The New Forest Book Club Meeting 22.06.22 - Forest Lodge (1st meeting)

Following Points Agreed:

Club Name: The New Forest Book Club

Theme of Club:

• based around titles which have been adapted into movies or TV shows

• each month the classification of the book title will change so that we cover as large a range as possible and hopefully expand our reading habits to include all types of literature for all members

• the monthly themes were decided as follows with the order being picked out of a hat by all members present

  1. MODERN FICTION (July 2022)

  2. PLAYS/CLASSICS

  3. DYSTOPIAN

  4. ROMANCE

  5. HISTORICAL FICTION

  6. CHILDREN

  7. CRIME/THRILLER

  8. URBAN FANTASY

  9. SCIENCE FICTION

  10. BIOGRAPHY / AUTOBIOGRAPHY

  11. FANTASY

  12. THRILLER/HORROR

Book Choice:

• to be decided upon by consensus the month prior to discussion and adaptation viewing

• all members can submit choices for consideration with the decision being made through random selection (i.e.picking out of a hat)

• Book choice for July 2022 between the following titles

  • "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty

  • "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

  • "A Simple Favour" by Darcey Bell

  • "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens

Preparation for Discussion:

1. reading the chosen book

2. pick a favourite quote

3. underlying themes & characters

Meeting Times & Places:

• Book Discussion: to take place once a month on a Wednesday around the 15th (depending on the month) at one of the venues of the New Forest Collection

• Viewing & Discussion: to take place on the Friday evening directly following the book discussion event at the home of Rasha Shammas (or any other to be agreed upon members home or venue - to be decided as a group)

Expenses:

• Each member to buy (or borrow) the elected book of the month — any leftover copies that wish to donated to be kept at Forest Lodge as a collection “donated by the New Forest Book Club”

• Upon meeting, all food and drink will be paid for “dutch” i.e. equally between members

• Suggestions for buying the books: eFormat (kindle / apple books), paperback or hardback purchased new or second hand through Amazon, other online second hand book stores or charity shops)

• Admission into this group is free upon invitation from one its members, though word of mouth or through flyers etc

• Any other expenses to arise (e.g. website / blog registration) to be discussed and approved before hand by the entire group and to be shared equally between members

Communication, etc:

• WhatsApp Group entitled New Forest Book Club

• announcement of meetings (and recommendations for non-members? TBD): New Forest Collection GLASSHOUSE

NEXT MEETING:

BOOK DISCUSSION

Date and Time: Wednesday 13.07.22 at 17:45 to 19:15 (approx)

Venue: Burley Manor

Book: "A Simple Favour" by Darcey Bell

ADAPTATION VIEWING

Date and Time: Friday 15.07.22 at 17:45 to whenever we finish since it’s Friday Night!

Venue: Little Elcombes SO43 7DS

Movie: A Simple Favour (2018) starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick

Members:

• Min Grout

• Yasmin Kessel

• Rasha Shammas

• Paige Tomlinson-Miles

New members invite since above:

Carmel Power