This was my first book club road trip! Felix’s Fish Camp in Mobile. Great group of ladies!
It has been so exciting to see book clubs choose The Professor! Since coming out this past January, at least fifteen book clubs have picked The Professor as their book of the month. From Wadsworth, Ohio to Pawley’s Island, South Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia and almost every corner of Alabama, I have been delighted to hear from book clubs who have enjoyed reading The Professor.
Great discussion at Sheila Irby’s home in Huntsville!
I was a suprise guest at my friend, Leslie Comer’s, book club!
Several of these clubs have requested that I attend their meeting to discuss the book, and I can’t tell you how much fun that has been. From my trek to Mobile in early August to a trip to Stone Bridge Farms in Cullman in late September to several book clubs in my hometown of Huntsville, it is such a thrill to interact with readers of the story and I am always surprised and intrigued by the questions that are asked. Here are a couple favorites that keep popping up–Who was the inspiration for the character of Tom McMurtrie? (The answer is that no one person from my life is Tom; however, Tom has a lot of my father in him and was also inspired by my Evidence professor from law school and trial team coach and then there is certainly a fictional component). Another favorite question is what will book two, Between Black and White, be about? (Well…remember that “unfinished business” Bocephus Haynes mentioned at the end of The Professor…) Those are just a couple. Such fun to hear what readers think and feel about the story! In the weeks ahead, and as I start to wrap up the first draft of Between Black and White, I hope to explore more reader questions on the blog.
Great discussion at Felix’s Fish Camp in Mobile!
Anyway, a huge thank you to all of the book clubs that have chosen my story to share with their friends!
Alabama themed book club at Sheila Irby’s home! Check out the Bama napkins and the little hound’s tooth hats in the floral centerpiece.