Behind the Scenes of a Major Book Club with Bad Bitch Book Club Founder Mackenzie Newcomb

+ How authors can best connect with book club readers

Word-of-mouth, including through book clubs, is such an important way for readers to discover books, so I am very excited that my guest today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY is Mackenzie Newcomb, founder of the Bad Bitch Book Club, which has 32,000 members.

Today, we talk about:

  • what makes a great book club book? a.k.a. what kind of books are more likely to be chosen for a book club?

  • readers' surprising pet peeves about characters

  • what makes an unlikeable character, likeable

  • how authors can best connect with book club readers

  • what makes a great book club meeting,

and so much more.

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Audio version:

» Past podcast episodes live HERE.

Want more of the Mackenzie or the Bad Bitch Book Club?

You can find the main Bad Bitch Book Club website here, or become a Patreon member to get extra community features like voting on their book club picks.

And for book reviews and recs, you can find Mackenzie at Mack in Style.