Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! You'll read a new book every month and we'll get together to talk about it. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends! In our group we aim to broaden our reading horizons, enjoy stimulating discussion, meet new people and most importantly have fun. We meet monthly on Saturday mornings in a private room at Dartford Library. Meetings start at 10.30 and usually finish by 12.30. More often than not, we'll go for a drink or lunch after th …

The Political Animals are a book discussion group who meet up in Central London every 8 weeks or so to have a  few drinks and talk about our reading in political and moral philosophy. For previous sessions we've read everything from philosophy of science to critiques of humanism and modern capitalism - we've taken on contemporary thinkers like Tony Judt, JK Galbraith,  and John Gray as well as classics like J.S. Mill, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, Marx, Weber, Popper, Hayek and Sartre. We try to keep …

Have you ever had your friends roll their eyes at you when you (again) wanted to discuss why a book ended the way it did or why it was written in such an odd way? Would you like to be moved out of you comfort zone and read books you would never have picked off the shelf yourself? Do you like to meet new people and chat for ages over a cup of tea on a Sunday afternoon? If you can answer yes to all of these questions, you should join this book club! The books we read will be determined by proposit …

This is a book club exploring the theme of 'freedom', be it personal, political or otherwise. If you love free thought, free markets, free will, living by rational principles and finding what out what it means to be free, this meetup is for you! Some past reads include: Unjobbing: The Adult Liberation Handbook by Michael Fogler Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Walden by Henry David Theroux Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Instead of Education by John Holt And we welcome suggestions for future r …

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 …

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 is a group for women in Hertfordshire with a love of books.  We'll meet once a month to talk books over a drink or two and make a few friends at the same time! There are no certain book type or genres set, we'll just read whatever we fancy!  Each book will be voted on the month before, so tell us your favourites and we will get them added.

Are you starting up or working in a business, or looking to equip yourself with career or life skills? Do you often hear about books that could really help and which you really want to read but lack the time? Then welcome. Please do come along and get involved! The Problem: Too many books to read, too little time! Which are great and which are grotty? The Solution: Monthly meet-ups 5 volunteers read and review 1 book each between meet-ups Each volunteer then presents a 5 minute talk & 1 side …

Ever wanted to take centre stage? Always dreamed of being an actress or actor? Do you enjoy plays? Who did or didn't you play in your school theatre production? If you missed out then, now here's your chance as a member of The Cast! The curtains have gone up. The spotlight is on you! Enjoy plays? Enjoy acting? Enjoy reading out loud? Like being the centre of attention? Want to make new friends? Want to have fun? If this sounds like you join us every two months where we will be reading some of th …

Every moment history is being created and this Meetup has been organised for those that don't want to miss it! There is virtually nothing untouched by history and so much of history is related. Maybe like me you're a World War history enthusiast or does the history of the Royals our own and others hold fascination for you? The Grimaldis or Romanovs perhaps? Have you ever been to the Tower of London? Have you been inside Buckingham Palace or Tower Bridge for that matter? Did you know Churchill ha …

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.

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 …

Calling all writers in Basildon. Have you been looking for a writing group locally and can't find one? Do you want to meet and discuss your work, receive feedback? Or are you an aspiring writer that wants to meet up with other people to help get you writing, or keep you writing? Then this is the group for you! We meet up on the last Wednesday of every month in the evening. As we are a small group (so far!) we all bring some writing to the meetings, either a page or two or a chapter if it's short …

Hypatia refused to be categorized or adhere to society’s norms; moreover she was passionate in her pursuit of knowledge. This is a group which shares her enthusiasm, where new friends can be made and the dialogue is rich and lively. We’re an East London non-fiction book group for women with some life experience under their belt who want more intellectual stimulation than the usual novel on the best seller’s list. We’re opinionated but not closed-minded, mature but young-at-heart. We respect what …

This book club is for all economics minded people in London! Our aim is to read and discuss one every month on a given topic. One supplementary objective is to discover new ideas, books, authors and schools of thought. To do so, members can vote on which book they want to read every month from a shortlist of books. For example in February 2013, we are reading 'Think, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman which was selected from a list containing Nudge and Animal Spirits. "Most people would sooner …

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 …

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 …

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Have you ever read a really interesting book, and wished you could discuss it with someone who's read it? Are you tired of 50-shades-of-terrible best-sellers? Looking for motivation to pick up the more challenging books on your shelf/e-reader and discussing them over a cup of coffee or a pint? Are you new to the Chelmsford area and looking to meet like-minded women in a fun, relaxed setting? Then the Chelmsford Ladies' Book Club is for you! I'm looking to get a great group of Chelmsford women to …

English for Foreigners is for any one who is new in England and wishes to learn the basics of the English Language - like reading, writing, speaking and listening or conversational English. In addition to these, you will also learn some basic creative writing skills to enable you appreciate the wealth of creativity within the heritage of the English Language and Literature.

Go on, admit it; your job is the world to you - but whether you love it like your mother, or it’s pulling you down with the strength of Hercules, don’t you sometimes feel like experiencing something new and meeting some terrific, interesting people? Yes? Read on… Welcome to the Muslim Culture Club! Now that we’re here, you have the perfect opportunity to step away from your geeky computer fascinations, swanky law firms, bean counting activities, medical practitioning, or [insert profession here] …

We are a friendly group of people aged between 30 and 45 (in spirit if not in body) who hold meetings in interesting locations around East London. If you'd like to suggest a pub, bar, cafe or book then come and join us! We will organise a number of meetings per month, you can select as many as you like, obviously, the more meetings you attend, the more reading you will have to do!

Loughton creative arts and reading groups runs a variety of meetings throughout the month meeting at The Blossom Centre in Loughton (off Rectory Lane) Groups include: knitting and crochet group (2nd Monday of the month) and Book club (4th Thursday of the month) More to follow! We meet to create, chat, discuss, drink tea and eat home made cakes!

This is a group for lovers of chick lit fiction and wine I know there are many Book Clubs out there who choose more high-brow fiction to discuss but after a busy day in the office, there's nothing more I like to do than unwind with a lighter read whilst drinking a glass of wine or two. Hence I'd thought I'd set up a Book Club to meet like-minded individuals who can come together over a glass of wine and discuss the chosen text, recommend any other reads and generally just make new friends. The p …

Let's get together for an affordable, inspiring activity in central London. This group will meet once to twice a month and our focus will be languages through poetry (mainly English, French, Italian and Spanish). We will read - both in English and the poet's original language - carefully chosen poems that will surely uplift us and enliven the intelligence of the mind and body. We will present a brief bio of each author and all group members are welcome to read the poems to the group. Questions, …

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 …

Have you set the intention that this is the year that you'll find, attract & keep Mr Right? Has your social life dwindled now that most of your friends are married or settling down? Are you ready to create a new social circle of like-minded, single women? Are you aged between 27 and 36 years old? If you answered 'yes' to all of the questions: Welcome to Single Ladies in the City. A social circle for amazing, talented, fabulous and beautiful single women. This group is all about: Making new frien …