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Book Club Kit: By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

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Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with this book club book kit for the book 'By The Book by Jasmine Guillory. This book kit is great for facilitating a book club discussion on this book. I love that there are bookmarks, activities, and writing exercises that can make the book club and discussion even more fun. The authors and cover artist interviews also give an insight into the creative process they took in creating the finished book. The discussion The discussion questions were not only insightful and thought out but are sure to lead individuals and book club members into more questions and discussions about the book.
I would recommend this kit to anyone interested in discussing this book in a book club and anywhere you start book discussions.

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I loved this kit! The author interview and writing prompts were engaging, overall this would make a great companion to your next book club!

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This was great. I can’t wait to use it with the book! This is a great for book clubs!!

Thank you Netgalley and We are Bookish for this copy!!

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Thank you to We Are Bookish and NetGalley for the Book Club kit.

Great questions! I would love to get a print copy.

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This was fantastic and I am excited to use it with the book. This is a great resource for book clubs.

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While I have not read the novel yet, this guide would be very helpful. It has content to address all of my needs as I work my way through the book with my buddy readers. This contains everything to help book clubs from reading discussions topics to writing prompts; I found it nifty that they even included a suggestions on what to read next based on tropes. This would be worth snagging for book club gatherings.

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The author interview was very interesting, if this book is anything like the authors previous book it will be great and I can't wait to read this book.

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I am amazed in 24 pages this covers a lot of bookish relate ideas from forming a book club and how to decide based on the book what food to serve to ideas as to what questions to ask the members of your book club.
If your writing a review on a book and want to interview the author there are tips on how to ask questions about their book.
If you are interesting in writing and you don’t know how to begin there are writing exercises and daily things to do to improve your craft. It even has a pen name generator to choosing your pen name mine would be Belle McKellen I kinda of like it right? I learned more about what happens behind the writing a book in these 24 pages then I ever knew. I would recommend this to every person that likes reading books to take a few minutes to read. Thank You netgalley and we are bookish for letting me read this.

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This kit is awesome! It has been so helpful for our book club. We love to read and we love to talk, but sometimes it’s hard for someone to talk about what they read. The questions give great starting points that usually lead to more discussion. It’s also nice to get special information about the book from the author. It makes everything feel a little bit more special. I will say, hands down, my favorite part is the food and drink recipes. Such a great addition that everyone loves! This is great for existing book clubs, but also a great starting point to start something new! I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

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I love this book club kit for “By the Book” …including the fun activities, bookmarks and recipes. Thank you!

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This kit is so cute and helpful for book clubs! I love that it’s not just discussion questions, but also includes the recipes, bookmarks, etc. I also appreciate the similar book recs at the end. I think this would go over really well in my book club!

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i love this kit, so fun for book clubs and definitely saving this for later! it’s very informative with discussions and interview questions with the author and book marks and other fun additions.

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Great Book Kit. Really lovely layout and the bookmarks are amazing. Gives a great insight on the book and makes me really excited and look forward to read the book when it’ll come out!

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I really enjoyed this book! I loved the characters and the storyline was compelling enough to where I never wanted to put it down.

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This Book Club Kit is an excellent companion for Jasmine Guillory's new romance, By the Book. It includes content warnings, illuminating interviews both with the author and with the cover designer, ten thoughtful discussion questions (perfect for in-depth book club discussions!), character Izzy's writing advice, and writing prompts both for writing fiction and nonfiction. It also includes fun content: bookmarks, a pen name generator, charcuterie tips and ideas, and a themed margarita recipe. All of these are sure to add depth and fun to any book club meetup dedicated to By the Book. And if your group is looking for a followup read, this kit ends with several recommendations.

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Looking forward to reading this book when it comes out! The bookmarks are beautiful and stunning. Really like the book club kit as it gives a brief information on what the book will be about.

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Thank you to Netgalley and We Are Bookish, for the opportunity to review this book club kit.

This was so wonderful. It is always helpful to hear from the author through notes to the reader or through author interviews. So having that was very insightful. I also really appreciated the content warning at the beginning that helps the reader decide if there is going to be content that is not something they want to read. I wish all books did this.
Then we get to the questions which I also wish came with every book. They are in many books and that is great. These specific questions help the reader really reflect and go deeper with both the author and the characters. It really makes reading more interactive and it helps it stay with the reader longer.

I have always wondered about the way a cover of a book comes to be. I also wonder why some books have several different covers and what brings that about. It was interesting and helpful to learn about what goes into designing the cover of books and how books that are in collections also need to be taken into consideration.

There is also a lot more. Fun games and interactive writing exercises and ideas on how to make the perfect snack. These are ideas and things that are missing from a lot of book clubs but it is fun to have all these little extras. This box is awesome!!

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The book club kit is creative, aesthetic and makes sure you improve the book experience.

I was not expecting to find content warnings to begin with and loved that idea for book club members and for the clubs to take this into account.

I now feel the need to read the book. Black princess, modern well-written retelling, a MC that loves to read, a strong independent woman, a plot twist, characters who write... It'll be hard to wait!!

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Not sure why I need to leave a review for a kit but I'll say it looks great and the bookmarks are absolutely gorgeous! Looking forward to reading this book and using the bookmarks.

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I'm very excited to read By the Book by Jasmine Guillory and this was a very nice set up for the characters. I haven't read anything by Jasmine Guillory but it's never too late.

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