Book Club
By Rebecca @ Dirty Sexy BooksWelcome to the Dirty Sexy Book Club
Here’s where I lay out our upcoming calendar of events, and explain how the club works for anyone interested in joining our monthly book orgy. We’re not snooty, and we’re not asking for a lifetime commitment either. If the book or theme topic sounds interesting, then please feel free to jump in.
2010 Calendar of Events
August – Women of Color
Nominations: 8/16-8/22 Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers Theme
Voting: 8/23-8/29
Discussion: 8/30 Happy Hour at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta
September – Mystery, Suspense & Thrillers
Nominations: 9/13 Graphic Novel Theme – Reading The Exile
Voting: N/A
Discussion: 9/27 (TBA)
October – Graphic Novels
Nominations: 10/11-10/17 Buddy Stories Theme
Voting: 10/18-10/24
Discussion: 10/25 The Exile by Diana Gabaldon
November – Bromance (aka Buddy Stories)
Nominations: 11/8-11/14
Voting: 11/15-11/21
Discussion: 11/22 (TBA)
December – Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Sci-Fi
Nominations: 12/6-12/12
Voting: 12/13-12/19
Discussion: 12/20 (TBA)
Here is a sneak peek at the schedule for 2011:
January – Book Two of a Prior Club Selection
February – Erotica
March – Kick-Ass Heroines
April – Vampire Fiction
May – Dystopian Fiction
June – Steampunk
July – Historical Romance
August – Urban Fantasy
September – Young Adult Fiction
October – Horror
November – Science Fiction Romance
December – Romantic Fantasy
How the Club Works
The club is democratic, which means that the only thing I get to dictate are the themes for each month. After that it’s out of my hands, because we all nominate the books we’d most like to read, and then we vote to determine a single winner for each months’ discussion.
Each month follows the same pattern:
- Nominations: Around the first or second week of each month, I’ll introduce the theme for the next month’s discussion. Then everyone chimes in with a book they’d like to nominate for the club’s consideration.
- Voting: The following week I’ll compile a list of all the nominees and the club votes on a winner. In the case of a tie, I use my moderator privileges to decide on the winner. It happens more often than you’d think, and I agonize over my decision each time.
- Discussion: About the third or fourth week in the month, we’ll kick off our discussion for that month’s winner. The discussion begins on a Monday, but anyone is welcome to join in at any time.
If you have any questions, feel free to add a comment below. If you’d like to join, just start participating in the nominations, votes, and discussions. New members are always welcome.
Is that right for July? Historical romance & women of color themes?
Never mind, I get it now, those are the nomination dates for next months theme.
Hi Abigail – Yeah, it’s a little confusing, because we’re always doing nominations and votes for the next month’s theme. So even though we discuss our historical pick in July, we’re preparing for it now. I open the vote thread on Monday, and Into the Wilderness is on it. Somebody nominated after you brought it up, so thanks again for mentioning it.
This sounds like an awesome book club. Keep up with the great reviews.
Hi Angela – Thanks, it’s been going strong for one year now, so we must be doing something right (even on the months when the book isn’t so great). Feel free to join us anytime.
Wow, I am thrilled to participate in your book club. I’ve actually been searching for a book club and your club seems really appealing. I like the idea of letting the club members nominate and vote for the book to discuss. I’m going to give this a try. I’m a little too late to participate with tomorrow discussion but I’m planning to read Happy Hour at Casa Dracula. See you then.
Hi Kainani, I hope you will join us. The ladies who participate each month are the nicest, funniest book lovers you will find online. Also, our group is small enough to let you get to know the other members, and they’re a great source for killer book recommendations.
Feel free to join us when we nominate books in about two weeks for the Mystery/Thrillers theme.
In October your club is doing a graphic novel. An interesting choice is a biography of Franz Kalfka done as a graphic book with drawings by the famous underground ( in the 1960′s) artist R. Crumb.