Book Club

Welcome to the inaugural School of Song book club! Our first book will be Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly. We are thrilled to announce that in celebration of our first book club, author Liz Pelly will be joining us for a live Q&A. 

  • Online events for this book club will be held on zoom on the following dates: 
    • Monday, March 24th, 11a and/or 5p PT - Group Discussion & Breakout Rooms (you're welcome to attend one or both sessions)
    • Thursday, March 27th, 5p PT - Q&A with Liz Pelly

Here's what you can do now: 

  1. Get a copy of the book (see coupon code below)
  2. Join the book club discord channels (see instructions below)
  3. Post in the #introductions channel
  4. As you're reading, feel free to post notable quotes in the #book-quotes channel, and any questions for Liz in the #q-and-a channel.

  5. If you have recommendations for future book clubs or related reads, drop them in #book-recs.

Reminders:

  • Bookshop.org has created promo code for this book club. Use code MOOD for 10% off a print copy of MOOD MACHINE from Bookshop.org. For US customers only.
  • If you aren't receiving book club emails, sign up here.

How to Join Discord

If you haven't for previous classes, create an account on our Discord server. This is where you’ll be will be able to communicate with your fellow classmates. You can access the server via Discord's iOS, Android, Desktop or web apps. Note: if you try to join the discord server and it says the link has expired, try using a different device or browser. The link never expires.

We’ve made a comprehensive Discord tutorial here. It goes over making an account, joining the SOS server, a tour of the SOS server, an explanation of regional chats, how to join private class categories/channels, and how to change notifications.

Follow the instructions on the #enter-password channel to gain access to this club's workshop private category. The password to send to password-bot is bookclub.