The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast

Season 5 Ep. 114 Bringing Book People Together with Guest Anna Ford


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I love a good bookclub. Carrie and I have been in one together for 15 years. I am the designated book club organizer, and even though bookclubs have been one of the great passions of my adult life, keeping them organized can be an annoying process; finding a date that meets everyone’s needs, making sure everyone knows about the meetings and the books, choosing books. The administrative bookkeeping tasks are not things most people are anxious to do. But there is a relatively new website and free app called Bookclubz (that is Bookclub with a z) that can help streamline the process.

Our guest this week, Anna Ford is the CEO and founder of Bookclubz which started out as a simple computer program she used to help keep her own large bookclub organized. Over time, what was a rudimentary program has been featured in Forbes magazine and has blossomed into a business that helps tens of thousands of book clubs all over the world.

Go to their website at www.bookclubz.com

Books discussed in this episode:

1- The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
2- Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy by Tom Nichols
3- The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
4- The Secret Lives of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr
5- The Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg
6- Just Kids by Patti Smith
7- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
8- The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power
9- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
10- The Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
11- Books by Elena Ferrante

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