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Read & Gush: Book Club -- Coral



Read and Gush




There is no doubt that we are all spending more time at home looking for ways to connect with other people these days. The year 2020 has been full of challenges. 

One small release can be escaping into books... and maybe chatting about those books with others who have read them... 

The fact that Read & Gush has been holding online book clubs for almost two years means we are a great place to spend a little bit of your time on.  The book club is all about individually reading a book, then joining the activities on Instagram to connect with others. 

So far we have read Anne of Green Gables, The Chronicles of NarniaThe Hunger Games, The Illuminae Files, Caraval, Heartless, and The House of Salt and Sorrow.

We are continuing with stand-alone books. This time we will read Coral by Sara Ella (click here to grab your own copy while supporting this site)


All the discussions will be held on Instagram, so make sure you follow me aka marissa_writes, Natelle aka Tall_telle_tells_tales, and our hashtag #readgushbookclub so as not to miss all the fun - there will be giveaways, so you are not going to want to miss anything.

Group Read Alongs


Alright, so I'm going to venture a guess that some of you have never done a group read along... maybe only in school... and let's be honest assigned reading is never fun... 

These are completely different.  

First of all, you don't actually have to read the book if you don't want to - granted it won't be as fun during the live discussions if you have no clue what we are talking about... but hey that's fine if you want!

Or maybe you have read this book already and love it so much you remember every little detail... you don't have to reread if you don't want!  Join us anyway.





The Details


The idea is super easy, you pick up the book, in any format you want, and start reading. 

On two Saturdays, Natelle and I will lead a group discussion, or gush session, on Instagram stories, live- one to kick it all off officially, one to talk about the book itself.

We are going to host a weekly photo challenge as well as the discussions. This will give us all a chance to engage a bit more on Instagram.

Basically, we want to hear from you, as much as you hear from us.  There are so many little details in these books, and hearing other's likes, even dislikes, and thoughts make this a community event that is worth being a part of.  


Read & Gush Book Club










Heartless Group Read-Along  

Schedule:

  • June 1-4 -- photo challenge: Share a photo of your copy of Coral -- be sure to tag #readgushbookclub so we can see it
  • June 6 -- Live Chat: On instagram, @marissa_writes and @tall_telle_tells_tales - at 8:00 pm est 
  • June 8-11 -- photo challenge: Share a photo of your mermaid merch -- be sure to tag #readgushbookclub
  • June 9 - Prize announcement: winner of prize package one will be announced on instagram stories
  • June 15-18 -- photo challenge: Share a photo of a stack of books that focus on mental health in some way -- be sure to tag #readgushbookclub
  • June 20 -- Live Chat: On Instagram, @marissa_writes and @tall_telle_tells_tales - at 8:00 pm est 
  • June 23 -- Prize announcement: winner of prize package two will be announced on instagram stories 
     





Extras!

If you have been following along on Instagram already you might know that we are collecting goodies to giveaway during the live discussions! 

Just like before, Natelle and I will collect all those who participate in the live discussions (that means chiming in on the conversation, not just lurking, sorry), as well as photo challenges, and a bonus entry in order to ensure fairness...   Please understand that prizes will only be available to US addresses as the restrictions on international mail is a bit much. 

(with all giveaways please know that there will be rules and such... you must be 18 or older, or have the permission of a guardian to enter- you will have to have an address that USPS will mail to - each giveaway specifics will be mentioned during the live - but none of these will be associated with Instagram or Facebook...)




Prizes:

Discussion one: 

Discussion two: 





Read & Gush Book Club



That pretty much covers it!

I think anyway - if you have any questions or concerns, let me know!  Leave a comment below or message me on Instagram.

I hope you will join in... just follow me on Instagram and Natelle: Tall_Telle_Tells_Tales and check it out!



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Are you going to join us?  Let me know!


Marissa Writes




*** Do you need to purchase a copy of Heartless to join us?  Considering clicking over to Amazon through this link before you buy and a small bit will come back to help fund this site - it won't cost you more, but I'll be forever grateful!

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