Book Club

About Popular Crafts’ Book Club

Popular Crafts’ Book Club is for those with a creative streak to expand their horizons through discussion of a selection of books each calendar month. You can choose to look at one, more or all recommended books each month to increase your knowledge and appreciation of a particular craft.

Joining the Popular Crafts’ Book Club will encourage you to try reading something new and allow exchange of assimilations of different ideas from the books.

It is a great place to learn new ideas whilst not being forced into a classroom and discover different interpretations of the ideas presented in a book.

Every month, discussion will be around five key topic starters, though anyone is free to start any discussion about the book they wish and for members to share anything they’ve made or a new idea they have implemented, as a result of reading one of the book club books.

We look forward to seeing you on the forums. Happy Reading!

Book Club Frequently Asked Questions

How do I join?

Joining the Popular Crafts’ Book Club couldn’t be more easy. You simply sign up to the website and post a message in the book club forum. By signing up to the website, you'll receive special offers to purchase books at a discounted rate, only available Popular Crafts' registered website users.

It is a great place to learn new ideas whilst not being forced into a classroom and discover different interpretations of the ideas presented in a book.

Where?

This is a virtual book club. All discussions about the books takes place on the Popular Crafts forum.

How much does it cost?

Being a member of the Popular Crafts Book Club is free, but you must source your own books.

What If I don’t have time?

If you are short on time, you could post on your initial reactions to the book and contents. You can dip in and out each month and contribute when you have the time. You don’t need to be involved every month, if time doesn’t allow. There are no deadlines for comments, you can dip into any month and post a message at any time that suits you.

What are the key topic questions you provide for starters?

You are free to start any discussion about the books, however, Popular Crafts has provided five starter questions for each month, to get the ball rolling. These are:

Is this a subject area you knew anything about before? If so, were you surprised by any facts introduced in this book? If not, were you surprised by how interested you were in it?
Has the book changed your opinion of a particular topic?
How do you think the author treated the subject? Was the material presented in an interesting and thought-provoking way? How did the author achieve this?
How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?
Please share whatever you make from the books or the ideas that you implement as a result.

What is a Book Reviewer?

Every month, you have the chance to be an official Popular Crafts Book Reviewer. To be a book reviewer, you must be able to do the following within the calendar month that the book is being discussed:

Post about the book on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites.
You must keep your own blog in order to post your review on your blog and link to the Popular Crafts site
Be a registered user on the Popular Crafts website and post messages about the book you have reviewed in the forum
Send in a photo of yourself and your review for publishing in the magazine
Share any photos of things you make from the book

If you would like to be a book reviewer, email Katharine, Popular Crafts Editor at Katharine.jewitt@myhobbystore.com . To receive a free copy for you to keep, of one of the book of the months, please email Katharine with your social networking names, blog address and postal address for the book to be posted to you.