I am so excited to announce the grand opening of Noble Paiges Book Club!
Last month after I read the entire Me Before You by Jojo Moyes book in less than 24 hours I said, rather jokingly, that I'd like to start a book club. And then what-do-ya-know people actually said they'd be interested in joining an online book club! But, like I needed one more thing to add to my plate... Then Kelsey Noble (a fellow crafter and book reading enthusiast) emailed me and said she'd love to do a book club together, and that struck my fancy! I commissioned my talented friend Courtney Blair (@afternoondelight - whom I used to work with at American Crafts and now she is one of the two designers who create all of the amazing BasicGrey collections) to design our logo and a month or so later the dream is becoming a reality! We had fun coming up with a name and reached out to the wonderful online community. Noble Paiges is a play off both of our names and is reminiscent of Barnes & Noble. Fun eh? :)
Here's how it'll work:
*The book club will be held every other month to give you plenty of time to acquire and read the book.
*A date will be chosen every other month to "meet". Throughout that day Kelsey and I will update our blogs with new questions, videos, and such, and we can leave comments, interact, and discuss. We could also share thoughts on Instagram if that interests you!
*The next book will be decided on the discussion day and revealed at the end.
*We'll have a giveaway at the end of each discussion day for next month's book. Details to follow!
*Easy peasy lemon squeezy! This is meant to be fun, no pressure, or strings attached!
With all of that, I'm pleased to reveal our first book - What I Had Before I Had You by Sarah Cornwell:
A brief synopsis:
In What I Had Before I Had You by Sarah Cornwell, a woman must face the truth about her past in this luminous, evocative literary novel of parents and children, guilt and forgiveness, memory and magical thinking, set in the faded, gritty world of the New Jersey Shore.
Olivia was only fifteen the summer she left her hometown of Ocean Vista. Two decades later, on a visit with her children, her nine-year-old son Daniel, recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, disappears. Olivia’s search for him sparks tender and painful memories of her past—of her fiercely loving and secretive mother, Myla, an erratic and beautiful psychic, and the discovery of heartbreaking secrets that shattered her world.
To kick off NOBLE PAIGES BOOK CLUB we're having our first giveaway for the chosen What I Had Before I Had You by Sarah Cornwell book! Leave a comment on this post and tell me: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? I'll pick a winner on Tuesday March 4th 2014 and ship them a copy of the book. And the winner better join in the discussion or else!... I kid :)
Our first meeting will be Saturday April 12th 2014 at 6am Pacific Time! I'll post reminders once in a while until then. Hope to "see" you there!
What a great idea, ive wanted to join a book club for ages but don't seem to have the time! Online will be fab!
ReplyDeleteI have so many favourites but I really enjoyed reading The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.
I love the idea ... and need to see if I'll have the time to join :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is a tough one, but it aways comes back to "The Neverending Story" :)
Crime and Punishment is my favorite book. But, maybe this new one will replace it!
ReplyDeleteHow fun, Paige! I'd say The Glass Castle is a favorite book, but really who can just pick one?!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Glad you went with the B&N tongue in cheek reference!! :) My all time fave book is To Kill A Mockingbird :)
ReplyDeleteOh cool! I've not been a part of a boo club before, and an online one would be great! I love that it's every other month, as well.
ReplyDeleteOne favorite book?! Oh my, okay.... I love Les Miserables.
So exciting! I just got a Kobo so ill be looking for book ideas. This is perfect.
ReplyDeleteDon't really have a fav book, but i have a favourite author... Marian Keyes. Love her!
wow ! great idea Paige!! this logo is awesome! you may not know but I teach frnech and literature! so I would love to be part of your club!! my favorite book ever is Jane Eyre.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to join! I loved Me Before You and I'm curious about your first pick for the book club!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is Jane Austen's Emma.
I used to belong to a book club but could never make the meetings. And they always picked such dark, depressing books. So this sounds fun!
ReplyDeleteMy all time favorite Jane Eyre. But for fun I love the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella. :)
How fun is this? My favorite books right now are The Outlander Series. Can't wait to start this book!
ReplyDeleteFun! I am terrible at picking favorites, but I do really like How Green Was my Valley.
ReplyDeleteyay! i've wanted to join a book club for the past year but haven't so now is the perfect chance :-)
ReplyDeleteI love too many to pick! It would most likely be one my Jude Deveraux or Anita Shreve - but I can't pick just one :)
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! I'd love to join in :)
ReplyDeleteI also don't have a favorite book (more like too many faves), but I really enjoy books by Philippa Gregory.
I am big into series books, I have several favorites. Rock Chicks, Black Dagger Brotherhood, anything by Kristen Ashley. The list could go on and on!
ReplyDeleteYay am so excited! I love to read and it would be fun to take part in an online book club! Plus this book you picked looks really good so count me in!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great idea! Any excuse to read! My favorite all time book would be Little Women. First got this book in 6th grade when we got to pick one book for free. I picked the thickest book I could find and it was Little Women. I read it many times since then.
ReplyDeletethis is a great idea! I'm totally in - I've wanted to join so many book clubs and never can find the time to go - now I just need to find the time to read! My favorite book is ...it's hard to think of a favorite - so i'll just say one of my recent favs - Where In the World Did Bernadette Go?!
ReplyDeleteI have recently read Me Before You and loved it! It would be almost impossible to pick my favorite book. How about a recent favorite...Inferno by Dan Brown.
ReplyDeleteoh wow how cool!!!!! I really need to read more so hopefully I can try this out!!
ReplyDeletemy favorite books are the Twilight books.
How perfect! Love the name and logo! :)
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ReplyDeletePerfect name! You guys lucked out that you had awesome names to make an awesome name! LOL. ;-)
ReplyDeleteFavorite book? Umm... oh geez, sorry, it's a 3-way tie. The Chosen, Light in August, and Frankenstein. But you know... I've been thinking of re-reading these because I haven't read any of them in like... 14 years. LOL. So it's very possible that I have a new favorite book. Or that, currently, I like one more than the other. ;-)
Thanks for the chance to win! I'm reading The Host right now though, and I'm halfway through, so you know... I should be done in like... a few weeks. LOL. ;-)
I have so many favorite books... a recent favorite I read is The Fault in Our Stars.
ReplyDeleteso awesome you started a book club. Can't wait to read the book. My favorite book is Charlotte's Web. haha. I guess my favorite grown up book is a Thousand Splendid Suns but its so hard to choose right. I'm going to wake up super early for book club chat, this is a good thing because perhaps I'll get to work on time, haha.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a really neat idea, Paige. I have about 10 favorite books but To Kill a Mockingbird and Angle of Repose are way, way up at the top of my list.
ReplyDeleteI love to read and would like to join this group. I don't really have a favorite but am almost done with the Outlander series which I have enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea! Favorite book is tough. I like any can't put down type book. I did just read a great one with another book club, The Silent Wife. Very hard to put down!
ReplyDeleteI've got several new favorites, but my all time favorite has always been the Anne of Green Gables series. I've had my copies for over 25 years!
ReplyDelete*Waves from the UK*
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I am a massive book worm... with three kids permitting! My favourite book is by Diane Chamberlain - The Bay At Midnight. I was gripped.
My second daughter is called Myla, a name I don't see very often. Looking forward to reading the first book!
It's so hard to pick a favorite! But I LOVED The Help, Unbroken and Me Before You!
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea! So glad to be joining in, thank you. One of my favorite's (I have many) is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to all the conversations and book recommendations!
I'm definitely in for the book club.
ReplyDeleteI am in! So excited to be in a book club again. I missed it!
ReplyDeleteSo so excited about this, Paige! And the name is perfect! Hmmm...favorite book...I think Devil in the White City or She's Come Undone...love them.
ReplyDeleteJust downloaded the book. I've always wanted to join a book club. Can't wait for our first discussion.
ReplyDeleteThis book looks interesting! I think my favorite book is the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. It's one of the only books I enjoy rereading.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.
My favorite book has always been The Stand by Stephen King. I'll be away April 12th at a scrap convension, but I look forward to the next book after that.
ReplyDeleteshoot I got the wrong book - I got Me Before You - I'm guessing it's not the same thing. Doh!!!
ReplyDeleteI've been out of town and just realized the book clubs has actually started - yay! Congrats! Looking forward to the first meeting. :)
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