We meet every 3-4 weeks in the Effra social in Brixton to chat about our current book and then to vote on what we’re reading next using the Brixton Book Group choosing doodle. We read any and every genre of book, from Sci-Fi to the Classics. Everyone is welcome!
Contender for book of the year? Lots of discussion about Disgrace by JM Coetzee.
Book for next time is The Fraud by Zadie Smith – meeting on Thursday the 10th of July in the Effra Social from 7.40ish.
Runners up included Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, Pew by Catherine Lacey, Neuromancer by William Gibson, Circe by Madeline Miller and Wise Children by Angela Carter.
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We’re a relaxed group that meets in a pub setting every 3-4 weeks. There’s no joining fee or criteria – it’s open to all.
At the start of each meeting we start with introductions and the opportunity to share your thoughts on the book chosen. We then try to discuss the book in the round, and when the conversation has moved on it’s time to pick what we read next.
You can pitch anything you like – we have read almost every genre available from graphic novels to science fiction (and everything in between) from fiction to non-fiction, classics and contemporary. All the pitches go in the ‘voting doodle’ and then we vote for what to read next. There’s only one rule – if your book wins, you have to come to the next meeting to face the music or revel in the glory of your book choice.
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You can view an ever growing list of every book we’ve ever read (since October 2005!) or view our gallery of book group doodles via instagram.