With new year resolutions being incomplete without placing self-promises of reading ‘x’ number of books, we thought of enabling you to set up a small group of like-minded folks to discuss the same (while you’re still excited about your new year goals lol).
This community you create, would itself be responsible to help you complete your yearly reading goals! You don’t need 100s of people to join you - but just even a small number like 3 would be enough to start off with. The more niche and like-minded folks you have, the stronger the community will be.
We can guarantee you, if you’re even remotely consistent, your community will grow miles, even spread across nations if you aim to! In this issue, we help you find amazing readers to jam with whilst completing reading goals, together.
BioScope Thursdays
Every Thursday, 9 PM, we will be screening some interesting short films/videos/talks, across the world, especially book adapted ones!
One can even join discussions on the same once the movie is done! Join us to have some fun night out along with intellectual talks with fellow readers 😉
We will be screening a TED Talk - The moral roots of liberals and conservatives - Jonathan Haidt
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or centre. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honour most. Jonathan Haidt studies how -- and why -- we evolved to be moral. By understanding more about our moral roots, his hope is that we can learn to be civil and open-minded.
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Discuss
#Reading-Room
We are packed for 16th, 17th and 24th Jan with back to back book discussions sessions! Also, we will start interviewing bookstores as a part of our #bookshopwithmerrative campaign and amazing authors as well!
Check out the upcoming sessions in ‘Find a Room’ tab.
Message us on Instagram or email hello@merrative.com if you would like to:
- discuss any book, article, film, web series
- host an interview with bookstores or authors
Know more about Reading Rooms - click here
#Conversation-Threads
Here are some interesting discussions available on books and articles by Merrative Community!
Books:
- God himself does not propose to judge a man until the end of his days; Why should you and I? - by Mumal
- A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry - by Shaurya
Articles:
- My soul has a hat - by Sanjay
- Work from home as a legal right - by Harshala
Read
Harshala writes an article on - How to start a book club or readers’ community
A complete guide to getting started, maintaining the momentum of your book club and how Merrative can help you take your first baby steps towards community building.
If you have a general opinion on what you read or if topics like reading, writing and productivity interest you, then do contribute to our blog as a guest writer. Reply back to this mail for more details.
Listen
Here we have shared an article that lists out all the famous ‘podcast based book clubs’ started by the likes of BBC, themed on humour, women and comics! Check these out if you’re interested in starting a book-themed podcast instead of a regular book club. Else, just listen to these guys!
Click here to see the list of podcast themed book clubs
Watch
These are some tips shared on ensuring your book club doesn’t fizzle out- quite practical and valuable. Do watch it and make sure you take a note of them!
Read something awesome?
Join our community of avid readers and writers to discover recommended books and articles and expand your ideas on them via discussions at Merrative.com!
