Meet Sugar and Spice Book Club
By APOOO • Sep 18th, 2008 • Category: APOOO Features, Head of the Class •
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Name FIVE genres that your book club reads regularly.
Poetry, short stories, romantic/mysteries, autobiographies, urban fiction, self-help books, Christian novels, etc.
Name FIVE authors whose books your book club enjoys reading together.
J.M.Benjamin
Carl Weber
Donna Hill
Rene Flagler
Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant.
List the FOUR BEST books that your book club has read this year.
Better Than I Know Myself by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant,
Getting Hers and Wicked Ways (both books, sequels by Donna Hill)
No Mama’s Boy by Dominic Carter,
The Mouse That Roared by Dwayne Murray Sr.,
List THREE books—the last book your club read, the current book your club is reading, the book your club plans to read next.
Donna Hills Getting Hers and the sequel to this book, Wicked Ways.
Selection for September is The Freedom Writers Diary with Erin Gruwell.
The book we plan to read in October is War of the Blood in My Veins by Dashaun “Jiwe”Morris
Offer TWO tips for a successful book club meeting.
As Vice-President of Sugar and Spice Book Club I recommend two very important tips! #1 Make everyone in your club feel important! Give each individual a chance to be heard! Allow people to actively participate in the club by leading activities or events. Holding an office, treasurer, fund raiser, web designer, literary book reviewer, etc.
Encourage members to bring new fresh ideas to the table.
#2 Invite new authors as well as famous ones! Show your appreciation for their taking time from their day to visit your club by providing some nice refreshments and food and a nice gift! Keep in contact with these authors and invite them to social events, such as the club’s Christmas party or the annual barbecue!
If your group could have dinner with ONE author, who would be your group’s choice and why? If we could have dinner with an author I think it would have to be Carl Weber!!!!!! We just holler when he talks to us at a book club session. He is so nice and very down to earth. We just love Carl!!!!!!!!!!
GOTTA RUN…BUT BEFORE WE DEPART:
What makes your book club unique and different from any other book club? Our book club is unique in that we do so many different things! Fund raising trips to Atlantic City and Baltimore for Crab FESTS, PROVIDE BOOK BAGS FOR BATTERED WIVES CHILDREN, VISIT members that moved out of state, enter contests, hold a conference for young girls, raise money for more research to end breast cancer, etc. Open House for new members is held the last Saturday in June!
Is your group currently accepting membership? If so, whom should we contact?
I can be contacted at 718-4652949 or judibelleraines-at-aol-dot-com
How can one reach your group on the Web?
Visit www.sugarandspice.org
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Welcome Sugar & Spice!!!
Glad to see you’ll on APOOO.
Do you know what a meme is? If so, which ones have you participated in. If not, CLICK HERE to check out one and please feel free to leave your favorites list.
I just learned what a meme was. I’m about to participate in yours now.
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Congrats ladies on the spotlight. I love that you all are doing more than just reading. I just learned what a meme was
Nice to meet you Sugar and Spice,
Continued success……….
I didn’t no what meme was, but will click to find out
Tangerine
Reader’s Paradise Book Club
wonderful meeting you… love the tip advice.
congratulations on being featured in APOOO
Congrats sugar and Spice for being Featured today. I love your name..thats hot!!!
Congratulation Sugar and Spice on being featured on APOOO. Great comments. I like how you make sure every member is valued and the things you do in the community.
Nice to meet ya Sugar and Spice.
I participate in a meme called Thursday Thirteen, but I’m hoping to get into more when I find some that’ll hold my interest long enough…lol
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Congrats on being featured on APOOO.
It;’s been enlightening to see what books bookclub are reading. Each one has such a diversified pickings.
yes, I know what a meme is and no I have not participated in one, but your’s (Yas) is always interesting.
Hi Sugar and Spice!
What a great post! I love to hear what other book clubs are doing and what books they’re selecting.
I blog at Books on the Brain and have a series called In Praise of Book Clubs (IPOBC) where people write about their groups. I’d like to invite anyone with a book club to guest post for me! If you’d like to see what others have written about their clubs, stop by. There’s a tab along the top called IPOBC where you’ll see links to all 22 posts about book clubs.
Thanks!
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Reaching out to the community is a must..gotta give back that is truly unique.
Ladies,
I like how you do what you do
. Don’t you just enjoy supporting our authors (old and new)?There are some good new authors out there. The club’s name is great. Have you read Sugar and Spic by Keith Lee Johnson?
Patricia
Ladies of Color Turning Pages
Wow!!!!!!!
Thank you, what an honor to be featured on APOO.To my sisters & brothers of Sugar & Spice keep up the good work.
Alicia – Founder & President of Sugar & Spice Book Club
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Sugar & Spice 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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