Are you ready for another readalong? We had an absolute blast this summer with our very first readalong, and we’re thrilled to announce that another one is on the way this fall!
One of our main goals at The 52 Book Club is to read new authors and books — and we’re excited to mix this readalong up with a new genre. The Connellys of County Down is contemporary fiction / literary fiction, featuring themes about family secrets, loyalty, and unlikely love. It is a beautiful story with characters that absolutely grabbed my heart, and we hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did.
What is a readalong? A readalong means that we read the same book together at the same time. There is a variety of ways to do this. For November, our readalong will look a little more like a traditional book club. Over the course of the month, you’ll read the book at your own pace. We’ll have discussion questions to chat through on Discord throughout the month, and then an online, live wrap-up event at the end. You can find all the details below!
Author Chat: We’re also THRILLED to announce that as part of this readalong, all participants will be invited to join a group Zoom chat with the author, Tracey Lange! This chat will be hosted by The 52 Book Club and will take place on December 1, 2023 at 5pm PT (Pacific Time.)We’re super excited that Tracey will be joining this book club chat with us, and we think it will be the perfect way to conclude our month of reading together. The Zoom link will be sent out closer to the date, so don’t forget to sign up for the readalong (on our website & link below) in order to join in for this amazing event!
Readalong Guidelines:
Reading: Over the course of November 2023, we will be reading The Connellys of County Down. For this readalong, you’ll read on your own schedule and at your own pace, anytime from November 1 – 30, 2023.
Discussion: The book has been divided up into five sections. Once you finish reading a section, you can pop over to our Discord server to chat through discussion questions for those chapters. Again, this will be at our own individual pace — you’re welcome to chat through any of the discussion question sections at any time throughout the month.
The Discord server will be the same as the one we used for our previous readalong, so if you’ve already joined, you’re in the right place. (The Connellys discussion questions will appear at the top. You can minimize the previous readalong chats to keep it neater, if you like.) Even if you already have the Discord link, be sure to register for the readalong below, so you can receive links to the author chat and other important readalong information.
If you do not yet have the link to the Discord server, the link will be sent out once you register for the readalong on our website.
Book: Readers will need to source their own copy of the book for this readalong.
(Note: For content warnings, please feel free to reach out to Liz. The book does contain some strong language, as well as discussion about drug abuse and mental illness.)
This November we will be reading The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange!
One of our main goals at The 52 Book Club is to read new authors and books — and we’re excited to mix this readalong up with a new genre. The Connellys of County Down is contemporary fiction / literary fiction, featuring themes about family secrets, loyalty, and unlikely love. It is a beautiful story with characters that absolutely grabbed my heart, and we hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did.
What is a readalong?
A readalong means that we read the same book together at the same time. There is a variety of ways to do this. For November, our readalong will look a little more like a traditional book club. Over the course of the month, you’ll read the book at your own pace. We’ll have discussion questions to chat through on Discord throughout the month, and then an online, live wrap-up event at the end. You can find all the details below!
Author Chat:
We’re also THRILLED to announce that as part of this readalong, all participants will be invited to join a group Zoom chat with the author, Tracey Lange! This chat will be hosted by The 52 Book Club and will take place on December 1, 2023 at 5pm PT (Pacific Time.) We’re super excited that Tracey will be joining this book club chat with us, and we think it will be the perfect way to conclude our month of reading together. The Zoom link will be sent out closer to the date, so don’t forget to sign up for the readalong (on our website & link below) in order to join in for this amazing event!
Readalong Guidelines:
Reading: Over the course of November 2023, we will be reading The Connellys of County Down. For this readalong, you’ll read on your own schedule and at your own pace, anytime from November 1 – 30, 2023.
Discussion: The book has been divided up into five sections. Once you finish reading a section, you can pop over to our Discord server to chat through discussion questions for those chapters. Again, this will be at our own individual pace — you’re welcome to chat through any of the discussion question sections at any time throughout the month.
The Discord server will be the same as the one we used for our previous readalong, so if you’ve already joined, you’re in the right place. (The Connellys discussion questions will appear at the top. You can minimize the previous readalong chats to keep it neater, if you like.) Even if you already have the Discord link, be sure to register for the readalong below, so you can receive links to the author chat and other important readalong information.
If you do not yet have the link to the Discord server, the link will be sent out once you register for the readalong on our website.
Book: Readers will need to source their own copy of the book for this readalong.
(Note: For content warnings, please feel free to reach out to Liz. The book does contain some strong language, as well as discussion about drug abuse and mental illness.)
Reading Schedule:
Section 1: Chapters 1-5
Section 2: Chapters 6-11
Section 3: -Chapters 12-16
Section 4: Chapters 17-22
Section 5: Chapters 23-28
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