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I'm very excited to announce that my guidebook for mother-daughter book clubs is now available. Published by Seal Press, a division of Perseus Books, it's called Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs. What can you expect to find in it?

  • Advice for getting started, including ideas about when to start, who to invite and deciding what to do when you meet.
  • Ideas for enriching activities, such as inviting authors to your meetings, going on a mother-daughter book club field trip, planning a weekend away together, and volunteering as a group.
  • Advice on how to handle transitions with your club. These include moving to more mature subject matter, gaining members, losing members and adjusting to the changing needs of your group members.

I started my first mother-daughter book club in 2001, when my daughter Madeleine was nine. I started the second three years later when my daughter Catherine turned nine. The advice in Book by Book has been culled from my own experiences as well as those of moms in book clubs across the country. You will also find advice from librarians, parenting experts and others to help you get your own club off to a good start and thrive for years to come.

Here's what others are saying about Book by Book:

Book by Book is a great resource for mothers looking for a different and valuable way to connect with their daughters. Just leafing through the pages of this book will inspire you to consider how fun, meaningful, and engaging a mother-daughter book club can be. Cindy Hudson includes not only the basics—where to meet, how to handle situations that may arise—but also suggests age-appropriate and discussion-provoking ideas for girls.
Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason

"What a fabulous book! Inspiring and informative, Hudson's warm, engaging guide is like having your best friend walk you through the ins and outs of the mother-daughter book club process. If you're in a mother-daughter book club or are looking to start one, this indispensable tool deserves a spot on your shelf. "
Heather Vogel Frederick, author of The Mother-Daughter Book Club novels for tweens

Cindy Hudson's Book By Book is an essential read for mother's and daughters.  I love the concept and Cindy's execution and ability to relate to both girls and parents is fabulous.  A great gift for any mother daughter team as well."
-Vanessa Van Petten teen author of You're Grounded! and Radical Parenting.com.

 

Click here to read more reviews.

 

Upcoming Appearances

  • January 26, 2010—Tuesday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Workshop on creating your own mother-daughter book club at the Northwest branch of Multnomah County Library, located at 2300 N.W. Thurman St., Portland, OR 97210. Phone 503-988-5560 for more details.

You can continue to find the latest in book reviews, author interviews and other ideas here and on my blog, motherdaughterbookclub.wordpress.com.

You are also invited to join the Mother Daughter Book Club Facebook group, and follow my updates on Twitter @momdtrbookclub.

 

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To order:

Powell's.com

Amazon.com

Barnes and Noble.com

Borders.com

 

 

Want to see what others are saying about Book by Book? Just click on a link below to read online reviews.

Story Circle Book Reviews

Amazon Customer Reviews

Examiner.com

Radical Parenting

Family Zip

The Tampa Tribune

Suite 101.com

Books4YourKids.com

Reading Group Guides

 

 

Check out these essays and Q and A's from my blog tour.

Powell's Books Blog—Essay, Creating a Mother-Daughter Book Club

The International Mom—Book review, Q and A

AM Northwest Television Show

Ask Wendy—Q and A

exhale. return to center.—Q and A

Booking Mama—Essay, Choosing Good Books for Multiple Generations, Book Review

Writers Inspired—Essay, Good Readers Make Good Writers

Writer Mama—Q and A

Tammar Stein's Blog—Essay, Stay Close to Your Daughter by Reading Together

Kristin Bair O'Keeffe's Blog—Essay, Mother-Daughter Book Clubs Change Lives

Kirby Larson's Blog—Essay, Authors and Mother-Daughter Book Clubs. A Winning Combination

OregonLive.com—Interview by the Omama's blogger Kjerstin Gabrielson

Kristin Tubb's Blog—Essay, What Makes a Book Good for More Than One Generation of Readers, Finding Mother-Daughter Book Clubs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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