How to Start a Women's Book Club

Video Transcript

"Hi. My name is Julia Drake and I'm going to talk about how to start a women's book club. First of all when it comes to women's book club, you have to know that 85% of the books that get sold are getting sold to women. So really the book industry is supported by women. A great way to start is with associations such as The Women's National Book Association. They host a number of book groups and you can get ideas from them to start your own book group. And also, they have monthly events where they feature different authors. Everything focused on women authors; where you might get ideas. And then also you view your local interest groups as a women. That's a great place to start to your friends and family. When you're starting a book club and you're the host, even if you pick the general area of interest, it's great to give your members a selection of four to five books and them vote on it. The way to do it is to distribute a survey that gages their interests and maybe you're point of discussion that they are interested in. I think in terms of when to hold your weekly meetings, week nights are the best because it doesn't interfere with your weekend and it's also a great escape after your work life. As host of a book club although you have the responsibility to provide the space and you're the moderator, starting the discussion and getting the flow going. You really, in order to engage your group members, you really want to start to delegate responsibilities to get people involve. The way to get other group members involved is to have them search for discounts on books. Have them look for events that may, that relate to the book that you're discussing or maybe the author is having a book signing in your area. And also have them generate discussion points. So those are all great ways to get group members involved."