{"id":36282,"date":"2025-02-11T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/?p=36282"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:10:08","slug":"peer-navigator-corner-byobook-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/news\/resources-and-services\/peer-navigator-corner-byobook-club","title":{"rendered":"Peer Navigator Corner: BYOBook Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Written by: Isabella Bickhaus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With so many assignments throughout the semester, I find that traditional book clubs\u2014or any activity with a specific expectation\u2014can be overwhelming. Even if the chosen book is one I truly enjoy, the book club date looms over my head like a Canvas deadline. That\u2019s why I enjoy the format of Mizzou Libraries\u2019 Bring Your Own Book Book Club (BYOBook Club), which centers around a monthly prompt instead of a specific book. This allows readers to come and share details about their own chosen book while adding the recommendations from others to their TBR (to be read) list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some prompts for the Spring 2025 semester include a book with a red or pink cover, a book from any of Book Riot\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/read-harder-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read Harder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> categories, and a book that contains one of your least favorite things (character, trope, etc.). If you do not want to follow the prompt, you don\u2019t have to. Feel free to bring any book you are willing to share with the group, or take inspiration from a past prompt. If you do want to follow the prompt and are looking for a place to start, look no further than the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.missouri.edu\/byobook-club\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BYOBook Club Library Guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This guide includes recommendations for books in general, for upcoming prompts, and for past prompts. The books listed under the Fall 2024-Spring 2025 tab are the books shared at past meetings. Beyond book recommendations, the guide also includes different ways to borrow books, details about local bookstores here in Columbia, and banned book lists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The BYOBook Club meets in 114A Ellis, a room close to the Lowry Mall entrance of Ellis Library with comfortable booth seating. In addition to snacks, conversation starters about the book(s) you bring can help you guide your discussion about your book. Whether you are an avid reader or interested in getting started, this book club has a spot for everyone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are the Spring 2025 dates for the BYOBook Club:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, February 19, from 4-5 in 114A in Ellis (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.missouri.edu\/libraries\/rsvp_boot?id=435216\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">register here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book with a red or pink cover<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, March 12, time TBA, in 114A in Ellis<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pick a book from any of Book Riot\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/read-harder-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read Harder <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">categories<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, April 16, time TBA, in 114A in Ellis<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy least favorite ____\u201d (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">character, book, plot, trope, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Isabella Bickhaus With so many assignments throughout the semester, I find that traditional book clubs\u2014or any activity with a specific expectation\u2014can be overwhelming. Even if the chosen book is one I truly enjoy, the book club date looms over my head like a Canvas deadline. 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