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Hosting a Book Club in Person
If you and several friends are already interested in forming a book club, congratulations! Your book club is already well on its way.
When prospective members contact you for more information, explain the purpose of the book club and the number of members you're looking for. Interview them briefly about the types of books they like to read, and why they're interested in joining a book club. Let them know when and where the first meeting will be held, and ask them to bring two book suggestions to the meeting. (Additional materials, such as reviews of their suggestions, are always helpful, too!)
Where the book club meets will influence the number of members in the club and vice versa.
If it's in your home, you might want to keep it to eight or less. Ideally, no one member will have to host every meeting of the club. Club members are often willing—and usually eager—to host a meeting of the club at their house.
If your library has a meeting room available, you may want to open up the club to 12 or more members. Other options for larger book clubs include meeting areas at bookstores, churches, YMCAs, restaurants or hotels. (Some of these may charge a fee—check before you commit.)
Will refreshments be served? Try a recipe from Desserts & Drinks or Starters & Sides in the Oprah.com Food & Home section.
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