Sunday, May 01, 2005

California Book Club Try Innovative Approach

A local book club in San Diego tried an innovative approach to gaining fresh material for their club to read. Lots of bookclubs have jumped on this bandwagon. Some authors have also tried innovative ways to get their material in front of fresh eyes. Recently I talked to author, Faye Brown about this concept. I was amazed to learn from her that the idea has been around in some locations for awhile. Faye Brown, author of Strange Fruit In A Small Townhad some innovative ideas before the book club trend in San Diego. She employed her own strategy for her novel. What she was able to do was discussed different aspects of her novel before some clubs in order to gauge their reactions. You might say, what is so unusual about that? It is unusual because she gauged their reaction without the work being published. She was able to gain a following before the novel hit the bookstores.

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