Today marks the official start of the October read-along of Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant, which I’m co-hosting with Carrie at Books and Movies. You can join us at any point during the month: head over to my read-along announcement post to sign up.Here is the new, value-added schedule (read-along dates stay the same):
October 1: Start of read-along
October 15: Discussion post on chapters 1 to 11 (pages 3 to 126) on Carrie’s blog
October 22: Guest post by author Joan Leegant on this blog
October 29: Discussion post on chapters 12 to 43 (pages 126 to 253) on this blog
October 31: Deadline for submitting questions to Joan Leegant
November 5: Interview with the author on Carrie’s blog (based on questions submitted by participants)
Not sure you want to read this book? Check out these (spoiler-free) reviews:
Among Stories • Caribousmom • For Books’ Sake • Life in the Thumb • Tiny Library • Unabridged Book Chick
You can also watch Joan Leegant’s videos about the book and her writing process on YouTube:
On developing characters • On her new novel WHEREVER YOU GO • On her writing routine • On writing about extremism • On writing about a cause-driven life • On changing direction • On the writing process
Watching these makes me all the more excited about reading this book!
oh how fun! I hope you enjoy the book. I'm meeting the author on Tuesday at a local book club meeting- can't wait! I'll be interested to see how your group feels about hte book!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading your posts on this because I've already read this one!
ReplyDeleteI hope you post about your meeting, Marie!
ReplyDeleteStaci, I hope you'll chime in on the wrap-up post!
I've just found this post. I have the book too, so hopefully I'll join in the discussion.
ReplyDeleteSounds good, Margaret. I'm looking forward to discussing this book with you!
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