BOOK CLUB

Please, join us at the Book Club!
How does it work

We meet weekly, or whenever each of us has the time for it. Joining and participating in the book club activities is free of charge. At the meetings each member is asked to talk about recent books that he or she has read, and possibly recommend some. The members that don't like to talk, but prefer to listen what others have to say about books they read, they can do just that, of course.

There are no rules, just some guidelines that will be set on our first meetings. The moderator is very open to the ideas of the book club members regarding anything that concerns this group's purpose. The main point is to have fun with it, and share books and ideas with fellow book lovers.

If any of our members have written their own books, they are also welcome to share it with us in the book club.

As we progress, we will invite writers to present their books to us, and have a chance to meet them in person. It's always a thrill to find out the tricks of the trade, and hear the stories from the horse's mouth.

This website will serve as a platform where each member can be updated on our book club meetings and events. Each member can submit content for it to the moderator.

What kind of books

Since we all read books of our own choice, the language and origin of the books we discuss in our book club meetings are irrelevant. However, in order to avoid chaos and a group that is too diverse, the moderator has decided a flair of this reading group as follows:

• contemporary literature
• Genres fiction:
  drama, ethnographic, fantasy, humor, mystery, poetry, romance, short stories
• Genres non-fiction:
  anthropology, art, astronomy, autobiography, biography, civil liberties, crime, current affairs, ecology, ethnography, exploration, film + television, food, geography, health + medicine, history of ideas, history of science, journals, linguistics, literary criticism, music, mysticism, mythology, neuroscience, philosophy, philosophy of science, photography, physics, popular science, psychology, publishing, social history, social justice, sociology, travel, writing
• no discussion about books on politics, wars, religion, sex, or sport

If any members would like to discuss the books that are not under any of the above category, they are free to propose it to the group, which would then be taken into consideration.

Refreshments

Tea, coffee and cookies are available at the premises. There is a minimum charge of 1€.

Requirements

Member of the book club is not required to be the member of the library, although it is recommended. Members are encouraged to be on time, and turn off their cell phones if possible. The standard requirements of the venue apply.

 

Discussions

After each session moderator will write a summary on this web page, so that the others, who have missed it, could have an insight on what went on. Any of the members are welcomed to contribute, post their reviews and comments here.

Since our first sessions is yet to take place, at this point there are no current posts.

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