awesome people
Thanks to those of you who are interested in setting up a book group with me!
So far on the YES PLEASE LIST we have:
nahara (that would be me)
lemniciate (that would be Jenn)
chaosmaka
kuteki
etoiledunord
junkshop_disco
planejane
lizardspots
Sophie (BFF to Jenn)
The maybes/drop-ins...
sabriel75 - who may come to a meeting in August when she's in the country
And dear old kylezy who doesn't know what books are. *pets her*
If everyone is happy to get moving on this, I have several things that need to be worked out prior to our inaugural meeting!
Several orders of business:
Contact details
All those of you who want to be in the group, or would like to be kept abreast of our goings on (what we're reading, where/when we're meeting etc.) please PM me an email address you check with some regularity. Mine is withthedove AT gmail DOT com.
Meeting schedule
I presume everyone is happy with meeting every other month, but I would like to know whether the group as a whole would prefer weekends or week day evenings for meet-ups. Furthermore, whether we should work out future dates for our meetings at the meetings, or whether we should have it as a standing date, e.g. the third Saturday every other month. Tell me in comments!
First meeting
It’s almost the end of Feb, so let’s say our first meeting will be in late April/early May. I figured it would be good to start our first meeting having already read a book, as an ice-breaker and getting-to-know-each-other session. Once I know more re. the above scheduling request, I can then suggest dates for this first meeting using Doodle.
How to decide on books
Poll Reading Groups 2
The first book
As previously stated, I think it best if we come to the first meeting having already all read the first reading group selection, so deciding on what the first book should be will be a slightly different process to above. How about this time we each suggest two books we’ve not read and I’ll put up a poll. Most votes win. Yes/No? If yes, email your two suggestions to the email I gave above.
Where to meet
Take it in turns to select a pub? Somewhere we can sit for a while, get some wine and not disturb the other punters with our chatter. I'd say chose somewhere fairly central so that it is easy (as far is London is ever easy) for everyone get to. Is this OK or are there other suggestions?
Suggestions/Questions
Put them in comments!
So far on the YES PLEASE LIST we have:
nahara (that would be me)
lemniciate (that would be Jenn)
chaosmaka
kuteki
etoiledunord
junkshop_disco
planejane
lizardspots
Sophie (BFF to Jenn)
The maybes/drop-ins...
sabriel75 - who may come to a meeting in August when she's in the country
And dear old kylezy who doesn't know what books are. *pets her*
If everyone is happy to get moving on this, I have several things that need to be worked out prior to our inaugural meeting!
Several orders of business:
Contact details
All those of you who want to be in the group, or would like to be kept abreast of our goings on (what we're reading, where/when we're meeting etc.) please PM me an email address you check with some regularity. Mine is withthedove AT gmail DOT com.
Meeting schedule
I presume everyone is happy with meeting every other month, but I would like to know whether the group as a whole would prefer weekends or week day evenings for meet-ups. Furthermore, whether we should work out future dates for our meetings at the meetings, or whether we should have it as a standing date, e.g. the third Saturday every other month. Tell me in comments!
First meeting
It’s almost the end of Feb, so let’s say our first meeting will be in late April/early May. I figured it would be good to start our first meeting having already read a book, as an ice-breaker and getting-to-know-each-other session. Once I know more re. the above scheduling request, I can then suggest dates for this first meeting using Doodle.
How to decide on books
Poll Reading Groups 2
The first book
As previously stated, I think it best if we come to the first meeting having already all read the first reading group selection, so deciding on what the first book should be will be a slightly different process to above. How about this time we each suggest two books we’ve not read and I’ll put up a poll. Most votes win. Yes/No? If yes, email your two suggestions to the email I gave above.
Where to meet
Take it in turns to select a pub? Somewhere we can sit for a while, get some wine and not disturb the other punters with our chatter. I'd say chose somewhere fairly central so that it is easy (as far is London is ever easy) for everyone get to. Is this OK or are there other suggestions?
Suggestions/Questions
Put them in comments!