Beginning September 14, we (anyone!) will be reading Everybody Who Was Anybody: A Biography of Gertrude Stein by Janet Hobhouse. We use Twitter to communicate with each other about the book.
I selected this book because (1) it’s been sitting on my shelf for almost 20 years; (2) it’s cheap!; (3) I wanted to read about a female artist; and (r) Stein was intimately involved with the greatest artists and writers of the early 20th century. Stein is a critical figure in Modernism that we should all know more about.
Join us! It’s FREE!
All you have to do is
1. Pick up a copy of the book (here’s my Amazon link) and join in the conversation. There are $.35 copies on Amazon or you can find one at your library.
2. Leave your Twitter handle in a comment on this page to let us know you’re joining in.
3. Start reading! We’re aiming for 50 pages a week. The book is 218 pages long, but dense. Some of us will read faster and some slower.
4. Use the #gertrude hashtag in your tweet when you’re talking about something you read in the book.
5. To follow along and see what others are saying, go to search.twitter.com and enter the #gertrude hashtag. Here’s the direct link with the hashtag already entered.
There are no other rules, so don’t even ask. We make it up as we go along. C’mon! It’ll be fun!
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Twitter @sandieanncook
Look forward to new book club! Great idea
Found you on twitter- I’m artmom. Great to meet you! Looks like a wonderful blog with a wealth of information! Looking forward to perusing the posts!
@lizamyers Looking forward to this! I’ve actually already started the book
Awesome! I love how people are using Twitter in so many, many different ways. I’m actually hosting a conference call on the use of Twitter by artists on September 10th. It’s an amazing tool that we can all benefit from!
@davidfarmerie
Have already been reading the book…
What a cool idea! Hopefully I can keep up – I’ll be reading Jung for my class this semester. But it just sounds too cool to pass up.
twitter – kniceartworks
Really looking forward to this one! Have the book, but will forbear until 9/14.
@LizCrain
can’t wait – this isn’t a book I would have picked up on my own, which is one of the great reasons for reading with a group @vmartinart
@lifeneedsart I don’t know anything about Gertrude Stein, so I’m looking forward to this book.
I had on my “to do” list to read a biographical book this fall, this is perfect! Ordered my book today. @lynnemedsker
How fun. Ordered my .35 book! Looking forward to it – sounds like a good book and great idea! @jressmann
I’m in! Hope that media mail gets it to me in time. This is a great idea!!
Thanks for the tip on the book club:)
I ordered the book. I look forward to reading and sharing thoughts. @kak22.
Actually, I just got your book from the library and I’m reading that now.
@CWcolors I’d be delighted to join you. Thank you for the invitation!
@Mayra_Majano
@Diahn I’d love to join in! What a great idea!
@jackiejart This is perfect. What fun. Thanks for the idea and the invite. Another wonderful idea by Alyson.
Ordered the book and looking forward to reading. A fascinating individual with equally fascinating friends.
twitter @mariegsart
Just ordered my copy! Great idea – can’t wait to join in.
~Nina in San Diego~
Patricia: I hear that’s a pretty good book, too!
I’m looking forward to reading about Miss stein.
I ordered the book. Looking forward to it. (I think I might have read it but since I can’t remember it will be good to read it again or for the first time.)
@EllenSoffer
Ok, I’m going to be late this time…I just ordered a collectible copy on Amazon but it’ll take a bit for delivery to Canada…I was on the fence, but today I Googled some Gertrude Stein prose & quotes & remembered again why she is great…(amazon amateur book reviewers should separate art from life a bit more…)
@GroveCanada on twitter…