Welcome, book lovers! 📚 Let’s pick a book and meet in Angel for coffee on the last Sunday of each month. Check below for our agenda and past reads. After each meetup, I’ll post a poll with three book suggestions linked to the next month’s theme. The poll closes on the 15th of each month, when I’ll reveal the winning book and share the RSVP link to secure your spot for our next event. 📚☕️ Don’t forget to visit the chat section to swap recommendations and discover new reads! Share your favourites and ask for suggestions. 📚✨ _________ ▶︎ Currenrly reading: Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan ▶︎ Theme: 2024 Winner Books 🏆 ▶︎ Meet-up day: Sunday 25th January at 2 o'clock. ▶︎ Location: Frequency Coffee, Angel ▶︎ Max capacity: 12 people per meeting. ▶︎ Registration: 🔴closed ▶︎ Spots available: — ▶︎ Waiting list: — _________ ▶︎ February 2025: ▶︎ Theme: Country Focus: Brazil 🇧🇷 ▶︎ Poll ⤵️: opened on December 21st > Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior > The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector > Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria de Jesus _________ ▶︎ Books previously discussed: 📚 Sep '23: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. 🎃 Oct '23: Bunny by Mona Awad. 🎮 Nov '23: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. 🎄 Dec '23: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. 🇯🇵 Jan '24: The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata. 🏆 Feb '24: Prophet Song by Paul Lynch. 🚺 Mar '24: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. 🇵🇸 May '24: Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad. 🏳️‍🌈 Jun '24: Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski. 📚 Jul '24: Sula by Toni Morrison. ☀️Aug ‘24: Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession. 📚Sep ‘24: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo a Ishiguro. 🖤Oct ‘24: Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson. 👻Nov ‘24: Brat, A Ghost Story by Gabriel Smith. 🛋️ Dec ‘24: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman _________ ▶︎ Upcoming book discussion: 🏆Jan ‘25: Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan _________ ▶︎ Side events: > 🎭Immersive 1984 experience at Hackney Town Hall. > 🎭 Never Let Me Go on Stage at Rose Theatre Kingston. > 🍿Small Things Like These — The Movie! _________ As we wrap up our first awesome year in September 2024, our book club is getting ready for round two of great reads✨. Check out what I’ve got planned for the coming year in our cosy community: 1. 📚 September 2024 - Author Focus 2. 🖤 October 2024 - Black History Focus 3. 👻 November 2024 - Thrilling Tales 4. 🎄 December 2024 - Cosy Readings 5. 🏆 January 2025 - Prize-Winning Picks 6. 🌍 February 2025- One Country Focus 7. 👩‍🦳 March 2025- Women’s Celebration 8. 📖 April 2025- Modern Classics 9. 🕰️ May 2025- Historical Fiction 10. 🏳️‍🌈 June 2025- LGBTQ+ Focus 11. ⏰ July 2025- TikTok Trendsetters 12. ☀️ August 2025 - Summer Vibes _________ ​​​​Book Club Guidelines: ​​​​📅 Meeting starts at 2 PM, but we’ll wait 20 minutes to socialise before the discussion. ​📚 Please join only if you’ve finished the book. ​❗ If you can’t make it, let me know a few days in advance so someone in the waiting list can take your spot. ​📝 Register with the same name you use on Locals. ✅ Each vote is worth 1 point. However, if you’re a regular attendee (someone who’s joined at least three times), your vote will count for 2 points. _________ 📅 Meetup Dates: Each month, our book club meets on the last Sunday of the month at 2 PM. December is the only exception, with our meetup earlier to accommodate holiday travels. Here are the upcoming dates: • 27th October 2024 • 24th November 2024 • 21st December 2024 • 26th January 2025 • 23rd February 2025 • 30th March 2025 • 27th April 2025 • 25th May 2025 • 29th June 2025 • 27th July 2025 • 31st August 2025 _________ Happy reading! 📚☕️