eading for Pleasure 2017
Is your New Year’s resolution to start reading for pleasure – but not sure where to begin?
Even if your answer is “no”, hopefully these ideas will tempt you…
- BookCrossing
Pick up a free book on the stand in Reception, get reading, and log your comments on the website (for details see sticker inside each book) and pass it on to someone else – or leave the book in a public place for a stranger to enjoy.
- Digital Book Clubs
Our Shared Shelf - Feminist Book Club https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/179584-our-shared-shelf Emma Watson started this group as part of her work with UN Women
Tumblr Reblog Book Club http://reblogbookclub.tumblr.com/ - All books are founded and moderated by Tumblr staff
The Florence + The Machine Book Club https://www.facebook.com/BetweenTwoBooks/ - A Facebook-based club in which singer, Florence Welch, interviews authors and poets and invites guest recommendations
Zoella Book Club - https://www.zoella.co.uk/2016/03/the-whsmith-zoella-book-club.html
Wired Book Club - https://www.wired.com/tag/wired-book-club/ - Run by the US tech magazine.
Thinking of starting your own club? Let us know the details.
Get a book recommended for you!
- BookTrust http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/#/d/books/bookfinder/
- Browse and Recommend
To quote Stephen Fry, “An original idea. That can’t be too hard. The library must be full of them.”
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