Happy New Year Book Clubbers, welcome to another year of books!
Our aim for 2023 is to get back to a 'pre-covid' rhythm, hopefully having a few more social gatherings along the way. We will have regular Book Club on the second Thursday of each month and then the 4th Thursday of each month will rotate between Big Book, Poetry Club and Film Club.
Finding a venue is proving to be a little tricky but we will keep looking to find ourselves a permanent 'home' in 2023. We will be meeting at the showroom for the forseeable future but we hope to find something more financially sustainable in the long run.
Make sure you you read the emails for details.
January Book Club
This month we are meeting on Thursday 12th January at 7:45. This month we are going to be at the Showroom but in Room 5. We will meet in the main bar and then move through and take our drinks with us. We will be discussing 'This is Happiness' by Niall Williams.
January Big Book Club
This is on Thursday 26th January at 7:45. We will be meeting in the main Showroom bar. We will be discussing 'The Bear and the Nightingale' by Katherine Arden.
2023 list
Jan 12th - This is Happiness by Niall Williams (in Showroom 5)
Feb 9th - The Employees: a workplace novel of the 22nd century by Olga Ravn (cafe bar)
Mar 9th - On Writing: a memoir of the craft by Stephen King (cafe bar)
April 13th - Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
May 11th - A Quiver Full of Arrows by Jeffrey Archer
June 8th - The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
July 13th - The Silence of the Girls - Pat Barker
Aug 10th - The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford
Sep 14th - Everything is Illuminated by Jonathon Safron Foer
Oct 12th - The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat
Nov 9th - Cwen by Alice Albinia
Dec 14th - The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (plus Christmas meal)
Big Book Club 2023
This is a chance to read longer books through the year.
Jan 26th - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (main showroom bar)
April 27th - The Nightwatchman by Louise Erdrich
July 27th - Hyperion by Don Simmons
Oct 26th - Bleak House by Charles Dickens (probably start now 😄)
Poetry Club
This is every 3 months and it gives us the chance to read and discuss poetry. We aim to be very accessible and you do not need to have any previous experience or knowledge of poetry to come along. We will let you know the poems a little closer to the dates.
Feb 23rd - (main showroom bar)
May 25th
Aug 24th
Nov 23rd
Film Club
Every 3 months we go to watch a film and either meet before or afterwards depending on the time. The films are chosen the week before so look out for the emails for details. If you would like to be added the film WhatsApp group for more impromtu cinema trips then just get in touch.
March 23rd
June 22nd
Sep 28th
Dec 28th