Our History....
In the beginning....
The KC Girlfriends Book Club was established in 2002 by a young lady that is no longer
involved with the book club. She wanted to come together with a group of her girlfriends to
discuss books that they were reading on their own. They began meeting at a local coffee
house called Teadrops located in popular area called Westport, in Kansas City, MO. In
time, they become known as the Girlfriends Book Club.
Just the Two of Us....
In 2003 the book club dropped down to 2 members after the founding member moved on to
fulfill other obligations. My name is TaNisha Webb, the Representative for the book
club now known as the KC Girlfriends Book Club. I joined during this year. One original
member still remains in the book club, Tiffany Lee.
The KC Girlfriends Book Club Transformation....
After a few months of eating at some of the best restaurants located at the Country Club
Plaza, Tiffany and I decided that we wanted to add more members to the book club. We
decided to make the book club available to whomever wanted to join and not just friends as
most book clubs are formed. We decided to utilize a local African American website, KC
Soul.
Within 1 1/2 years the book club grew from 2 to close to 40 members.
Our current membership now stands at 23 (September 2007)
In early 2005, our name was unintentially changed to KC Girlfriends Book Club by local
author Michelle Buckley. She just kept on calling us the KC Girlfriends Book Club.
After a few times of her calling the book club by that name...and me correcting her...lol we
liked the sound of it so we kept it! During this time, Michelle had just released her first
book, Bulletproof Soul. It was through Michelle's literary journey that prompt us to decide
to help support more new authors as herself. We have since then hosted many new authors.
So what are we up to now...and were are we going from here!
The KC Girlfriends Book Club is focusing on becoming a better recognized literary resource
in the community and also online. It is our goal to help support new authors by giving them
a platform to share their books as our guest at monthly book club meetings. We try to
host 3 or more new authors a year. We've added a link to help promote new authors along
with reviewing their books and placing our reviews on various websites.
In the future this will grow with our added Live Chat sessions. We have also developed a
new discussion board for fellow book clubs, authors, avid readers, and also literary resources
so we can all come together and network. The discussion boards will also have an area
dedicated to everyday topics.
The KC Girlfriends Book Club was established in 2002 by a young lady that is no longer
involved with the book club. She wanted to come together with a group of her girlfriends to
discuss books that they were reading on their own. They began meeting at a local coffee
house called Teadrops located in popular area called Westport, in Kansas City, MO. In
time, they become known as the Girlfriends Book Club.
Just the Two of Us....
In 2003 the book club dropped down to 2 members after the founding member moved on to
fulfill other obligations. My name is TaNisha Webb, the Representative for the book
club now known as the KC Girlfriends Book Club. I joined during this year. One original
member still remains in the book club, Tiffany Lee.
The KC Girlfriends Book Club Transformation....
After a few months of eating at some of the best restaurants located at the Country Club
Plaza, Tiffany and I decided that we wanted to add more members to the book club. We
decided to make the book club available to whomever wanted to join and not just friends as
most book clubs are formed. We decided to utilize a local African American website, KC
Soul.
Within 1 1/2 years the book club grew from 2 to close to 40 members.
Our current membership now stands at 23 (September 2007)
In early 2005, our name was unintentially changed to KC Girlfriends Book Club by local
author Michelle Buckley. She just kept on calling us the KC Girlfriends Book Club.
After a few times of her calling the book club by that name...and me correcting her...lol we
liked the sound of it so we kept it! During this time, Michelle had just released her first
book, Bulletproof Soul. It was through Michelle's literary journey that prompt us to decide
to help support more new authors as herself. We have since then hosted many new authors.
So what are we up to now...and were are we going from here!
The KC Girlfriends Book Club is focusing on becoming a better recognized literary resource
in the community and also online. It is our goal to help support new authors by giving them
a platform to share their books as our guest at monthly book club meetings. We try to
host 3 or more new authors a year. We've added a link to help promote new authors along
with reviewing their books and placing our reviews on various websites.
In the future this will grow with our added Live Chat sessions. We have also developed a
new discussion board for fellow book clubs, authors, avid readers, and also literary resources
so we can all come together and network. The discussion boards will also have an area
dedicated to everyday topics.
