London Non-Fiction Books & Brunch Club While we can all give thanks to Grazia magazine for honing our WAG spotting talents and keeping us updated every time Cheryl Cole leaves the house with lipstick on her teeth, for those of us who also enjoy reading non-fiction books, it can be hard to find the right book club outlet. The purpose of this book club is to provide a relaxed, fun and social environment for women who enjoy reading non-fiction. Ideally, members will be: - between 28-38; - intereste …

Welcome to a new and exciting style of book club! Our sister club, The Cambridge Wine & Dine Book Club, has been so much fun and wonderfully popular, and we hope to reproduce that success here in our great city. Like books and book-discussion? Like food and drink? Like meeting new and interesting people? This club is for you! We'll discuss the book-of-the-month over a glass of wine and a bite to eat at one of the countless wonderful (and often reasonably priced) restaurants the Mother City has t …

Single, couple or new to the area and want to improve your social life by meeting local people? Are you a Book, Theatre or Film lover and looking to share these interests with other local likeminded people? Then this group is for you! Lifein Cambs.......becauseLife Is For Enjoying! Offering you a Calendar of social events for local professionals Why not join us? We'd love to meet you! NEW FOR 2013! PLEASE NOTE THAT FURTHER CHANGES arenow being considered then will be implemented asap to our Li …

This book group will meet once per month, during the evening of the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30pm. The location will move around each month but will usually aim to be in a gastro-pub so that you have the choice of dinner and a variety of beverages. We will discuss a book that has been turned into a film. While I suspect the discussion will focus mostly on the book, I hope that the conversation will also encompass the movie too: which medium best told the story? What was the most successful a …

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 …

New to London? Or just want to discuss great books with like minded friends? This group was started because there's nothing better than sharing a great book. Come to laugh, have fun and exchange stories over a glass or two! From the humble beginnings of a few avid readers meeting once a month in London in 2008, The Girly Book Club network now extends around the world and would be delighted to welcome you, wherever you are! Join us in Denver, Colorado Join us in Wellington, New Zealand Join us in …

This is a group for the avid bookworm. We'll meet on the first Tuesday of every month, to discuss and exchange ideas about a chosen book over a glass of wine and some nibbles. I started this group as my fundraising effort for the charity Get Kids Going for the Virgin London Marathon 2013. The cost will be #10 per time, or #100 for a 12 month membership. Places are limited to 20 people, so please do book early to avoid disappointment. Payment can be made in cash on the day. However, sho …

The Wimbledon Book Club is a reading group that meets in Wimbledon, SW19 Merton South London, on the first and third Mondays of the month. We are a friendly bunch in our 20's, 30 (and the young at heart) who enjoy an "occasional" drink while discussing contemporary fiction paperbacks. We are very easy to get to if you live in Wimbledon, Wimbledon Village, Putney, Southfields, Raynes Park, Balham, Tooting, Morden, New Malden, Sutton or Mitcham :) We all know most Bookclubs tend to read the same …

Let's eat and drink at great venues, meet new friends who live nearby and enrich our minds at the same time!  This group has a local focus and is designed for people living in the vicinity of Hampton Court/Teddington. We'll read one book a month and then meet up at a regular time to discuss it. We'll meet at an interesting, new local restaurant, pub or café, or at people's homes if they're willing to make it festive with a few snacks and drinks! Book selection will rotate among the members, and …

Do you know how the World is going to end? These authors do! We are a group of friends who realized that we are interested in post-apocalyptic books and as half joke decided to start a book club dedicated to it. We will be meeting once a month in a pub in Central London to chat about a pre-chosen post-apocalyptic themed book, as well as organizing movie nights and pub crawls. Also, we are an equal opportunity group and don't discriminate against those who are into dystopic lit, so if you fancy …

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 …

A monthly meet up in a central London venue to swap, give away, recommend and talk about business books. The kind of books that have taught you, motivated you, inspired you, improved your understanding of psychology, sociology or other ologys. Is your hero Seth Godin or Richard Templar? Freakonomics or Wikinomics? Richard Branson or Felix Dennis? Discuss this, and other things (with beer). We'll be having an author speaker at each event. We've been chatting to lots of writers, publishers and …

This no ordinary book club .... this is the Leamington Spa Book Club! Like discussing books, meeting new people or maybe want ideas for your next read? Then why not join us at the next meetup! We are a friendly group of people who like to socialise and discuss books, in a handy town centre pub venue. We are a thriving group and our members have wide ranging interests. In addition to our monthly book club we have other events such as film / comedy / theatre / social events, as suggested by our me …

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!

Do you love food, wine, good chats, meeting people and reading? Then The Battersea Spanish Food & Book Club is the perfect place for you! Come and join us every month for 1,5 hrs of guaranteed fun. We will discuss a book by a Spanish or Latin American writer and will pair the discussion with food and drinks from the country of origin of the writer. So if we are reading Vargas Llosa we will have Peruvian ceviche and Cusqueñas; García Márquez, empanadas and arepas; Almudena Grandes, wine and tapas …

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 …

The First London Book Club has met every month since March 2005. We attract readers from all walks of life which always makes for interesting discussions. We mainly read fiction books which are suggested by the members and voted on in monthly meetings. We meet on the second Wednesday of every month in central London. In addition to regular Book Club meet-ups several members also orgainse other events such as Theatre visits, guided walks and informal social evenings. We always have a Christmas Pa …

Want to meet kindred book lovers and make new friends in a local Meetup Book Club? Want some ideas for new books? We read all genres and are purposely inclusive, with the intention of generating lively debate within an eclectic group of people - all faiths, genders and ages welcome. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends! We are now meeting on the second Sunday of each month at 5pm - see our calendar. And our venue is The Old White Lion pub, right next to East Finchley tube (just …

Welcome all avid fans of historical fiction! We meet every 6-8 weeks on a Monday evening in central London. Our current venue is the bar on the 5th floor of Waterstones Piccadilly. Just to clarify: the "London" in the group name relates to where the group is based. It doesn't relate specifically to London history. We are reading historical fiction set all over the world! ------------------------ Our next book discussion meetup will be on 3 June. We will be discussing "The Winter Palace" by Eva …

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 …

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. …

A group for people who love to read books, watch films, go to the Theatre and then share their thoughts and opinions with like minded people in a friendly and sociable environment, probably accompanied by a glass of something. We're a friendly bunch and you will be made to feel very welcome.

Who: This is a book club for people from the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora who share a passion for reading. What: We read books by Afro-Caribbean, Afro-American or African authors, or any books that explore the current state of affairs of people of African origin all over the world. Where- We meet once a month in a restaurant in central London and discuss the topics raised over dinner. When: We meet least once a month, in the evening during the week and occassionally at the weekend. So what are yo …

From Austen to Zola, by way of PG Wodehouse, George Orwell, Nancy Mitford, Bram Stoker, Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, Daniel Defoe, John Updike, Muriel Spark, Angela Carter and PD James...anything you flipping well like! We are a group which celebrates classic fiction, not self-published novels. Discussions take place once a month. Lots of talking, recommending, swapping books and being opinionated.

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 …

"Instead of the modernist quest for meaning in a chaotic world, the postmodern author eschews, often playfully, the possibility of meaning, and the postmodern novel is often a parody of this quest. Postmodern authors also tend to celebrate chance over craft, and further employ metafiction to undermine the writer's authority. Another characteristic of postmodern literature is the questioning of distinctions between high and low culture through the use of pastiche, the combination of subjects and …

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 …

This meet-up has been running since 2008 and has a community of people interested in Books, Literature, Asian culture and Asian Life. The group is for anyone living in London or near London and is open to all nationalities and ethnicities. There is a variety of meet-ups and events orgainsed for this group,  all related to books, literature or Asian culture in someway. The aim of this group is  to provide a forum for debate and discussion, and to socialise and inform. The meet-ups in this group a …