The Reading Room offers you the opportunity to feel enriched through the academic study of Literature in a comfortable and homely environment. Professional, scholarly seminars and lectures are delivered by lecturers passionate about their subject. Courses take place at Greenbank, a beautiful Devon country house. Here you will explore texts from engaging and stimulating new perspectives, take part in discussion with new people, and form ideas you perhaps hadn’t considered before. The Reading Room …

Girly Gatherings is a group of women in their 20s and 30s who live or work in and around the Reading/Berkshire area. We're all all keen to make friends, meet new people and try new things- after all nothing beats a chat and a laugh over a glass of wine with good girlfriends! We love nothing better than meeting up for girly gatherings- we've done everything from ceroc dancing, cocktail making and cupcake decorating to live comedy and dinners out, with a few drinks along the way! We have some reg …

The Science Fiction Book Club meets in central London on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month & is open to Men & Women who enjoy discussing the themes & issues found in Science Fiction Novels. We read, meet & discuss character-led Sci-Fi novels for grown-ups at the more literate end of Science Fiction spectrum. Anything from Atwood to Zelazny that helps us become 'Well Read in SF'. Our books are usually from the 60's onwards & can include anything from Alternate History, Cyberpunk, Dystopian Sci- …

We are having a <> at 7pm on the March 5th in Central London & you are invited. So if you are curious, seriously interested or just fancy meeting up with some fellow fantasy readers, now is the time... There will be nibbles and a full selection of all the books from our past, present & future reading list. Everyone is welcome! The Fantasy Book Club meets in central London on the third Tuesday of the month and is open to both men & women who enjoy discussing the themes and issues found in Fantas …

If you enjoy reading crime novels and thrillers, this group club is for you! We pledge read only the most exciting, chilling and astonishingly good crime novels ever written! If you are enjoy the likes of Jo Nesbo, Stephen King, Martine Cole, Lee Child (to name a few) you will fit right in! Our meetings will take place mostly on weekends, either saturdays or sundays. We will aim to read one book every 4-6 weeks, depending on size. Books will be voted by our members. Members are most welcome to s …

The Wimbledon Book Club is a reading group that meets in Wimbledon, SW19 Merton South London, on the first and third Mondays of the month. We are a friendly bunch in our 20's, 30 (and the young at heart) who enjoy an "occasional" drink while discussing contemporary fiction paperbacks. We are very easy to get to if you live in Wimbledon, Wimbledon Village, Putney, Southfields, Raynes Park, Balham, Tooting, Morden, New Malden, Sutton or Mitcham :) We all know most Bookclubs tend to read the same …

The Women Writing Women Book Group will meet once a month in Central London to discuss novels written by women about women, the clue is kind of in the name! We are open to men and women who are interested in lively literary debate, want to meet some new interesting people and have some fun. We aim to read anything written by a female author across any literary period, but hope to focus on slightly less well known works: more along the lines of the Virago list than Jane Austen's output. While we …

Ever wondered what the author was thinking when they wrote a novel? We have created a meet up just for those who want to meet the author and then read their book with the knowledge of the objective and goals. Welcome to The Tea Box’s new Noveltea Book Club – a unique new way of meeting to discuss some of your favourite books from our local community of Authors – with niche to best-selling books on the agenda over the term. The Author will Introduce you to there book and then two weeks later afte …

This group is for people who love to write, from short stories, poetry, to novels. This is a group for people who want to network and have a fun evening. Talk about their work and can share it with other members of the group, we will have writing sessions

Unlike most others, our book club offers an opportunity to discuss a recent read while enjoying food and wine. Of course you don't have to have lunch; you don't have to drink wine; in fact you don't even have to read the chosen book - it's just a starting point for stimulating conversation. So feel free to join us on the first Sunday of the month for laughter and tears, lively discussion and lots of new friends. N.B. The £5 requested when you RSVP is taken off the restaurant bill at the meeting. …

This group is open to anyone who likes reading and likes to share their views on books. A degree in English Literature is not required! We'll meet up on the second Wednesday of each month to talk about a book that members have voted to read.

Do you love food, wine, good chats, meeting people and reading? Then The Battersea Spanish Food & Book Club is the perfect place for you! Come and join us every month for 1,5 hrs of guaranteed fun. We will discuss a book by a Spanish or Latin American writer and will pair the discussion with food and drinks from the country of origin of the writer. So if we are reading Vargas Llosa we will have Peruvian ceviche and Cusqueñas; García Márquez, empanadas and arepas; Almudena Grandes, wine and tapas …

The First London Book Club has met every month since March 2005. We attract readers from all walks of life which always makes for interesting discussions. We mainly read fiction books which are suggested by the members and voted on in monthly meetings. We meet on the second Wednesday of every month in central London. In addition to regular Book Club meet-ups several members also orgainse other events such as Theatre visits, guided walks and informal social evenings. We always have a Christmas Pa …

Hello Everyone, I've started this book club because I'd like to read a bit more and also meet some new people. I've never been in a book club before so the first meeting may involve winging it a bit :-) I think we can all look forward to meeting new people and discovering some books we might never have otherwise picked up. The group is primarily aimed at 25 to 45 year olds who enjoy reading books that typically appear in top 100 lists. We may do a few classics however the aim is to enjoy rather …

Hi all! I am starting a book club in order to read all the amazing books I seem to spend my cash on - but don't make the time to read! Once a month at Vagabond on Holloway Road; we will meet, discuss and then perhaps go for drinks afterwards!

Let's eat and drink at great venues, meet new friends who live nearby and enrich our minds at the same time!  This group has a local focus and is designed for people living in the vicinity of Hampton Court/Teddington. We'll read one book a month and then meet up at a regular time to discuss it. We'll meet at an interesting, new local restaurant, pub or café, or at people's homes if they're willing to make it festive with a few snacks and drinks! Book selection will rotate among the members, and …

From Austen to Zola, by way of PG Wodehouse, George Orwell, Nancy Mitford, Bram Stoker, Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, Daniel Defoe, John Updike, Muriel Spark, Angela Carter and PD James...anything you flipping well like! We are a group which celebrates classic fiction, not self-published novels. Discussions take place once a month. Lots of talking, recommending, swapping books and being opinionated.

This is a spin-off from the main Books, Actually ladies book club, set up to take up the huge demand for places on the main group. Books Additionally is for anyone who wants to get their reading, prosecco drinking, and book-chatting on in the sparking company of other ladies. We'll follow the format and ethos of the main group, and hopefully, will have just as much fun. At non-book meetups in the future both group'll be encouraged to meet and mingle, which will be great fun too. So come one and …

A book group based at the Veged Out Cafe in Fletcher's Walk in Birmingham city centre. At the moment we are meeting on the third Saturday of the month at 12. The cafe serves wonderful vegetarian and vegan breakfasts. Each month we choose and read a book and then meet up to talk about it- simple as that! We're a friendly and diverse bunch. Everyone is welcome!

Do you know how the World is going to end? These authors do! We are a group of friends who realized that we are interested in post-apocalyptic books and as half joke decided to start a book club dedicated to it. We will be meeting once a month in a pub in Central London to chat about a pre-chosen post-apocalyptic themed book, as well as organizing movie nights and pub crawls. Also, we are an equal opportunity group and don't discriminate against those who are into dystopic lit, so if you fancy …

A friendly group for people who are interested in meeting up to talk about books they've read, and anything related to writing and literature.

We're a friendly group of adult men and women of all ages and from all walks of life, some of whom work, study or live in North London or the City but many who don't. Our ages range from early twenties to late thirties but we accept (and have) adult members of all ages. Although we're new to Meetup, Islington Book Club is a successful reading group which has run under the same leadership since January 2008. We meet in Islington (near Upper Street) at 7.30pm on the last Monday of each month to dr …

Great. Just what the worlds crying out for...another book group, covering another overpopulated area of London. Camden this time. Its a nice area with good bars apparently. We'll see.... So, here we are filling a possible gap in the market. If you enjoy reading while the planets going down the pan, want to share your unoriginal half -baked thoughts with other entities who are equally inept in original expression, then this is the group for you. Okay....enough of the cynicism. We meet monthly and …

2012 is the bicentenary of Dickens' birth and there will be a lot going on to celebrate in London. What better time to start this group The group meetings will be regular book group style occasions and visits to Dickens related places ands events. The Dickens Museum is a possibility. Also, The Museum of London will be having a major exhibition starting in December and the BFI will be doing a retrospective of Dickens' films. Rochester and Broadstairs are other possible meeetup venues. The group i …

We're slowly making our way through the Guardian's list of 1000 novels everyone must read, which covers novels about love, crime, comedy, family and self, state of the nation, science fiction and fantasy, and war and travel.  We work our way through the categories each month, and invite members to nominate books from the list. Once nominations have been received, all members vote for their choice. The book club is for people living in and around Chiswick, as well as those who don't mind travelli …

Aged 24-36? Fascinated by the human mind? Intrigued by male & female psychology? A fan of exciting contemporary multicultural fiction? Enjoy best selling personal development? Interested in Multicultural issues? We meet on the last Sunday of each month at Brixton Library - Books are provided by Brixton Library free to members The Psychology and Multicultural Literature Reading Group gets to the heart of psychology and the personal development movement, selecting books that inspire, motivate an …

This is a group for writers who are already planning or writing their first or latest novel. It's a chance to read aloud - between 400 and 1000 words - and to get informed and positive feedback. It's also an opportunity to ask questions about, and to discuss, the process of writing.

We seek submissions UK wide from unpublished fiction writers (novelist ,short-story, playwrite, poem) We are giving you an opportunity to read an extract from a completed chapter to other would-be writers and the general public. If you are interested in taking part please complete form on main site. Maybe you are not a writer, but an avid reader and a lover of fiction books, come along to any event relax and listen.