I recently stumbled upon a service that allows book clubs to connect with authors in the service's network, free for 30 min or a pre-defined fee for an hour or more, with some kind of mechanism for the author to set available times and book clubs to sign up for slots. Authors also pay to be part of this service. I didn't register yet because I'm not sure if my book club wants to give their emails to this company, but most of us have StoryGraph accounts already... 😉

My book club recently met with an author after winning a silent auction at a book convention where time with the author was up for bid. It was so fun to hear about the process and development of the book of hers that we read, so we're looking for more ways to connect with authors!

I know you've developed relationships with authors, and that you've considered features to support book clubs for a while, so I thought I'd mention this!