One way I can think of to promote romance books is doing a blind date with a book with movie pairings but with only romance books and movies. And instead of writing a summary of the book, only write the traits and what red flags they may have. This would be a passive program that adults could come in and decide if they want to partake in. A less passive way to promote romance books could be a regular date with a book. This would be more active since you could make a romantic setting, set a different romance book and movie at each table, and even pair a specific sparkling drink with each book that a patron could drink while sampling the book to determine if she wants to continue “dating” the book. You could even change this into more of a speed-dating situation by adding a timer.
Oh I love your "speeding dating" idea! How fun would that be to have it as an event for patrons to register as a "single reader" and be paired with a book at each table, taking turns. And I love your refreshments idea. The red flags for the blind book idea could be very funny. I saw a similar display at B&N where it was "He's a 10 but..." with their comedic red flags. I think this would be very fun to do, especially throwing in movies to grab more patrons who are more avid film viewers than readers.
ReplyDeleteSpeed dating is such a fun and clever idea!
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