What we’re about
Join other book lovers for adventures in reading and real life! LOVE TO READ AND TRY NEW ACTIVITIES?
Join this unique book club where we will casually discuss a book while engaging in an activity or exploring a location inspired by the book! This will be a no-pressure book club. If you don't finish the book or didn't like it, no problem. Please join us anyway for a meal and an event. We’d love to get to know you!
Newsletter/FB group: Meetup isn’t great at sending out notifications, so to stay up to date with the latest book and activity pairings, sign up for the newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/fc5e0725650d/thenoveltourist and join the community on our Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/share/z7aGScVNC95MEbi6/ ](https://www.facebook.com/share/z7aGScVNC95MEbi6/)
Audrey, the club founder also posts regularly on books and book pairings on Instagram via @thenoveltourist
This will be a great way to meet fellow book lovers who also want to live a well-read and well-rounded, adventurous life. Most of the activities will take place in and around Cecil and Harford Counties and surrounding areas. Sometimes we will branch out to further areas.
Are you ready for a new book and a new activity? Grab that book (or eBook) and let's go explore together!
Diane and Audrey
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Vote for September’s Member Choice Book! Theme: Fall Harvest 🍇 🍎 🌻 🌽Link visible for attendees
September’s theme is Fall Harvest! We need your VOTE for September’s Member Choice Book! Find out which books made the cut and cast your vote here: https://forms.gle/hSAHA1ghEAJ5zGJv8
(copy and paste to your browser if needed)Vote now! This is not an "event" it is just a post to share the link to vote for the Member Choice Book.
Stay tuned for the paired in person adventure AND online discussion!
The poll will close August 2 so without further ado - cast your vote!💥 Want to be more social? We're on Facebook and Instagram, too!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNovelTourist
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenoveltourist/
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Thanks for participating! Reading books and doing stuff together as a book club brings us all so much joy. 🤩- Diane and Audrey
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NO NEED TO READ BELOW - it’s just for the algorithm 😝
Book Club is so much fun. I love going to Book Club and voting for books and these events are perfect for book lovers who like to socialize and meet other people and practice hobbies. All over Philadelphia we read books there’s so many fun things to do to meet other people like going to restaurants and dining out and voting for books and it’s just the best Book Club in the world. Meet friends and hang out in Philadelphia reading books and practicing hobbies while we socialize with book lovers. - Meet & Greet - Find Your Next Literary Adventure Friends! 🥳📚Link visible for attendees
Books? Adventure? New friends? Yes! The Novel Tourist Book Club is community of readers whose seek out adventures inspired by books!📚
This relaxed online get-together is your chance to meet fellow book lovers, hear about how the club works, and get a sneak peek at what’s coming up.
I’ll put the zoom link up on the day of the event.
🧑💻In the meantime, get inspired on our social:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenoveltourist
Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/thenoveltouristWebsite: https://thenoveltourist.com/
- August's Winning Book! 📚Online discussion of A Betting Woman!🃏Needs location
The votes are in and I bet 😉🤓you can't wait to join us for our online discussion! That's right! Ya'll chose A Betting Woman by Jenni L. Walsh as our Member Choice pick for August. Join us for our online discussion as always on the last Monday of the month at 7pm.
Born Simone Jules, reinvented as Eleanor Dumont, and largely remembered as Madame Moustache, “A Betting Woman” is a historical novel inspired by the tumultuous life, times, and loves of America's first professional croupier of modern-day blackjack, bringing to life an intrepid and entrepreneurial real-life woman who lived on her own terms
‼️Stay tuned for the paired in-person adventure! It's definitely in the cards...😉
Zoom link will be posted on the day of the event.
🎉Want more ideas for bookish fun? Join the Novel Tourist online community:
📸Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/thenoveltourist/
🌟Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNovelTourist
🧩Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/676589017607990---------------------------------------------------
📚🔖NOVEL: A Betting Woman by Jenni L. Walsh
Genre: Historical Fiction"A rollicking ride of a story.” — New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis
When her whole family dies in a fire, young Simone flees her grief and travels west to reinvent herself in burgeoning San Francisco. Down to her last dollar and facing some unsavory options, Simone quick-wits her way to a gambling table where she begins to deal vingt-et-un—modern-day blackjack. Word travels fast among of this French-speaking, card-playing novelty, and she begins to build a new life for herself.
A gripping and endearing tale, A Betting Woman brings to life an intrepid and entrepreneurial female who lived on her own terms... a Molly's Game for lovers of the American West. Fans of Thelma Adams, Therese Anne Fowler, and Marie Benedict will root for the quick-witted, charming, and self-sufficient Eleanor as she paves her way in a man’s world and into the pages of history.
Happy Reading!
Audrey and Diane❓Event Review Guidance:
Meetup reviews are now public. Did you love the event? Tell the world with a 5-star rating AND a comment!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I love putting together fun literary adventures and your comments feed my soul. But, if you didn't like something, please don’t submit a negative review — instead, message me (Diane) directly with your suggestions so we can improve the club together! Also, please remember, you’re reviewing the club experience, not the location. So, for instance, if we go to a play and you didn’t like it, don’t give the Meetup event a negative, it’s not my fault the play stunk. I can’t change what I can’t control.--------------------------------------------------------
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Reading books everywhere including in Cecil County and neighborhoods is such a fun way to make new friends and be social with passions with book loving book club members who like to read and explore urban areas and try new activities and hobbies such as hiking, reading, craft, hobbies, museums and more! It's especially fun for a book club to go on outdoor and indoor adventures with all the book club friends who like to explore and try new hobbies and discuss books and be always social
