Books and Beignets (BAB)
Book Club

Okay -- no one said starting a book club will be easy.  I am excited and scared at the same time.

The good thing is - I have so many friends who have have many years of book club experience.  They are my mentors, friends and my sistahs.  We all have a bond. 

I used to be a member of Circle of Friends II (COFII).  COFII is by far, the baddest best book clubs (yep - I said it -- it is!).  They have it going on.  There are so many memories I have as a member of COFII.  We were like family.  So many authors emerged out of that book club.  A literacy magazine emerged from COFII, a book on how to start a book club emerged from this book club.  This same book club have been guests on the Oprah Winfrey Show! 

Many authors visited our book club!  Many of them were just starting out as authors and are now famous.  The cool thing is this -- in our heart, those same authors were famous to us -- regardless of whether or not they had a bestselling book or not.  We appreciated their work and their accomplishments and we showed them love (and still do). 

Most of my close friends -- I made through this book club.  We laughed, we cried and we shared some wonderful experiences!  I bet you are wondering  -- what is the point here?  My point is -- book club membership is something that you will never forget.  It is a sisterhood that will remain with you the rest of your life -- regardless of whether you are no longer a member, move out of state or simply take a break.  

I will never forget what I learned in COFII and my friends.   I hope I will do them all proud with my own book club.

Love you and miss you -- my COFII book club sistahs!

- Sonya