… I take his classes over Skype, in the library and in cafes and they're always a good mix of conversation, grammar and reading. I'm learning a lot! Highly recommended.

Read and discuss Thoreau's masterpiece "Walden".

Meet others who enjoy reading plays aloud. Amateurs and first-timers are absolutely welcome. We've enjoyed a wide range of plays... from Moliere to Albee, Neil Simon to Shakespeare, Chekhov to "The Laramie Project". Meetups happen once a month on a Monday evening at 7 PM, in a public space, emphasis on the word "pub". We typically end around 9:30 or so.

… So, dear friends in the Meetup world, are there others who have never gotten around to picking up this light reading material because it sounds like anything but fun? Do you want to prove/disprove the claims made by the five people who've finished Proust and said it was the greatest, most beautiful novel THAT THEY'VE EVER READ? Proust may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he may be yours.   Some advisories/clarifications about the group: 1. This is a year-long commitment, starting in January 201 …

… We offer paper and pens so you can take notes about the different kinds of readings. You can get readings on different issues you're working with, or you can ask each of the Readers the same question, to find the common information they come up with. Both approaches are marvelous, and give you much insight into yourself. It's a wonderful way to be exposed to new and different models of how the world works, and how you work in it. Full Readings Once you've done the Intro Circuit, you can choose a …

Have you ever heard of Naked Girls Reading? It’s a group of ladies who enjoy giving readings of various works to a large audience au naturel. The group originated in Chicago two years ago when the founder’s husband caught his naked wife lying in repose focused intently on her book. At that moment, both agreed that there was something amazingly powerful about reading sans culottes. As a PhD literature grad student and a nudist, I have been doing this for years! And now, I think it’s the perfect t …

A Sunday afternoon, a glass of wine, a few snacks, a fantastic piece of playwriting, and a group of avid play readers who like to have fun!  What could be better? East Bay PlayReaders is a group for amateurs who are theater lovers and would like the social experience of group reading. The group is open to anyone, and actors can join, but the purpose is to bring in non-professionals who want to be a part of a playreading, without theater experience. The venue we have chosen is in Alameda, CA. , b …

A book club where the reading list isn't created by Oprah. Do you love a good Space Opera or Cyperpunk novel? Do people give you blank stares when you tell them that you're reading *another* Asimov novel? I like to read Science Fiction and talk about it with other interested Sci Fi fans. So lets read one book per month then we can meet up talk Sci Fi and make friends that read the same books as us.

… Many Blessings, Chris Beals For a complete list of classes and workshops, visit me at:  www.pathwayslt.com Types of Readings offered: Relationship/Love Life  Career/Finances  Spiritual Path  Past Life  General Reading  (all encompassing)  Aura Reading  Right Livelihood - Finding It!  Next Step Reading  House/Office Reading  Baby Being for women who want to get pregnant or are pregnant (makes a great gift!) www.pathwayslt.com

So what's the worst part of most book groups? Being forced to read a book you simply don't want to read. And what's the best part: getting all those great book recommendations! In this meet up, we're going to dispense with the book *reading* and go straight to the recommending ... and we'll do it with a game I call the "Book Auction". Each participant brings 2 of their favorite books (1 fiction, 1 non-fiction) -- these can be books off your shelf, or new purchases from a store. At the door, ever …

We are busy people who love to read. This book group will focus on reading short stories and short novels (under 250 pages) and discussing them over drinks. The group will be run informally and you are encouraged to attend even if you didn't finish the reading. We will meet once a month within the city of San Francisco.

If the thought of Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior fascinates you and you've been pondering Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji for some time, then this is the book club for you!  Slice of Mooncake is based in San Francisco and will focus on literature primarily by Asian American authors, but will also embrace stories centered on Asian culture, history, and icons. Selection of readings will be suggested by both the Organizer and members, and include current fiction, nonfiction, classics …

There's always room for one more book enthusiast in the Fremont Ladies' Book Club! We are a group of ladies who love to read and love socializing with others who share our passion for books.  If this sounds like you, we'd love to have you join us.  Everyone gets to contribute to the book selection process.  This allows us to read a wide variety of books that we may not have otherwise picked up in the book store.  Most of our books have been fiction, but we've also read non-fiction, a children' …

… "Becoming Writers" is a group for writers who want to get together to discuss and act on the process of becoming a writer: finding your writers voice; dealing with internal and external criticism; deciding what to write; what it means to be a writer; the myths and truths about writing and being a writer; where to write; our writing muses and impediments; reading as writers; what kind of writer are your; mental and physical aspects of being a writer and writing; and so, and so on. Please join thi …

… We discuss the reading and whatever else comes up when history buffs are in the same room. With your input, we explore different themes, countries, eras, and writers. We may leave our armchairs occasionally for history-focused field trips to museums, walking tours, films, theater, author lectures, etc. You can find more information about us by clicking items in the brown bar that goes across our meetup board: Pages (discussion guidelines, late cancellation and no-show policy, and frequently aske …

… Thank you for considering this opportunity, Mark (the organizer)   UPDATE (2/23/12) -- our reading list from through October 2012: 3/21 - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 4/18 - Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald 5/16 - Bleak House by Charles Dickens* 6/20 - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert 7/18 - The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky 8/15 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens* 9/19 - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 10/17 - "Three Novels" by Samuel Beckett - book …