How to Start & Run Book Clubs: Mishayla Twyman on Growing a 1,500+ Member Community in Austin, TX

In this episode of Creators Talk Podcast, we sit down with Mishayla Twyman, founder and creator of Your Local Book Club ATX, to explore how she built a thriving book community of over 1,500 members in Austin, TX.From childhood favorites to her top book club picks, Mishayla shares her book‑picking process, collaboration tips, and the behind‑the‑scenes of community‑building. Discover how she turned her passion into an inclusive, dynamic literary space.Timestamps:0:55 - Childhood Reading2:55 - Austin, Texas Reading Culture4:07 - Starting "Your Local Book Club"6:43 - Early Members of the book club8:30 - Picking the Right Books10:20 - First Big Book Club11:50 - Day-to-Day operations13:14 - On Community15:00 - Book Club + collaborations17:20 - Marketing the Book Club online18:33 - Content Creating for the book club20:44 - The Reading Room23:36 - Genres of the Reading Rooms25:10 - Advice for Hosting Book Clubs26:40 - Chartering the book club28:40 - Last, now, next books30:45 - Great Book Club Picks32:02 - Picking Bad Books33:33 - What Would You Like to See More of in the book world?34:20 - What Would You Like to See Less of in the book world?Follow Mishayla & Your Local Book Club ATX:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourlocalbookclubatx/?hl=enTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourlocalbookclubatxWebsite: https://www.yourlocalbookclub.org/Books Mentioned in the Conversation:The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (The Book That Got Her Back into Reading)The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (Childhood Books)Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Recent Read Book Club)In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (Last book read outside of book club)The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Current Read Book Club)Verity by Colleen Hoover (Great Book Club Discussion Book)I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy (Great Book Club Discussion pick)Atomic Habits by James Clear (Great Self‑Help Books // Discussions)The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest (Great Self‑Help Books // Discussions)Loud by Drew Afualo (Book Club Pick)Tomorrow, Tomorrow, & Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Underrated Book Club Pick)🚀Make sure  Download our new social book club & networking app at www.bookumapp.comThis Podcast is to brought you by Bookum - The book communities NEW and BEST way to host dynamic online book clubs. Download the App and Start your Book club today at www.bookumapp.com Catch all of conversations live on the Bookum App Nooks!