Announcing Bloom Book Club and Monthly Meetups

Dearest Bloom-ers,

We are delighted to announce two new Bloom features that we are offering as benefits to paid subscribers:

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Each quarter, Bloom will host 2-3 community Zoom sessions for paid subscribers to discuss a book selection. We’ll also offer a limited number of free copies of the book. The author will join the final session for Q&A and candid, practical conversation about later-life writing & publishing.

We’re so looking forward to meeting you in this new space—to connect and celebrate the work of Bloom-ers.

Bloom founder Sonya Chung’s debut novel (Scribner 2010), about Korean American war photographer Jane Han and her extended family, explores the complexities of family, love, and loss against a global, intercultural backdrop.

“So gracefully told, and rich — not to mention riveting.” -Edan Lepucki, The Millions

“Little is easy or expected in this multilayered story… Readers who enjoyed superbly crafted, globe-trotting family sagas such as Kamila Shamsie’s Burnt Shadows, Naeem Murr’s The Perfect Man, or Chang-rae Lee’s A Gesture Life will swoon over Chung’s breathtaking debut.” -Library Journal, starred review

This conversation will delve into urgent questions of belonging, family bonds, and creative passion—and will be a great opportunity to chat with Sonya about the writing life, craft, traditional publishing, and indie publishing. Read Sonya’s recent essay about the road to this new paperback release.

• DATES: Thursday July 23 & July 30*, 7:30-8:45pm ET *author in attendance

• Become a paid subscriber to receive an email with a link to sign up for Bloom Book Club. First 10 to sign up receive a coupon code for a FREE BOOK + free shipping.

• Current paid subscribers may sign up for Book Club here.

• Buy the book now here.

In addition to Book Club, paid subscribers can join illuminating and supportive monthly community gatherings hosted by Bloom editors. Topics will vary month-to-month, including publishing, the writing life, group writing sessions, craft talks, live special guests, and more. Paid subscribers will receive a private Zoom link for each month’s meetup.

First meetup date: Thursday August 27, 2026 at 7:30pm ET

Upcoming Book Club selections:

• Leah De Forest’s debut novel Any Kind of Known Tomorrow

• Avery Irons’ debut novel Belonging to the Air

• Ronna Wineberg’s forthcoming novel A Peculiar Innocence

Stay tuned for more details about these exciting new releases by inspiring Bloom-ers!

Thank you as always for your enduring belief that creative energy deepens and widens with age.