If your a book lover who enjoys reading literature written by African-American and Latino authors, meeting new people while having fun, then this is the group for you. A monthly book will be chosen to read, and reviewed. Reviews will be shared with authors and publishers so our voice can be heard by authors and publishers. Members will be informed of publishing news, events, workshops and seminars. We will host guest speakers, authors and contributers to the publishing industry to discuss self-p …

Whether you travel by dragon, X-wing, Floo Powder , Stargate, rabbit hole, DeLorean, magic carpet, TARDIS, Oceanic Airlines…or NYC subway...this meetup is for you. The purpose of the NY SciFi and Fantasy is to meet other fans and enjoy the culture of these great genres together, usually by watching TV series and movies. You don’t have to be a huge fan of sci fi and fantasy to come.   You don’t have to be the person who has your DVR permanently set to the Syfy Channel, speak fluent Klingon, or ha …

This is a gathering of friends who enjoy literature and a hearty discussion about the books we read. This group is designated for ladies who enjoy laughing to the point of tears, being inspiring and inspired, and who can respect and appreciate differences of opinion. If any of these attributes sound like you, you will find kindred spirits here.

Come and meet other book lovers in Fair Lawn! The club is for people who like to learn from the books and understand the deepest undercurrents of the plot and characters’ nature. No books are off limits. Any book is good starting from ancient classics to contemporary bestsellers. If you are fascinated with some book(s), want to share and discuss your thoughts and feelings about it, and potentially learn what other people see in it, please come and meet us.

Meet kindred book lovers in the Bergen/Rockland County area. While we occasionally read modern classics (Lolita, Catch-22), we read mostly classic works written before 1950 (check our calendar to sample our book selection). We emphasize novels and plays important within the history of literature or have some historical interest. We have friendly, topical discussions about what we enjoyed, didn't enjoy, and found interesting in our reading while making some literate friends in the process. GROUP …

Although gay men now live in the everchanging digital age, few things compare to reading books the way we were taught. How relaxing is it to step away from the computer and lose yourself in a good novel, play or article? Enough blogging, men. Let's read. Let's discuss. Let's explore.

We are running our Jewish /Israeli speed dating events since 2003 in the UK and Israel, and have opened our NY branch in 2009. Our evenings are hosted in trendy venues with cool crowd, we cater for all ages. 15 Weddings so far! please check our website at http://www.thespeeddating.us Please note we accept advances bookings only. Even if on this site there arent many people a losted as attending - we get many more bookings directly on our site! Please also visit our blog: http://thespeeddat …

The purpose of this group is for the New York professional black women to come together, meet & greet and embrace our new midlife. You should join if you're in your fabulous mid- forties and into the mid- fabulous fifties (age criterion:40's to 59) midlife doesn't always equate to crisis. This is a time for reflection and thankfulness as we grow older very gracefully. Let's share our stories and experiences over dinner, gathering at a book store or any other social venue. We are transforming: m …

Discussing the classics with like minded literary lovers is a mind expanding experience that can change how you view the world,yourself and others. Join me on this fascinating journey. All that is required is a desire to share your thoughts on specific selected readings. Author's to be explored will be discussed and decided on, in the group.The following author's are suggestions that are open for discussion; Tolstoy, Dostevsky, Cervantes, Hemingway, Paul Bowles, Gide, Chekhov, Nobokov ,Balzac, …

Who doesn't like going out to a nice dinner at a hot restaurant? Making new friends? Engaging in conversation about a meaningful book? That is the purpose of this group! So what are we going to read? Sometimes I will select the book based on the latest reviews and Amazon lists; other times members will vote on them. If you feel strongly about a great book for the group, let us know! We'll be meeting for a monthly dinner or brunch at a trendy restaurant (think Nobu, Hotel Griffou, Scarpetta, Gram …

Our book club is devoted to discussing and reading both fantasy and science fiction novels while maintaining a fun laid-back atmosphere. We hope to draw in like-minded individuals that enjoy the imagination and depth contained in such books. This group meets once a month in Manhattan (usually the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of the month) with the goal of reading one novel in between each set of meetings. Selected books are posted on the wall of our meetup page prior to each meeting. To learn more please …

Hello! To give you a taste of our group, this is a list of our recent books: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Freedom by Jonathan Franzen Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë The Ma …

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Welcome to the Washington/Hudson Heights Book Club, we're glad you're here. A bit about us… About Us We're uptown readers in the Washington and Hudson Heights neighborhoods who love to read. We're looking for other book folk to read with us, share food, drink and have conversation. We're laid back, pretty hilarious, and love books. Nothing stuffy about us. About Book Club We're a group who mixes it up by exploring a range of authors/genres -- fiction, memoir, debuts, classics, cultural, horror …

Hello all!! This group is dedicated to bringing women of all kinds together to embrace all sorts of adventures. The purpose is to embrace life and enjoy it with best friends. As a group, we arrange fun activities from weekend getaways to book clubs to holiday parties. We only have three rules: you’re not allowed to bring your significant others (unless we’re hosting a couples party ), you’re not allowed to NOT have fun and (for technical purposes…if you RSVP to 3 events and are a no show, membe …

If your 55+ looking for fun things to do and are having trouble finding others who share your interest or engery then this group is for you. This group will emcompass it all book club, travel, brunch, theater and any other interesting activity that the group decides to incorporate. Our motto lets put together and do it. The first meeting place will be determined by the number of participants. Hoping to hear from you I know you are out there!

This group will select, read and discuss business books. If you have one that you want to share with the group please start a thread so we can formalize the selection process. After we select a book we can find a time/place that fits for the members that want to join in on the Offline discussion. We can have a online discussion also depending on the members participation. Please share your ideas on the book selection and format of this group the sooner you do the more influence you will have in …

We are a group of people who enjoy trading Disney pins and meeting new friends. The group has been meeting every other Tuesday for over 10 years. We meet at the Paramus Park Mall in the food court. The group includes all ages from kids to retired people. Some have a lanyard with pin others have a book full of pins and yet others have 6 or 7 books full of pins. We would love to welcome you into our group and trade pins or just talk about trading with interested people. If you have not checked out …

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To explore the ideas of the science fiction author Philip K Dick  Ray Bradbury, Jorge Luis Borges. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke and other sci fi writers and filmmakers such as Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott, and  Darren Aronofsky. We watch films,discuss books , attend seminars and film festivals

More than a club or a community of readers, this is a space for people who find pleasure reading literature from Latin America and Spain, a space where one can share opinions, ideas, and experiences of how the literature of Latin America and Spain have been changing and affecting one another. We will read non-fiction, fiction, articles, chronicles, essays, short stories and novels. The only requirement is that it is in Spanish. Más que un club o una comunidad de lectores, este es un espacio para …

This is a new kind of book club! Lots of great movies were originally great books. So, we'll read the books that new movies are being adapted from (recent examples: Lord of the Rings, Sherlock Holmes, Fight Club, Twilight, The Lovely Bones - we'll do any book/movie combo, no biases), then go see the movies (Sunday morning matinees for fewer crowds and lower prices) and we'll talk afterwards all about what we thought: the similarities, differences, your likes, dislikes, etc. Some upcoming book/mo …

We are a book club of women (mostly early 30s, some older, some younger) who have been meeting for about four years, but many of our members have moved out of the City so we're hoping for some new people to join. We usually discuss a book every 4-6 weeks over dinner, and read everything from chick lit to nonfiction; all suggestions are welcome. Please join us!

Experts, Meet the Curious. Curious? Meet an expert. We Are a Center for Cultural and Crowd-sourced Learning in the Rivertowns. Learn a new craft or teach what you know to others. Join a discussion on health, parenting, politics. How do you pick a good bottle of wine? Join a bilingual activity group for kids or attend a guided conversational group in Mandarin.  Ever want to know more about something? Tell us about it. We'll find an expert to teach it and find other people with the curiosity as y …

Bring us your fiction, your poetry, your fledgling manuscripts yearning to be read. ;) We get together every 2 weeks in my home in South Hackensack, have some wine and water, and share our thoughts on the selections members submitted after the previous meeting. Bergen County Poets & Fictionaires welcomes serious writers, published or unpublished, who are open to constructive critique from a diverse group of other serious, open writers. We share our joy in writing and reading, along with a few la …

There are no assigned readings, no assigned themes. Instead, read what you want and be prepared to explain (without spoilers, if it's fiction) what makes it compelling or a door stop. Extra points for dramatic reenactments, diagrams, and remembering what it was you read. If you're planning to attend an upcoming event, please list in the comments what you're reading, so those between books can choose whether or not to join you. The idea is to meet within walking distance of the 1, A/C D/B station …

We are a group of young (20's and early 30's) boozy book readers who believe that life is too short to always be too serious. We therefore would like to get together once a month to discuss and debate a short (

This is the NO BS group for current (and future) national real estate investors to get together and talk about what types of deals are making money, where, and how. OUR PLEDGE: Every meeting is $5; we do not sell anything; members are not allowed to solicit sales of real estate education, books, mentorship programs, title insurance, realty services, etc; we exist solely as an educational group for active (and future) real estate investors, helping each other evolve our investing methods as the m …