{"id":151026,"date":"2021-09-10T14:58:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T03:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=151026"},"modified":"2021-09-13T14:21:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T03:21:42","slug":"book-club-discussion-ideas-for-australian-reading-hour-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2021\/09\/10\/book-club-discussion-ideas-for-australian-reading-hour-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Book club discussion ideas for Australian Reading Hour 2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Celebrate the joy of reading with Australian Reading Hour 2021! On Tuesday 14 September, join in the fun and take an hour out of your day to read a book. Reading has all sorts of benefits, from lowering stress, boosting your brain power, helping you sleep better and improving your emotional intelligence (read our cool post all about it here<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also take part in Australian Reading Hour 2021 with the awesome events and activities happening online and in schools, libraries, bookshops across Australia! Just remember to be COVID-safe and follow the rules for where you live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, you’ll find some book club discussion ideas from Australia Reads to kick-start your reading adventure. Read on …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Book Club Discussion Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Exploring how the stories we read and talk about help shape our sense of identity, belonging and understanding \u2013 as individuals and as a nation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What book title best sums up the story of your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Introduce yourself by using a quote from a book or a book character \u2013 what would the quote be and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Which book character did you most admire or maybe even want to be when you were growing up? And now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What book(s) got you hooked on reading \u2026 and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What does reading mean to you? And how has this changed during your life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. When was the last time a book distracted you from life? What happened, and what book were you reading?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What is the one story that has stayed with you \u2013 that you think about often, or carry with you? And why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Tell us about a time when you\u2019ve felt book characters (real or imagined) could be your friends \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. When deciding a course of action, do you ever think, what would [character or author name] do \u2026?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Tell us about a book that has broadened your perspective so much that you\u2019ve changed how you live, or perhaps just changed how you think about an issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. How have books and\/or writers contributed to your sense of what it means to live as an Australian today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Tell us about a book that you\u2019re not sure you will ever recover from reading \u2026 and explain why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. Some people have a ritual for when they finish a book. How do you move on when you reach the end?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get social with Australian Reading Hour 2021!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Share a post about what you’re reading on Tuesday 14 September 2021 from 7:00am on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and join the national conversation about books, reading and stories that matter for Australian Reading Hour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to tag @australiareads and include these hashtags: #AustralianReadingHour #StoriesThatMatter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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