How Running a Book Club Helped Me Become a Better Writer

Thinking of starting your own book club?

Or wondering how to improve the one you’re already part of?

After a year of running a 37-member in-person book club in New York City, I’ve learned what makes a book club successful—and how it’s unexpectedly helped me become a better writer, reader, and listener.

In this post, I share:

• 5 top lessons from running a book club

• Tips on structure, book selection, and culture

• A full reading list from the past year

• What it was like having the group review my novel, The Good Mother

  
  

If you’re leading a group, thinking of starting one, or just love hearing how books bring people together, you’ll find practical ideas and maybe a little inspiration too.

💌 Want to go deeper? Paid subscribers on Substack get FREE access to the first 3 chapters of The Good Mother—the book my group read and discussed earlier this year.

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