So this month my book group has chosen, quite by chance, a book by a local author. We're considering inviting him to join us for our discussion, but before we do, I wanted to hear from all of you about what works well, and what doesn't, when you invite an author to your book group. I'm used to interviewing authors with on the radio show, but the idea of having someone actually visit our group is obviously much different. Who's had an author visit in person, and if you have, how did you do it? My instinct is to have the group meet first for about 30 minutes and get ourselves somewhat organized and then have him join us after that. Does that make sense to those of you who have hosted an author? There's a bit of added pressure in that I'm the one hosting next month, so I'll also need the house to be really clean. :)
Please send in your stories/comments about having an author visit in person, or on the phone. As incentive, I'll randomly choose one person from all the comments received by midnight Friday, June 26th to win a Book Club Girl totebag of these great hardcover summer reads:
Perfection
by Julie Metz
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
by Katherine Howe
The Lace Makers of Glenmara
by Heather Barbieri
Dismantled
by Jennifer McMahon
