Have you ever read a self-improvement book with the best of intentions to change yourself and your life, only to find that once you put it down you never follow it? This Meetup is for readers of self-help and psychology books who want to take concrete actions to improve their lives. Each month, participants read a book and come to discuss how they can implement what they have read with practical help and powerful advice tailored to each participant. This unique session is part book-club and …

Have you ever read a parenting book with the hope of doing everything possible for your child and to improve your own parenting style, only to find that once you put it down you never follow it? Leslieville Psychotherapist Brian Baumal leads this Meetup for parents who want to take concrete actions to improve themselves and their children. Each month, participants read a book and come to discuss how they can implement what they have read with practical help and powerful advice tailored to eac …

… Please read (or start reading) one of the books in advance of coming so the conversations are valuable.

… “Deeply engaged reading leads to perceptual awakening, stimulation of the core of the intuitive and experiential . . . What reading and writing can teach us is a deeper empathy that leads us to desire the best for others who are entirely different from us, and to long to communicate with them.” - Makoto Fujimura, “Refractions #26: The Epistle of Van Gogh”

… If you enjoy reading a book a month and discussing it with people who have just read it the same month, this is for you. Or if you want to have topic-based conversations, or article-based conversations, you'll find we would be doing that too. To give you an ideas of some of these topics, here are some examples: 1.What does it matter? 2.Boundaries in Contemporary Art: Street and Graffiti Art 3.Nostalgia 4.How do you find the time 5.On Discipline (article) 6.A Letter to Young Artists (article) 7.O …

I want to connect authors with their readers. If you love books, and would love to meet your favourite authors, here's your chance! I'll plan bookclub-style events at cafes in the GTA, where you can come to meet and chat with real authors. Email me if you have any suggestions. Join if you love reading and want to hear about the latest books, and meet other booklovers.

… Let the reading and friendships create a movie!      Other Sister Meet-up Groups: http://www.meetup.com/dining-dancing-drinking http://www.meetup.com/where-singles-mingle Please check them out and join!!!  

… Who should join: - An individual who needs to improve specific English language skills: vocabulary, reading skills, grammar, communication strategies, discussion skills, pronunciation etc. - An immigrant who needs to develop the confidence in English speaking and comprehending - An individual who wants to practice one's own English listening, speaking, vocabulary and idioms, pronunciation, grammar, and colloquial expressions to use for a discussion and a debate - A student who needs to develop …

Welcome to the Leaside Ladies' Book Club! This is a very new club that was created to give women living in Leaside, Toronto an opportunity to get to get to know their neighbours through their shared passion for literature, food and drink. The group tackles one great book per month and then meets over food and drinks to discuss in a fun and supportive environment. Our book list varies depending on member suggestions, mostly a variety of classic and modern English-language novels. You can choose t …

Welcome to the group! It is our goal to create meetups that allow new parents to get out of the house and share common issues and experiences, while having some fun too!!! It seemed that reading and wine were the top of the list for desired groups so we thought it would be fun to put the two together......with a little parenting twist...Everyone welcome, moms, mamas, dads, papas, you name it, we want to see you there. Still have a baby bump? your welcome too, you may just need to hold off on the …

This group is a book club with a twist. It is a book club for writers. Why are some books popular? What makes them bestsellers? What can we as writers learn from these books? I started this book club because traditional book clubs are too vanilla for me. If you are a committed writer, then this meetup is for you. Each month, we will chose a work of fiction and examine it from the perspective of a writer (and not from the perspective of an English literature professor). The idea is to find inspir …

The purpose of the group is to give and receive individualized support in going after our goals, dreams, and wishes. We will be reading and doing the exercises from Barbara Sher's book "Wishcraft".  The group will function as a "buddy system" (how many of you have bought more than one self-help book only to find your efforts on completing the exercises in the book peter out?) Not ready for weekly meetings with assignments?  JOIN THE MEETUP GROUP ANYWAY, networking parties (for career changers an …

This Reader's club is dedicated to reading books written by Canadian Authors. Books will be chosen in advance, so you will have plenty of time to read them. Books will be all genres (but mostly fiction). The only thing they will have in common is that the author must be Canadian. That doesn't mean we'll read only Margaret Atwood or Robertson Davies, but new Canadian Authors. Some will be from smaller publishers, some will be new writers. All books will be available at the book store or library.

… If anything, keep on reading profusely.   Read everything you can and use want you need. In addition, you can join us for something more, a group of peers, experts and gurus.  The purpose of this meetup, in whatever online marketing or social media skill you are developing, is to help you focus and master that skill through dialogue and information sharing.  No question is too advanced or too basic - we can all learn something from each other.  We want to help you grow your business.  

A book club for people looking to read thoughtful intelligent books. If you like to read non-fiction this is the place. Any suggestions from members of future titles would be great. Please post suggestions on the meetup discussion board. Books must be available in the Toronto Public Library (not too many holds) and at Chapters. Authors are welcome -- but not at discussions of their own books. We meet in a central location. If you want to check out the group and have not read the book you are mor …

… In the first half of the meeting, each poet shares 1 poem with the membership by reading it aloud. (Optional: post your poem to be commented on and edited in our "Discussions" forums for free before you RSVP). Any guest speakers are invited to recite in this part of the meeting. The second half of the meeting is the social, where we go to a local bar/cafe and socialize. The social is held at the FIRKIN ON YONGE and is entirely optional. *** Volunteers are always welcome. A forthcoming maga …