The pub based South London Book Club

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!

Pint and book drawing

What we’re reading next:

Butter turned out to be more marmite – with views ranging from book of the year, to something ‘that made me hungry; hungry for better literature’ . Thanks to Nelly for providing buttered treats. Soon everyone will be savouring the exotic treat of roasted turkey..

Books for next time are Brighton Rock by Graham Greene and Cuddy by Benjamin Myers. You have extra long to read them as our next regular meeting will be on Thursday 23rd of January at 7.30pm in the Effra Social.

Runners up included: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, The Fraud by Zadie Smith, On Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham, Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo, The Rules of Attraction by Brett Easton Ellis and James by Percival Everett.

And finally a reminder that our Christmas party will be on the 12th December where our annual Brixton Book Award Winning Book of the Best Book we read in 2024 will be announced. For more details, and how to vote check out our event page.

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How it works

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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What we’ve read before

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.