BOOK CLUB FOR WRITERS
A QUARTERLY BOOK CLUB FOR PEOPLE WHO WRITE
READ BOOKS ABOUT WRITING WITH THE BOOK CLUB FOR WRITERS
The inaugural year of the Book Club for Writers blew me away! I couldn’t believe how many of you were game to read and discuss books about the writing life. Here are the titles we’re reading in 2024.
NOVELIST AS A VOCATION BY HARUKI MURAKAMI
After reading a book about novel revision in the book club this year, I thought it would be enlightening to read Haruki Murakami’s book about the experience of having a job as a full-time novelist. Meets Sunday, January 28, 1-2:30 PM EST on Zoom.
YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL: A MEMOIR BY MAGGIE SMITH
After one of her poems unexpectedly went viral, Maggie Smith’s life changed drastically. She penned a memoir about those life changes, and I think it’s the perfect fit for our book club: Smith grapples with the question of what a writer is to do with unanticipated fame. Meets Thursday, April 25, 8-9:30 PM EST on Zoom.*
*Note: this date has been changed from Wednesday, April 24.
1000 WORDS: A WRITER’S GUIDE TO STAYING CREATIVE, FOCUSED, AND PRODUCTIVE ALL YEAR ROUND BY JAMI ATTENBERG
Jami Attenberg, founder of the #1000wordsofsummer writing challenge, rounded up writerly wisdom from more than 50 authors (and has a lot to offer herself). This book will be a great one to read over the summer, a time of year when we all seem to hit an inevitable slump in our creative lives! Meets Sunday, July 28, 1-2:30 PM EST on Zoom.
WRITING WILD: FORMING A CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH NATURE BY TINA WELLING
I started keeping a nature journal this year and love being in the practice of writing about what I see, collecting words about the landscape the way one might collect leaves or shells. I hope this book might encourage us all to write more about the worlds around us. Meets Wednesday, October 30, 8-9:30 PM EST on Zoom.
WANT TO JOIN THE BOOK CLUB?
All paid subscribers get Zoom links for our book club discussions. It’s a great way to meet fellow writers and strengthen our craft! As a paid subscriber, you’ll also get 10% off writing workshops.
Subscribe for one month for $5, or save 27% and subscribe for the whole year.
WRITING CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
There’s nothing I love more than helping writers finish their projects and find joy in the process.
Writing classes for 2024 will be announced soon in this newsletter. Get 10% off all classes by becoming a paid newsletter subscriber.
NEWSLETTERS THAT’LL MAKE YOU WANT TO WRITE AND READ
Paid subscribers of this newsletter help me keep it free for everyone. Here are a couple of this year’s most-read newsletter issues:
Support what I’m doing here on Substack by going paid for $40/year.
If you’re a paid subscriber already, thank you for being part of this community of writers and readers. If you know someone who might be interested in subscribing to this newsletter, there’s never been a better time to invite them!
I’m looking forward to another year of writing, reading, learning, kvetching, and growing in our craft together.
💛 Hurley
Jami Attenberg, I plan to start her prompt to write 1000 words this summer, she lives in New Orleans, and I went to a talk she presented about the challenge @blue_cypress_books.
I loved the review of the book discussed and can not wait for Kami Attenberg's 1000 words