As self publishing has become the trend among aspiring writers in the world; option like book club has heightened their interests. Publishing a a course in miracles is interesting especially if authors consider discussing them among the others in the line. From there, every author shares, learn, and interacts with the other authors and the readers. This is where book organization fellowships are initiated by which purpose is to know more about the author and his craft.
Chances are that there are a lot of options out there. So, an author needs to choose the nearest club in his location to start reaching the readers and other writers. Numerous book organization fellowships are just around the corner; but here is a list of a few.
Established in 1979 in Seattle, this club aims to fully support a variety of books and their respective discipline. They welcome all aspiring writers, novelists, librarians, publishers, and teachers to join the organization. Limited to 1,000 members, this non-profit organization of book lovers was founded in 1912 and is giving emphasis on Pacific Coast history, fine printing, and literature.
If an author happens to be in a city known for its large collection of historic architecture, then the club might be first on his list. CBAS is another non-profit book club which consists of a variety of professionals and amateurs in literary works. The club is greatly known for its sponsorship of book exhibitions, writing seminars, lectures, and any other publications that discusses various facets of book arts.
There are several options of book organizations in any community; but sometimes, writers want it in a way not compromising their other priorities, especially when self publishing their work. In this case, online book club suits their way.
Several book clubs have been made accessible online by book lovers and critiques. Like any literary organization in the community, these online book fellowships are inviting authors and readers to hold activities that would draw discussions about different books and different authors. Everyone is given the opportunity to read, review, and evaluate, and recommend a book to the readers should it being commendable. They post all the reviews online for the benefit of those who haven’t had the chance to read the books yet or spread its benefit through the word of mouth for others to be interested to join online discussions.
On the other hand, arbook, an online book organization fellowship, focuses on providing reviews for authors, books and themes, respectively. Those who want to join the club have the options to either provide a review only for the author, separate review for the book, or both. Anyone can be a reviewer and a critique to help other readers find the best books they have been looking for.
The Guardian’s book club is another of its kind in conducting book reviews online. This online club is based in the UK and is hosted by English professor, John Mullan. The club’s every discussion online aims to scrutinize every aspect of a book by which results are published weekly on their website. The club features one book per month. Moreover, online book club is the two-year-old 1book140, initiated by Atlantic magazine. Since the time it’s organized, the club has currently more than 84,000 followers enjoying its democratic and unmediated book discussions.
