Creative Ideas for Hosting a Disappearing Key Book Club

One of the most common reactions I’ve received from people who’ve read The Disappearing Key is that they are eager to talk about it. I seriously wish I could sit in on every single book club scheduled to discuss my book.

Did you know, over the course of the next year I’ve challenged myself with a goal to have at least one book club from every state read my novella?

Today, I’d thought it’d be fun to present you with some ideas if you’re the one hosting The Disappearing Key discussion.

(Inspired by details found in the novella.)

Food

Serve key lime pie

Prosseco toast to good friends and great discussions

Locate an Italian bakery & purchase, then serve cannolis (Gabrielle’s favorite)

Buy Trader Joe’s Spanakopita, heat, and serve

Cook the classic English dish of fish & chips

Bake key cookies. Feel free to take a bite out of one. Hey, they’re supposed to be disappearing, aren’t they? ;-)

Here are two ideas from Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/204280533070487717/ & http://sweetcupcakesandtreats.blogspot.com/2011/03/keys-to-my-heart.html

Decorations & Ambiance

Have Edelweiss or potted Sweet Williams “Wee Willies” as Viola calls them on the table

Set colorful place settings in honor of Oriana’s synesthesia

Use key decorated place markers or wine charms

Place a Bavarian “looking” music box as coffee table centerpiece

Program Michel Bublé or Jack Johnson on Pandora

Giveaways

Offer “key”psakes

Hand out bookmarks with a key stamped on them

Give any of the aforementioned cookies away

Buy & pass out extra copies of The Disappearing Key for members to use as stocking stuffers for family or friends (or hostess gifts)

Points of Interest

Talk about the movie Return to Zero 

If you’re hosting a mom’s group, encourage guests to bring ultrasound photos & create a game where everyone tries to match mom to baby picture

Cut out scrap pictures of what you imagine the characters to look like. Discuss similarities and differences

Talk about what it might feel like to have synesthesia.

Go through Book Club Questions located in the back of the print version of The Disappearing Key and the end of the ebook version of TDK.

Feel free to contact the author. I have a gut feeling she’d love to be in on your book club action.

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Now for a chance to win a set of “key” imprinted cards, you tell me a creative book club idea related to keys or details of The Disappearing Key plot that would enhance a book club experience. Most creative answer gets the key cards! I’ll announce winner next Tuesday.

Update on the Key Book Clubs from Coast to Coast Contest

New England: 7

Florida: 2

Pennsylvania: 1

Iowa: 1

*If you know of a book club that is planning to read The Disappearing Key, please ask them to notify me so I can include them in my Key Book Club from Coast to Coast Contest. Thanks!