Nothing much this morning. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who participated in our Book Menage--it was awesome! (And the comments are still open, so if you missed the discussion last week, feel free to join the party in the comments section whenever you want!) Shortly I'm going to have the lovely and talented Mr. CR pick a name, and then I'll contact that person as our winner, who will receive the two books of our next Menage free of charge!
Speaking of, maybe we'll pick two lighter books for our next group. Anyone got any ideas? Likewise, does anyone have any suggestions for how long we should have to read the books before we discuss them? Anything else about the Menage that we could change to make it even better? Please do let me know. I already think it's a great book group, primarily because I don't have to clean my house, but I'm always up for suggestions.
Yes, thank you! I enjoyed the Menage.
Perhaps a memoir/bio combined with a book on a specific time/event mentioned in that person's life? For example: Bette Davis and that book about how they made the All About Eve movie.
How about a true crime duo? Would you dare doing a historical fiction compared to true fiction? I bet I can come up with some more whacky ideas...
Posted by: Care | 15 December 2008 at 11:43 AM
Care:
Those are all great ideas. Although my allegiance to nonfiction means that I'll always probably need one NF book in the mix, someone else has suggested a fiction/nonfiction mix which sounds intriguing. Maybe we could combine your ideas and do a historical fiction/history about a certain person or event?
Posted by: Citizen Reader | 15 December 2008 at 04:42 PM
Sure! Sounds good. My list for 2009 is starting to grow faster than I can keep up with. I've committed to Eva's World Citizen challenge, too, which will have more new NF options/themes new to me. (Eva at A Striped Armchair)
Posted by: Care | 16 December 2008 at 02:03 PM