Debbie Bloom is a periodicals librarian with the Richland County Public Library, and has been an active participant in the Readers Circle since it began. She is also an active member of a local book club. The Readers Circle is fun because so many people are reading the books . Watkins and Bloom, the readers participating in the panel, belong to other Columbia book clubs in addition to Readers Circle. Watkins has had several local authors speak at her book club gatherings, such as Janette Turner Hospital and Sarah Gilbert.
Authors add another dimension to their meetings.
We get their perspective about their writing process, said Watkins. And we can ask about things that some of us were confused about. It s good to get answers. The Book Clubs panel will take place on Saturday from 4-5 p.m. at Room 115 in the Carolina Coliseum.