Announcing // A Summer Book Club

Last summer I joined in on an online book club hosted by Joy Clarkson. It was so much fun connecting with others through conversation about a common book. So, I thought it would be fun to do something similar here this summer. Starting June 1st, I’ll be hosting an online book club reading through Introverted Mom by Jamie C. Martin.

I chose this book because, well, I am an introverted mom and I know plenty of other introverted moms too. I’m starting to understand that some of the things I struggle with the most in motherhood (overwhelm, anxiety, anger) have a lot to do with my personality and the way I process the world around me. Martin digs into all of this and more and I’m so looking forward to learning from her own story.

Your personality is no accident. In fact, you already have every trait you need to be the best unique mother for your unique kids.

Jamie C. Martin

The book is divided into four sections of three chapters each. With each section, Martin digs into the life of an introverted female author from the past (Louisa May Alcott, L. M. Montgomery, Jane Austen, and Laura Ingalls Wilder). As all four of these women are already some of my favorite writers, I’m looking forward to what I might learn from them as well.

Schedule & What to Expect

While we won’t be starting until June 1st, I wanted to give you time to get a copy of the book. Shipping is slow right now, so don’t hesitate! You can always follow along to an audio version as well.

Here’s the approximate schedule we’ll be following — one section (three chapters) every two weeks for eight weeks.

June 1st-14th: Part 1 // Chapters 1-3

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June 15th-28th: Part 2 // Chapters 4-6

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June 29th-July 12th: Part 3 // Chapters 7-9

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July 13th-26th: Part 4 // Chapters 10-12

After each section (every two weeks), I’ll share a blog post with my thoughts and observations from the chapters covered. I’ll also be posting a little more frequently on The Wheat Princess Facebook page so make sure to follow along there as well. I’d absolutely love to hear your thoughts and reactions as we read so make sure to comment here and on the Facebook posts as well. A book “club” is no fun unless we’re doing it together haha 🙂

Haberdashery

• You don’t have to sign up for the book club. Just grab a copy of the book and read along with us.
• Don’t worry if you can’t keep up with the exact schedule. I was always about a chapter behind on the book club I joined last year and it was no big deal.
• You don’t have to comment, but I’d definitely love to hear from you if you’d like to!

That’s about it. I look forward to reading and learning together. See you on June 1st!