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UrbanMoms Online Book Club sponsored by Indigo – Exclusive Event Update!

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Welcome to the first edition of the UrbanMoms Online Book Club! The concept of an online book club came about around the same time that I was invited to join a real life book club (with real life women and real life wine!).  Jen and I chatted about the idea of bringing that book club community to the rest of the UrbanMoms community. Over glasses of wine and discussions of book choices, we developed this concept; a column which will be part personal book review, part book club report on whatever it is that we’re reading.

Our group intends to meet every six weeks or so, and I’ll share our book selection with you when we make it, so that you (or your own book club) can read along in real time, and wade into our virtual book club discussion through comments. With each book announcement, Go2Girlz participants will be sent an e-mail, inviting them to enter a draw to win a set of our chosen book for their own book club. (If you’re not already one of the Go2Girlz yet, simply click on the Edit Profile link at the top of the page and check the box to join).The first book that our book club will tackle is Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert. If you’d like to pick it up yourself, you can find it in Indigo stores, or order it online.
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From the Publisher

At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship who’d been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both were survivors of previous horrific divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the United States government, which–after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing–gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving into this topic completely, trying with all her might to discover through historical research, interviews, and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. Told with Gilbert’s trademark wit, intelligence and compassion,Committed attempts to “turn on all the lights” when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks and humbling responsibilities. Gilbert’s memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.

Our first Book Club meeting will be on March 10, and I’ll post our review the following week, as well as an announcement about our next book selection. Please come back then and share your comments about  Committed.
Indigo, the sponsor of UrbanMoms Online Book Club, has also invited our book club members to join them at an exclusive Indigo event, In Conversation: Elizabeth Gilbert and Heather Reisman on Wednesday February 24. They’ve even thrown in a 2 pairs of extra tickets for virtual members, so if you’re a Toronto-area mom, and would like to join us for a fun evening and the opportunity to hear from these two amazing women, please comment below. What I’m looking for are some book suggestions as we plan the next few picks for our book club. Tell me what you’ve read, what you’ve loved, what you’re dying to read, and let me know why you think it would be a good book club choice.
If you’d like to join us at the upcoming special event, you can order reduced tickets at $17 (including all taxes and services charges) exclusively as an urbanmoms member. Simply purchase them from Ticketmaster online or by calling (416) 870-8000 and using promo code ING.

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Comments

  1. Litesandsirens911 says

    I work in a used bookstore and LOVE to read…I read at least 1-2 books a week…I can’t wait to do an online bookclub version, as I already do one once a month at the store and would love to read Commited!

  2. Newfiescreech says

    looking forward to reading along the book Committed sure sounds like a awesome book .. love the idea of the book club ..i’m sure looking forward to a chance to win a copy of this book .

  3. Portia181 says

    Looking forward to reading along with you Enjoyed the first Jane Gilbert looking forward to a chance to win a copy of this book.

  4. Kay says

    This is a great idea. Read her first book & loved it. Will start the next one shortly (on my shelf – along with lots more books which I cannot wait to read). Love the idea of the book club..Would love to go the the Indigo Event also.
    Thanks

  6. CrystalM says

    Yay for books!! some titles for the future, “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosnay (fiction), or “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls (memoir) are both phenomenal, thought provoking, and good for chats!

  8. Rebecca Holzman says

    Ab fab, very excited about this.
    Love The Lovely Bones, a moving book that has stayed with me since I finished it a few years ago. Think it would make an excellent choice, lots of thought provoking ideas and discussions

  9. shari says

    I think that a virtual book club is a great idea! I really enjoyed Eat Pray Love and have been wanting to read Committed. Another great book that I would suggest to read for the book club is The Help by Kathryn Stockett. It’s an interesting book, great characters and easy to read.

  10. Idas says

    Great! I have been wanting to read this, I really really enjoyed Eat Pray Love.
    I am signed up for Go2Girlz, can’t wait to see if I get lucky win some good reading selections!!
    Hooray!1

  11. arisalt says

    I LOVE the idea of a virtual book club! Wonderful idea! Looking forward to reading with you!