired we’re reading “regular” books together now. Anyway, it’s something I’ve missed dearly.
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Not only were there some takers, Kate Roberts, the author of The Heart of Fiction, messaged to ask how she could help! A few days after posting and reaching out to a few people, we had a club comprised of educators from California to Texas and even Canada. I didn’t know how many times people were interested in actually meeting and was pleasantly surprised that everyone wanted to come back for multiple to meetings to discuss the book. AND the best surprise of all is Kate joined us for two of those meetings.

We had great discussions and I learned that you should absolutely put out the call!

Let me know if you want to be contacted for the next one. =)

6 responses to “Reading in community”

  1. nancyrsantucci Avatar

    What an undertaking, and I’m so glad it was successful! Your perseverance paid off, and kudos to Kate for being a part of it.

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  2. arjeha Avatar

    So glad to hear that your endeavor was successful. And to have the author join in…

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  3. wordancerblog Avatar

    Vivian – This is so great! And I loved that Kate Roberts contacted you to help out! How cool! I’ve gone to a couple of her workshops and read all her books. I’ll have to get out of the dark ages and finally actually use my Instagram account! Let me know about your next book adventure.

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    1. vivian chen Avatar

      Come join me! If you want to get in on book club send me your email via the Contact form or DM me on Insta. =)

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  4. Elisabeth Ellington Avatar

    This is awesome! Off to follow you on Instagram and I’d love to join in for the next round!

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    1. vivian chen Avatar

      Great! Send me your email address via the contact form or DM me on Insta. Would love to meet you virtually!!

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