How the Everyday Reading Book Club Works
This is the sixth year I’ve done the Everyday Reading Book Club and the fourth year that I’ve REALLY done the Everyday Reading Book Club.
As more and more people join, I’ve gotten lots of questions about how exactly this book club works.
So here are all the details for you!
First off – the books.
At the end of each year, I put together a list of the 12 books we’ll read (one for each month).
I try to make it a good mix of fiction and non-fiction, books I’ve read and books that are new to me, new releases and older titles, a few middle grade or YA titles thrown in for good measure, and a mix of fun and serious titles.
And, of course, I try to make sure every pick is a complete winner, with plenty of scope for discussion.
You can see the 2024 book list here!
Occasionally, I’ll change a book pick mid-year (like when COVID hit and I just couldn’t stomach the thought of reading a heavy book like The Tattooist of Auschwitz when the whole world was falling apart and we switched to Attachments instead), but 95% of the time, you can count on the book list staying steady.
The Book Club
Everyday Reading Book Club is entirely online and takes place every Wednesday on my Instagram Stories. I’ll discuss the book, share polls, ask questions, and then post in my Instagram feed where you can share your thoughts and comments.
Within the next day or so, I usually share more comments and notes sent in about the book in my Stories.
I save each week’s stories to a Highlight bubble so you can go back and watch them at your leisure.
I also tag all the in-feed posts with #everydayreadingbookclub so you can easily find them and I put a book club sticker on the bookclub stories so you can easily identify them.
At the end of the month, I also put together a list of similar books on my blog so that if you liked this book, you can find more reading material!
The Schedule
At the end of each month, I release a reading schedule for the upcoming month with which chapters we’ll be doing each Wednesday (spoiler: we always do about 1/4 of the book each week).
I also put together a list of places where you can find a copy of the book for cheap or free. If it’s on Audible Plus? I’ll mention it. If you can grab it on Kindle Unlimited? I’ll tell you that too!
Both the schedule and the book resources are always in the Book Club tab on my site here.
You can also sign up for the emails and I’ll send the schedule and book resources right to your inbox, so you don’t have to hunt them down (and it works as a good reminder of what books are coming up each month!).
Just pop in your email address below and you’ll be added to the list!
A few other fun things
Most importantly, the Everyday Reading Book Club is completely free! You don’t need to do a dang thing to join! Just read along with us and participate however you’d like.
I also try to give away several free copies of the upcoming book at the end of each month. Keep an eye out on my Instagram feed for those!
And, we’ve started adding some author chats to Everyday Reading Book Club at the end of the month when the author is willing. Details about that will go out by email, so if you don’t want to miss those, definitely sign up. (Those author chats will also be free!).
Grab your snacks and join us – pjs welcome!
Any other questions about how the Everyday Reading Book Club works? I’m happy to answer!
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Photos by Heather Mildenstein
I’d like to see you post a recap on your blog at the end of the discussion for people who prefer to skip social media!
Oh, that’s an interesting idea! What do you have in mind? A written out blog post or a video of all the slides/videos from my IG stories? Something else entirely?
I have enjoyed your book club the last two years and want to “gift” my sister with the club for Christmas (planning to get all the books for her and point her to your blog). I can’t remember- is your new list out before Christmas? Thanks for doing this
It’ll be out in early December!
I hope you were able to go back and read The Tattooist, along with the next two books that followed.
How “clean” are your book picks? Would I be comfortable including my daughter?
Totally depends on the age of your daughter and your comfort level for her reading. My picks are generally pretty clean but I choose them with adults in mind, not kids or teenagers (aside from the summer picks which are middle grade or YA books), so you’ll want to use your own discretion.