Sheltering in place doesn’t have to mean book club is canceled. There are plenty of ways to bond with other book-lovers virtually.
USA Today has compiled a round up of ways to attend book clubs using social media and podcasts.
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Instagram isn’t just for photos and videos
ATL Book Club is just what its name states — an Atlanta-based book club. Each month, a new book is chosen for followers to read together. April's book is the Elizabeth Gilbert novel "City of Girls" and May will focus on "Recursion" by Blake Crouch.
Noname Book Club has several chapters in cities including Atlanta, New York and Philadelphia. Despite being unable to meet in person, that hasn't stopped the self-described "online/irl" book club from providing some "reading material for the homies." Each month, two books are chosen that spotlight books by authors of color.
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Reese's Book Club is one of the most popular Instagram book clubs. Reese Witherspoon, who has filmed in Atlanta and has a Draper James clothing and housewares store location in Shops Around Lenox, hosts a book club on the platform. Each month, the Oscar winner chooses a book she adores that focuses on women.
Podcasts provide some virtual reading bonding too
Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club features Ellen and her mom discussing romance novels in a weekly podcast. "It's fun, it's swoony, and it's awkward," the description reads. Books have included "Rock Bottom Girl" by Lucy Score and "The Chocolate Thief" by Laura Florand.
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Black Chick Lit is a book club focused on books written by and for black women. The bi-monthly podcast has seen hosts DL and EM discuss titles including Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and Angie Thomas' "The Hate U Give." The podcast is also on Twitter.
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