Whether you signed up for this book tour in the Fall or if you are merely here to read what book tourists have to say, welcome to the third Open Adoption Examiner book tour! It's the tour that takes place from the comfort of your own sitting area, so get yourself some coffee or tea and pull up a virtual chair. And while it's nice to have read the selected book, it's not required.
For the next few days, we are delving into the adopted adult perspective with a memoir by Jennifer Lauck, Found.
A bit of explanation. Readers of this space who signed up for this book tour spent November and December reading Found. Participants then contributed questions for the rest of the group to discuss and for the author to answer. Each tourist received a list of questions from which to choose, and each will answer those questions on her own blog or other personal space. A list of these blogs is below.
Who participated? Birth parents. Adoptive parents and pre-adoptive parents. Adult adoptees. People in open adoptions and people in closed adoptions. People who have a favorable view of adoption and people who don't, as well as people with views along the continuum.
And people with no connection to adoption who just wanted to read and discuss a good book.
In the coming weeks, tune in for answers from Jennifer Lauck to questions the group posed to her. She has graciously agreed to answer them for us, so make sure to come back or, better yet, subscribe.
So come along on each stop. EVERYONE is welcome to read and comment on the blogs of the participants below respectfully -- even if you haven't read the book. In fact, it would be especially rewarding for the tour participants if you DO comment. A lot of time and thought has gone into each person's contribution. Leaving a comment is kind of like clapping at the end of a play -- it lets those on stage know you were there, adding your energy to the performance.
So begin clicking! Here are links to today's book tourists for Found.
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Stay tuned for Q&A from the book tourists to the author throughout the winter.
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