How Fable book clubs can spark 3x more posts

Jason Boog
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Book club moderators recently gained a new superpower on Fable: the ability to create custom rooms where members can dive into unique hobbies, pop culture tangents, or any other topic you can dream up. And it’s working—we analyzed thousands of clubs and found that those with at least one custom room see 3.3x more total posts. Increased engagement

Why custom rooms matter

If you want to increase posts 3.3x in your own book club, we’ve pulled additional data on what’s sparking conversation in custom rooms on Fable. We've also rounded up some of the most creative and delightful custom rooms that we’ve spotted in the community. Here are some of the most popular topics for custom book club rooms on Fable. Most common custom room namesIf you'd like more inspiration, we've collected 15 creative examples from real book clubs. Just click the book club link to join these inspiring conversations!On the Same Page Book Club: The “Hobbies & Crafts” custom room already has more than 100 comments.Weird and Unsettling book club: “The Odditorium” is a popular custom room for discussing the stranger side of life in this club.Read, Watch, Repeat. book club: The “Fanarts & Book aesthetic” custom room lets members share their own visual creativity.The Madwoman’s Library: The “Rules of this club” custom room outlines guidelines for keeping the community respectful and provides members with a space to discuss them.Bookish Brews and Banter book club: The “Loving Life” custom room is the place where members discuss all the fun things they do.Study Hall book club: The “Extra Credit Reading" room gives studious club members a place to post about extracurricular reading.We Read Romance book club: The “Side Quest Reads" custom room is a heroic spot where mood readers like me can sound off about other books.Catastrophically Classical: “The Literary Lottery” custom room is a place for all giveaway-related conversations within this popular club.Scifi/Fantasy Book Club: The "Book Nooks" room lets readers showcase their bookshelves and other reading spots at home.Monthly Mood Reads: The “Book Hauls" custom room gives club members a place to discuss their latest literary purchases.Spilling The Suriel Tea: The “Fur Babies” custom room gives club members’ pets a place to hang out.Doorstoppers Epic Reads: The “Coffee shop recs” custom room is a place for club members to talk about IRL recommendations for readers.Tackling our TBRs Together book club: The “Fave Movies and TV Shows” custom room is a popular spot for talking about the more cinematic side of life.Tea, Tomes & TBR’s book club: “The Tea Room” is a delightful custom room where readers answer a single question: “Spill the tea, what’s your favorite book of all time?"Chatterbox Thrillers book club: “One-Tap Games” is one of many mystery-themed custom rooms in this club, a room where the moderator plays simple story games with club members.

Make your own custom room!

image 12Now that you've seen some great examples of custom rooms, it's time to make your own. Just open your club page on the Fable app and tap the "+" button to create your own custom rooms. We’ve found that there’s a sweet spot of 5-10 rooms.
Jason Boog
Jason Boog

Fable Editorial

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