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" If you were to tell lifestyle blogger Poppy Loves London that her book\u00A0club, created in the heart of Notting Hill to share her love of reading and act as a celebration of womankind, was going to expand to over 50 groups all over the world in a matter of months, she probably wouldn&amp;#039;t have believed you. But that&amp;#039;s exactly what happened\u00A0after she set up Poppy Loves Book Club in 2014\u00A0as a way of bringing people\u00A0together and discussing a different book each month. Sounds pretty Richard and Judy bog standard book club stuff so far, right?        Except it&amp;#039;s absolutely not.\u00A0Poppy Loves Book Club acts as more than that. It&amp;#039;s about celebrating women: giving them a safe place to discuss their thoughts and feelings - about the book or albeit other personal things.\u00A0 It&amp;#039;s a safe haven for discussion, and as she writes on the book&amp;#039;s webpage: &amp;quot;no\u00A0matter how old you are, where you live, or what your family, friends or financial situation is, there is a group of women waiting to meet you, who will welcome you and your thoughts on books, life and anything else that pops up\u2026&amp;quot;  But enough of all that and back to the books, which is the sole reason Poppy set up the book club in the first place; her love of books. Each month, she&amp;#039;ll select an adult novel\u00A0- often from an independent, or self-published writer, and send a help pack full of questions and discussion topics to the Captain Book (more about that later) of\u00A0each club. Members will then read the book,\u00A0and meet on the last Wednesday of every month to discuss it - which is when things get really good.           We always try to coordinate our books to the London Underground... &#128521; If you spot someone with a Poppy Loves Book Club bag, snap a pic and tag us in it to win a copy of next month&amp;#039;s book! &#128526;&#128647;&#128218; #poppylovesbookclub A photo posted by Poppy Loves Book Club (@poppylovesbookclub) on Feb 13, 2016 at 9:15am PST     Why? Because Poppy holds a live stream with the author (YUP) of the book on Facebook, which allows all 54 book clubs to chat together, ask questions and mull those niggling thoughts the novel has left with the person who created them. At this moment in time Poppy Loves Book Club has over 2,000 members and is rapidly expanding - there&amp;#039;s four\u00A0in New Zealand, one in Iraq, four in America and more further afield. It&amp;#039;s 100 per cent free for every member, and opening your own branch is easy - you become a Captain Book, pop a little print out poster in a cafe window and wait for other book fanatics to roll in. It&amp;#039;s a fabulous idea and\u00A0a wonderful celebration of women that is only getting bigger, stronger and better.  If you need us, we&amp;#039;ll be over here setting up a Cosmopolitan UK branch.\u00A0Click here to find out more.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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