So, here it is, a book group in the Boro. Ace. Being asked to run this group is quite an honour. I’ve loved books ever since I got my first library card at Easterside Library age 3, have Roald Dahl’s Matilda as a role model, and got thrown out of Waterstone’s as a teenager for browsing for too long. Geek. Yes I know, but there’s just something about books.
Reading can be a comfort, a solitary thing, where you can hide away from life and get firmly trapped inside someone else’s. it can take you away, change the way you are, how you act, what you think.
One of the most frustrating things about reading is not having anyone to share it with. The number of times I’ve wanted to talk about a character or a plotline and had nowhere to go but Amazon, which isn’t the most interactive thing ever.
This is why the idea of a book group makes me so excited. Until now, I’ve blogged about books and hoped people will react, but now, I can meet people; real, live, who will talk and tell me I’m wrong. Hah.
So yes, I guess what I’m trying to say is that this book group will hopefully make reading even more fun for the bookworms that lurk in Middlesbrough bookshops, libraries, bedrooms and baths
This is no ordinary book group. Oh no! Laid-back, informal (please wear clothes though) It’s after work, which means after hours cocktails and tea for the drivers. There will be food, good music and a chance to meet up with people and talk about your feelings, ideas, irritations and loves.
If you’d like to come, you’re more than welcome, and there will be all sorts of free niceties on the first night….just send us an email to let us know you’re coming blueloungereadinggroup@newwritingnorth.com
Oh, and members of the book group can get a discount of 20% on all Blue Lounge Book Group titles at Borders Teesside with their membership card.
So come on down, the kettle’s on.
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