Classically Abby - August 27, 2021


We're Officially Launching The Classically Abby BOOK CLUB!


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Length

3 minutes

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215.53885

Word count

688

Sentence count

33


Summary

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Jane Austen's Persuasion by Jane Austen is the first book that we will be reading on the Classically Abbie Book Club. We will do a live stream at the end of each month where we discuss the book and answer some discussion questions.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Hello, Classic Crew, and welcome to today's video where we're going to be talking about my new book club.
00:00:09.740 I am so excited to announce that I've decided to start a book club here with my premium Substack subscribers.
00:00:16.220 So, if you are already signed up, congratulations, you've just got an added bonus.
00:00:21.140 And if you decided to sign up for the book club, hooray, I'm so glad to have you here.
00:00:25.420 So, what we're going to be doing is reading one book every month, and at the end of that month, we will do a live stream discussion
00:00:32.960 where only premium Substack subscribers can participate, and we will have discussion questions, and we will go over the book.
00:00:40.000 The books that I'm going to be choosing for this book club are going to make us more classic, and that is always the goal.
00:00:46.880 So, we're going to be reading a mixture of fiction as well as non-fiction.
00:00:50.720 I think there's a lot that we can learn from classic literature, and I think that there's a lot we can learn from non-fiction books.
00:00:57.740 So, I'm looking forward to kind of doing a good mix.
00:01:00.620 So, every month, I will send out a private live stream link to my YouTube that's only available for premium Substack subscribers,
00:01:07.780 so we can make sure that we have a great conversation focused on the books that we're reading.
00:01:12.340 And every month, I will also send out a kind of survey to make sure that everyone is available to actually participate in real time,
00:01:19.580 because it's not going to be as valuable to you to watch this video after the fact, although I'm sure you would enjoy it.
00:01:25.620 But if you want to participate in the discussion more, because I will be participating with you in the comments,
00:01:30.960 then I want to make sure that you are able to watch and participate.
00:01:34.420 So, each month, I'll announce the book.
00:01:36.600 Then, I will send out a list of discussion questions a week before the live stream so that you can keep them in mind,
00:01:42.300 and then we will do a live stream at the end of each month.
00:01:44.980 And the first book that we will be doing on the Classically Abbey Book Club is Persuasion by Jane Austen.
00:01:52.040 I've always wanted to read this book.
00:01:53.400 I've read Pride and Prejudice, and I've read Sense and Sensibility,
00:01:55.720 but I haven't yet read Persuasion, and it's something that I've been looking forward to reading for a long time and haven't done yet.
00:02:02.760 So, it isn't too thick, and I like Jane Austen's books because I think that they are a little bit easier to break into.
00:02:09.860 I think that there are some books that it can take a little while.
00:02:12.380 I think Charles Dickens is a good example. It might be a little bit more difficult to kind of get into.
00:02:17.840 It takes a few chapters.
00:02:18.920 I never found that with Jane Austen.
00:02:20.320 I found Jane Austen was pretty easy to just kind of jump into.
00:02:23.740 So, I'm hoping that Persuasion fits the bill with that, and I'm really looking forward to reading it,
00:02:28.340 and hopefully we all learn a lot.
00:02:30.760 So, let me know in the comments if you have any other book suggestions.
00:02:34.440 I already have a list of books that I'm excited for you guys to read,
00:02:37.980 but if you have any great suggestions, I'm always open-minded and glad to listen to your thoughts,
00:02:43.040 and I'm excited for us to start a book club together.
00:02:46.480 This is something I've wanted to do for so long that this is just really exciting.
00:02:50.680 So, if you are new to my sub-stack, hi, welcome.
00:02:53.920 I'm so glad you're here and now part of the book club,
00:02:56.260 and if you are already part of my sub-stack, I'm so glad that you're here,
00:02:59.880 and now we can participate in this book club together.
00:03:02.780 So, let me know in the comments what you're most excited about for this book club.
00:03:06.940 Thank you so much for watching today's video, and I'll see you guys in my next one.
00:03:11.180 Bye!