Meet Real Ladies Book Club
By APOOO • Sep 26th, 2008 • Category: APOOO Features, Head of the Class •
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REAL LADIES BOOK CLUB
Autobiography/Biography
Mystery/Suspense
Historical/Historical Setting
Written by/about another culture
Name FIVE authors whose books your book club enjoys reading together.
Jeanette Wall
Khaled Hosseni
Pamela Samuels-Young
Cecilia Samartian
Ishmael Beah
List the FOUR BEST books that your book club has read this year.
Broken Paradise by Cecilia Samartian
Small Island by Andréa Levy
Keeper of Secrets by Anjuelle Floyd
Tell No One by Harlan Coben
List THREE books—the last book your club read, the current book your club is reading, the book your club plans to read next.
Last Book - The Black Door by Velvet
Current Book - Confession of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak by Rick James
Next Book - Horror to be determined
Offer TWO tips for a successful book club meeting.
First, when planning your meeting, think about ways to incorporate aspects of the book. That can be food, games, decor or location. Second, thinks of ways to make your discussion as interactive as possible so that it not just discussion, but you are taking the attendees inside of your book.
If your group could have dinner with ONE author, who would be your group’s choice and why?
Ishmael Beah, his story was so captivating that we would want to explore further his experience.
GOTTA RUN…BUT BEFORE WE DEPART:
What makes your book club unique and different from any other book club?
There are several things that make us unique. First, is our selection of books we read. Because we have diverse genres, one reading year to the next is not the same. Second, is our ability to think beyond ourselves, but into the community. Over the last few years, we have been deeply committed to giving back to the community locally and worldwide. Lastly, is in respects to our meetings, our host try to out do each other with their meeting style so that they can be the next winner of the “Lady Award” for the best host.
Is your group currently accepting membership? If so, whom should we contact? Yes we are accepting members. We normally have new members by referral only, but we are opening up 2009.
If interested, ladies should contact us at realladiesread@sbcglobal.net
How can one reach your group on the Web?
You can find us on the web at www.realladiesread.com and myspace at www.myspace.com/realladiesread
Additional information about the group:
RLR is in the process of putting on a literary event in October for middle school children. If you know of any authors, bookstore owners or publishers that would like to come out and showcase their book, donate books, or any other resources to the event please email us at realladiesread@sbcglobal.net. We really want to impact a group of children that get looked over in the educational system. Thank you!
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Hello Real Ladies. I like how you read international authors. I love how you give back to the community. Congratulations on being featured by APOOO BookClub. I will be in your area, in Long Beach, this weekend for the Fall into Fiction event given by UCAAB, United California African American Book Clubs. Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, Gary Hardwick, Victoria Christopher Murray, and Gabriella Pina.
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Hello Real Ladies Book Club. I like the name and love that you’ll are instrumental in you community. That is so very important. Good to meet you’ll here on APOOO!!!
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I’m sorry, forgot to answer the question….
What community or philantrophic efforts does your book club support/participate in.
As a reviewing team O.O.S.A. receives quite a few books for submissions. Many of our books once reviewed are donated to schools, libraries and correctional facilities. We pay it forward.
Crystal,
OOSA Online Book Club
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Kenae and Real Ladies Read,
Congratulations on your feature. Real ladies do read! On behalf of OOSA Online Book Club, I’d like to thank you for the opportunity to be included in the RLR cook book. It was a wonderful idea and we wish you nothing but continued success.
Thanks you to Everyone and the well wishes!!! OOSA was one of our featured Book Club in our cook book and I’m so grateful to them and all the book clubs that helped out. In addition, thanks to all Yasmin for featuring us here.
We are always looking to connect with other book club to share ideas and for me even to get advice as the founder, so please feel free to email us anytime at info@realladiesread.com.
I do have a questions for the founders or presidents of the book clubs, how do you keep the members excited and engaged?
Kenae
Real Ladies Book club.. you all look like a very lively bunch. Congratulations on the APOOO Feature. I like the idea of reading international books. Very diverse…
My favorite Horror author - Tanarive (sp) Due and Brandon Massey. Happy Reading
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Real Ladies Book Club for opening up the cyber doors and giving us a glimpse into your book world. Book clubs make the world go ‘round. Congratulations on the success of your book club.
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