It's almost time....

It's almost time for choosing our first book! YAY! Alright, some of you (no names mentioned...) need to give us some book ideas. Here is what we have so far:

- 'I Capture the Castle,' by Dodie Smith
- 'Mutiny on the Bounty,' by Charles Nordhoff.
- 'No Graves as yet,' by Anne Perry
- 'The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel,' by Diane Setterfield

Alright, so let's get some more ideas in our jar. I think we are off to a good start with our book ideas, but we need everyone to participate. So list the two books you want to submit in the comments section.

Also, once you've signed up to join the club, you can post anytime you want to. Feel free to share anything - what you're reading, ideas for how our club could work, favorite authors, etc... Don't let me be the only one talking here, you'll get sick of me pretty fast.

Choosing your book...

Hey all! Thanks for the introductions and hope to hear from the rest of you soon. Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments section, if you havent' already. So I know a few of you are still debating what to add to the book club jar. Never fear - here are some websites to help:

Book Lust
booklust.wetpaint.com
The world's most famous librarian - Nancy Pearl - started a site to not only list books she recommends for clubs, but lets others post what they recommend.

NY Times
www.nytimes.com/pages/books
Check out the book section. They list bestsellers and staff reviews for whatever is hot off the press.

Barnes and Noble
www.barnesandnoble.com/
Go to the index on the left hand side of the page. Scroll down until you see the "Special Features" header. There are several helpful links under that - Book clubs, great new writers, new releases, etc...

Amazon User Book Lists
www.amazon.com
Okay, I'm not sure if they have a directory of lists, but I do know you can bring up a book you like on the website. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page, where it should show a link to any lists other people who liked that book placed it on. Say for example, that I look up "Pride and Prejudice" At the bottom of the page are lists titled: "fav fab books" or "Books to cozy up with on a rainy day " amonst others. I can click on those lists and see what other books someone else who likes Pride and Prejudice recommends.

Welcome to J’aime Lire

Welcome to J’aime Lire – our new online book club!

If you love to read or want to love to read and are connected to the Internet – join the book club! Just send me an email with your email address and I'll send you the link to become a contributor.

Since we srated back in 2007, we have read quite a few books, which you can see in the sidebar.

We take turns hosting the discussion each month, and whoever is in charge of the discussion chooses the book. Usually we try to have the discussion the last week of each month.

For now, let’s start with introductions. Just post your answers as a comment:
- Who are you?
- Where are you?
- What do you enjoy reading?
- What are a few of your all-time favorite books?
- Tell us any of the books on our list you may have read.

We are excited to have you!

Online book club coming soon... First month's book announced by Friday.