How about converting your family WhatsApp groups to a family reading club?
Volume 2 - Issue 17
Last week, we celebrated Mother’s Day, and this week, on 15th May 2021, we observed International Day of Families.
Here’s an interesting idea that you could explore - a mini book club within your family. It might sound absurd, especially if you’re not too fond of your relatives, but maybe, just maybe, your family WhatsApp groups could turn interesting. Pick up your reads accordingly.
Do give it a try, and let us know if this experiment works!
Also, talking about families, we are a family of 2000+ avid readers with 3100+ newsletter subscribers! We can’t keep calm - will share a giveaway contest soon!
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Discuss
We will be discussing interesting things, with each day themed every day at 9 PM IST. You too can start these discussions on the literature of your choice - could be books, articles, news, poetry, research papers, films, or anything you enjoyed. Simply reply to this email!
- Monday, 17th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Writing
Join us to discuss 'Is self-publishing a bubble in the book industry?' based on an article by The Guardian.
In August 2011, Ewan Morrison published an article entitled 'Are Books Dead and Can Authors Survive?'. Here, he tracks the self-e-publishing euphoria of the last five months and argues that we are at the start of an e-publishing bubble.
- Tuesday, 18th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Writing & Poetry
Join us to read and discuss interpretations of the poem collection 'Milk and Honey' by Rupi Kaur.
Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose by Rupi Kaur. The collection is about survival. It is divided into sections, with each section serving a different purpose and relevance to Kaur’s experience. The sections explore the themes of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.
- Wednesday, 19th May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Business
Join us to discuss 'How Twitter is reinventing itself'.
Twitter recently announced that it’s going to be building a lot of new things into its product: there are Spaces, Fleets, Revue, Super Follows, etc that could be a game-changer in the publishing and conversations space. Join us to nerd on these developments!
- Thursday, 20th May | 9 PM IST | TED Circles
Join us for the group watch party of TED Talk - Does photographing a moment steal the experience from you? By Erin Sullivan
When we witness something amazing, many of us instinctively pull out our phones and snap pictures. Is this obsession with photographing everything impacting our experiences? In a meditative talk, Erin Sullivan reflects on how being more intentional with her lens enhanced her ability to enjoy the moment -- and could help you do the same, too.
- Friday, 21st May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Philosophy
Join us to discuss the Allegory of the Cave by Plato
The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, is an allegory presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a) to compare "the effect of education (παιδεία) and the lack of it on our nature". It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates, narrated by the latter.
- Saturday, 22nd May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Poetry
Join us to read and discuss interpretations of the poem 'Accents' by Denice Frohman
Frohman's poem "Accents" serves as a reminder of the beauty of all accents.
- Saturday, 22nd May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Book discussion
Join us to discuss 'Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future' based on an article by Wait but Why, Wired, MIT, etc.
Cool research tool? Definitely. A way to remotely control a computer or a prosthetic? Sure. But reading minds and storing memories? Not so fast. Elon Musk’s live-streamed brain implant event made promises that will be hard to keep.
- Sunday, 23rd May 2021 | 9 PM IST | Book discussion
Join us to discuss the book - To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee
Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos.
#Conversation-Threads
Join these threads featuring amazing recommendations made by the community.
Feel free to share your own recommendations, takeaways, and opinions on reads you’ve enjoyed across 50+ topics in your Merrative profile, we will feature you!
Books:
- So You Want to Start a Podcast by Kristen Meinzer - shared by Pall
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini, PhD - shared by Karthikeyan
- Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt - Shared by Christeena
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Listen
We Are Family Podcast-Â by Parents.com
We Are Family, the new podcast from Parents, shines a light on the beautiful diversity of today’s families.
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