Pick your own book club
Every month, a different natural element and theme
The way Outdoor Book Club works is every month we focus on both an element of nature and a theme.
You pick a book that interests you (it could even a book you’ve already read), and somehow falls under one of these two themes.
I’ll post weekly prompts in the newsletter that asks you to reflect on how these elements and themes are reflected in your book, and in your life.
You’re also encouraged to integrate the monthly elements and themes into your real-life outdoor adventures, and share them on our Facebook page or via our private Outdoor Book Club community. Some months for some people will be more difficult than others; for example, here in west Michigan there are not a lot of mountains, so we’ll have to get creative in May. I encourage you to form your own Outdoor Book Clubs to do this work together!
This is a work in progress; we want to hear your feedback on how the process is working for you, what you discover, and suggestions you have to make it better. Email your thoughts to hello@outdoorbookclub.org.
You pick a book that interests you (it could even a book you’ve already read), and somehow falls under one of these two themes.
I’ll post weekly prompts in the newsletter that asks you to reflect on how these elements and themes are reflected in your book, and in your life.
You’re also encouraged to integrate the monthly elements and themes into your real-life outdoor adventures, and share them on our Facebook page or via our private Outdoor Book Club community. Some months for some people will be more difficult than others; for example, here in west Michigan there are not a lot of mountains, so we’ll have to get creative in May. I encourage you to form your own Outdoor Book Clubs to do this work together!
This is a work in progress; we want to hear your feedback on how the process is working for you, what you discover, and suggestions you have to make it better. Email your thoughts to hello@outdoorbookclub.org.
July: Oceans & beaches / Creativity
August: Islands / Adventure
September: Mountains / Responsibility
October: Weather / Courage
November: Woods / Survival
December: Snow / Darkness
January: Light (i.e. star, sun, moon, etc.) / New beginning
February: Trails, roads, maps / Justice
March: Animals & wildlife / Friendship, community
April: Trees, plants, flowers / Redemption, resilienc
May: Rivers / Freedom
June: Lakes / Love