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111 Meetup Groups match “Novel Reading” near West Hartford, CT
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This meetup consists of different groups of people reading certain material to different degrees of depth and intensity. Books we've read in the past include Descartes' 'Meditations', Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding', Kant's '1st Critique', Kant's 'Prolegomena', Heidegger's 'Being and Time', Husserl's 'Logical Investigations', Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit', Marx's 'Capital', and many others. From time to time new groups are formed and remain open for awhile to newcomers. If yo …
Although gay men now live in the everchanging digital age, few things compare to reading books the way we were taught. How relaxing is it to step away from the computer and lose yourself in a good novel, play or article? Enough blogging, men. Let's read. Let's discuss. Let's explore.
The Queens Literati is a safe haven for avid readers who find themselves searching for a new book or an intelligent literary society. Maybe you're tired of joining group after group, reading the same kinds of uninspired young adult novels that leave you feeling... well, childish. Maybe you're looking for the opportunity to read a challenging book and follow it up with an insightful discussion. Maybe you're a recent Queens transplant looking to make new friends in the area. Maybe the sudden appea …
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Hi everybody, Started in 1969, The Man Booker Prize is the UK's Pulitzer Prize. The Booker Prize Book Club meets once a month to read and discuss prize winners and nominees of the Man Booker Prize. All are welcome - bring your strong opinions, thoughts, and questions and let's discuss amongst ourselves!! Great way to meet new friends. I've been in book clubs for many years, in my former city of Washington, and here. At this point my dear book friends are fun to be with and share dinner, but we d …
Once upon a last week, two recent graduates decided they wanted to read something other than romance novels for a change (or not...). So we're starting this group in hopes of finding other people with a passion for reading, and a willingness to embark upon a most ambitious quest: to read as many of the "top 100 novels" as we possible can. However we don't want to limit ourselves to just those - we hope to explore, examine, and be entertained by all different types of genres. There is no limi …
Like to read? Looking for a girls' night out and the possibility of making new friends? Then this book club is for you! We will read best sellers and more obscure stuff, fiction and nonfiction. Come to laugh and share ideas! We get together at Chaibo in Fitchburg the first or last Thursday night of each month to discuss our latest book. Also bring your ideas for future group book picks! Check out our upcoming Meetups for dates, times and book selections!
After three years of reading Hemingway and his peers, the Hemingway Book Club is changing. Starting in 2013, the group will choose books from the Modern Library's list of top 100 20th Century English language novels. Please join us as we discover and reread some of the best works of the modern age.
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Hello: I am an English professor who has studied and taught literature of the Caribbean Diaspora. I have a passion for fiction novels in particular and would like to find other people who are interested in reading and discussing a range of books from the English, French, Spanish and Dutch Caribbean. We will also explore literature by people of Caribbean heritage (Afro-Caribbean, British-Caribbean, Canadians of Caribbean heritage, and so on). The idea is to gain a sense of the breadth and richnes …
Hello! To give you a taste of our group, this is a list of our recent books: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Freedom by Jonathan Franzen Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë The Ma …
This book club is for anyone who enjoys reading books, relaxing over a cup of coffee and having a great conversation. We read different genres each month and meet to discuss the book and share our thoughts and ideas openly. Our Meetings are on the last Friday of the month at around 7pm. If you are looking for a reading group were you can relax, laugh, share stories and make new friends you've found it!
Welcome to the Washington/Hudson Heights Book Club, we're glad you're here. A bit about us… About Us We're uptown readers in the Washington and Hudson Heights neighborhoods who love to read. We're looking for other book folk to read with us, share food, drink and have conversation. We're laid back, pretty hilarious, and love books. Nothing stuffy about us. About Book Club We're a group who mixes it up by exploring a range of authors/genres -- fiction, memoir, debuts, classics, cultural, horror …
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside announces our 5th annual Summer Gazebo Readings. Each Monday night in June, July and August we feature four eclectic readers including poets, and published fiction and non-fiction writers. Our readers have included Pulitzer-prize nominees, poets laureate, screen writers-- a wide array of the Tri-state area's best writing talent. The event is held outdoors on a village green in Oceanside, NY and is free--including free co …
The Modern Library list of top 100 modern works of English literature contains amazing novels. Here's an opportunity to revisit works you may have read in high school or college and to fill in some of the gaps in your literary education. Each month we'll read the works of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wharton, Woolf, Nabokov and more. http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-10
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Modern Library's 100 Best Novels is a list of the best English-language novels of the 20th …
Am I the only person in Boston who will admit to reading trashy romance novels and LOVING them? I've formed this group to find others who share my love and want to talk about the finer points of romance novels (because there are many!) in a fun, fantastically female environment. We'll pick a new novel to read every month, which could be anything from the latest Lisa Kleypas or Christine Warren to oldies but goodies like Persuasion or Rebecca. Join me for some great, though occasionally ribald co …
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A book club for gay men who have always wanted to read Proust's multi-volume novel but were afraid to try on their own. This group is for you! We will meet bi-weekly on Wednesday evenings for 90-minute discussions and to share our insights into this complex work. We will read Proust in translation (rather than in French). Our goal is to make our way gradually through the novel. Experienced readers of Proust also welcome!
We are a speculative fiction book group that meets once a month to discuss a prechosen novel. Founded in 2010, we've taken to Meetups to bring in new membership. Speculative fiction is the overarching genre the encapsulates science fiction, fantasy, horror and any blending of the three. We are open to the public and encourage new members to stop in at any meeting. Meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month. The group is led by librarians Karen Ostertag and Veronica Reynolds. If you hav …
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Comics for Bitches is an inclusive environment for women, queers, and feminists to gather and discuss comics and graphic novels in an open non-judgemental environment. We began as a group when we discovered we all loved the medium of comics but mostly read them on our own. We hope to foster a community of graphic novel reading that inspires us as creatives, readers, hobbyists, illustrators and writers. CFB is meant for women of all gender expressions and types. We are focused on creating an envi …
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Has a colleague's passing reference to a great writer (Hemingway or Tolstoy perhaps) made you wish you knew his work? Or perhaps you just finished The Brothers Karamazov but have no one to discuss it with? This is a book club for anyone who wishes to read and discuss classics works of the western literary canon. We meet monthly on Sunday afternoons in a Providence bookstore to discuss our chosen book of the month. Our interpretation of the "classics" is fairly strict; we mostly choose books or a …
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The purpose of this Meetup Group will be to solely read the works of David Foster Wallace. We will share impressions, questions, compare notes, highlights, and read aloud our favorite sections of his books. Support, a meaningful read, enjoyment, humor, and reading community will be at the core of the group's purpose, as we tackle the author's works. This book group is for David Foster Wallace readers in Manhattan and the nearby area. Truthfully, it was my intention to simply join a group dedicat …
A reading group for written word enthusiasts. We meet weekly to discuss fiction, non-fiction, poetry, news print and short works over drinks. New members are welcome to this relaxed reading group.
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This is a new book group for lovers of science-fiction and fantasy novels. We'll be reading widely from both genres, everything from epic fantasy to hard sci-fi. Whether you're new to the genre or an old fan, there'll be something here for you to enjoy! The group meets once a month to discuss that month's book. All meet-ups occur at the Symposium Books in East Greenwich, RI (map). Members will receive a 10% discount when purchasing the books we're reading from that Symposium. Once we have a fe …
Calling all Murakami Nerds! This is a book club for fans of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian Wood, 1Q84, and more. Each month, we will get together and discuss one of his novels. We'll also have Murakami-themed events with food, music, and performance art. Anyone wanting to get together and share appreciation of this amazing writer is welcome!
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This is (an independently run) co-ed Worcester Area (please live within a reasonable distance) group for men and women to gather and discuss gender neutral books. We've chosen a spot you may all know well, to meet once a month, to gather for friendly discussion of club picks, a wine or spirit of your choosing and perhaps some appetizers *we will keep the budget small moneywise*-- you do not have to spend much. We find a book club is best in a quiet friendly setting but one that offers the choice …
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If you are looking for a serious book club in which they discuss the deep meaning of the books please note this is not the one for you. We are a fun, sometimes serious, most times not so serious book club. We all enjoy reading (well of course we do) and have read some very good books and unfortunately a couple not so good books. Our discussions can last from five minutes to an hour and it really depends upon the book. We read primarily contemporary fiction, but we're open to anything. Some of ou …
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There are no assigned readings, no assigned themes. Instead, read what you want and be prepared to explain (without spoilers, if it's fiction) what makes it compelling or a door stop. Extra points for dramatic reenactments, diagrams, and remembering what it was you read. If you're planning to attend an upcoming event, please list in the comments what you're reading, so those between books can choose whether or not to join you. The idea is to meet within walking distance of the 1, A/C D/B station …
Got a taste for crime and a yen for travel? Like being transported by both crafty plots and exotic locales? Then join our group of armchair detectives for a killer discussion of murder and mayhem that spans the globe. Housing Works Bookstore is partnering with one of Manhattan’s premiere independent publishers, Soho Press – and their imprint Soho Crime – to bring you some of the finest in mystery and suspense writing from around the world! Each month, The International Crime Book Group will disc …
This is a reboot of a book club I started 3 years ago for women of all ages and backgrounds to read a variety of books. Each member has a chance to present a book they want to read. All genres are welcome. If it is your book, you are in charge of the discussion and choosing where we meet for discussion. In the past, we've met at restaurants, but can meet at someone's home, restaurant, or other venue in the greater Danbury area. We'll meet the 4th Thursday of every month at 7 PM. Meetups are limi …
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This is a group for anyone interested in reading, writing, and discussing romance novels. All heat levels are welcome, from high heat, to paranormal. I started this group because I am looking to meet others interested in high heat romance, especialy authors. We'll discuss, promote, and support romance writers in the group. I plan on meeting once a month in West Haven, CT. We can critique, discuss, share ideas and give our support to each other. We'll be the final test before your book hits the m …
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No club, if it wants to survive, can open itself to all comers. Clubs depend on exclusivity; if the conditions of membership aren’t enforced or argued away by the more insincere members, it dies or becomes something only faintly resembling what it set out to be. Let me begin, then, by telling you exactly what I want this club to be. Once a month, Bostonians who enjoy reading aloud great literature will gather at one of city’s premier watering holes to do just that. (Dive bars won’t provide the q …
Do you like to read novels written for those young at heart? Do you find yourself gravitating towards the YA section at the bookstore? This book club is for people in the New York City area who considers reading YA Novels a guilty pleasure. We know they are are technically published for those younger than ourselves, but we just can't help it! Each month we will vote for a new YA novel and then come together to discuss and meet new people.
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I know I can't be the only person in NYC who would loves romance novels. If you read Romantic Times Magazine, dream about going to the Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention, know that Harlequin has an App, follow Smart Bitches Trashy Novels, love Julie Garwood, Amanda Quick, Eloisa James, Lori Foster, Julia London, Stephanie Laurens, Lorelei James, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Linda Lael Miller, Susan Mallery or any author who captured your imagination and made you fall in love with the couple, and you …
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This group brings together avid readers once or twice a month for a vegan food potluck and discussion of the prize-winning fictional novel du jour. For example, we might meet over tempeh reuben and lentil loaf to discuss a recent award winning novel (examples of recent award winning novels: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk [National Book Critics Circle 2013], The Round House [National Book Award 2012], or The Orphan Master's Son [Pulitzer 2013]). Also, wine and spirits!
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