The Science Fiction Book Club meets in central London on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month & is open to Men & Women who enjoy discussing the themes & issues found in Science Fiction Novels. We read, meet & discuss character-led Sci-Fi novels for grown-ups at the more literate end of Science Fiction spectrum. Anything from Atwood to Zelazny that helps us become 'Well Read in SF'. Our books are usually from the 60's onwards & can include anything from Alternate History, Cyberpunk, Dystopian Sci- …

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 …

We are having a <> at 7pm on the March 5th in Central London & you are invited. So if you are curious, seriously interested or just fancy meeting up with some fellow fantasy readers, now is the time... There will be nibbles and a full selection of all the books from our past, present & future reading list. Everyone is welcome! The Fantasy Book Club meets in central London on the third Tuesday of the month and is open to both men & women who enjoy discussing the themes and issues found in Fantas …

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 book club that focuses on queer literature, from the trashy to the highbrow.  We read long tomes, graphic novels, short stories and even non-fiction, whatever takes our fancy. The aim of the group is to celebrate non-normative gender and sexuality, bring queer culture to life, learn about queer history and make new friends. You don’t have to identify as anything to join this group. We usually meet on the last Wednesday of every month. Each meetup we discuss the chosen book, have a fre …

Are you starting up or working in a business, or looking to equip yourself with career or life skills? Do you often hear about books that could really help and which you really want to read but lack the time? Then welcome. Please do come along and get involved! The Problem: Too many books to read, too little time! Which are great and which are grotty? The Solution: Monthly meet-ups 5 volunteers read and review 1 book each between meet-ups Each volunteer then presents a 5 minute talk & 1 side …

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 …

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 …

There are so many books for startups out there, I just can't read them all! I figured there must be a lot of founders out there with the same problem...you'd like to know the key actionable points and take-aways from all the amazing startup, entrepreneurship and business books out there. You know, books like Eric Reis's 'Lean StartUps' or classics like 'the Innovators Dilemma' and more specific books on great UX and design, marketing or sales. This group will pick 2 books for 2 members to summar …

This book club is an attempt to create a platform and a community to bring together free thinking & open minded individuals who are starting to feel or have always had an intense craving for the presence of spirituality in their lives, would like to explore the lessons it teaches us and applying these lessons to improve, elevate and add value to the quality of our day to day lives. We will meet on a bi-weekly basis and go through well respected books on spirituality from all over the world, onl …

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 …

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!

Welcome to comic book club the book club for people who like their books to have plenty of pictures. Each month we'll read a trade paperback and then get together and discuss it over a few friendly jars. Looking forward to meeting you!

We meet at the beginning of the 2nd week of every month. The Book Meetup takes place on the 2nd Monday of every 2nd month at 7pm to talk about the book of the month and anything else that takes your fancy at the Slug and Lettuce, 184 George Lane, E18 1AY, a couple of minutes from South Woodford underground station, itself 29 minutes from Oxford Circus Station on the Central Line. It's also on bus routes 179, W12, W13, W14 and 2-5 minutes from the North Circular/ A12/ M11, with easy parking.  Thi …

Hi guys! This is a book club for people of all colours, but focusing on books of black origins. There are so many titles, genres and authors that are overlooked in traditional book clubs and I think it will be not only fun, but informative to explore them in a relaxed and intellectual environment.

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 …

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 murder mystery book club for the armchair sleuth. Established Wednesday 1st September 2010 We meet the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30 pm. Oxfam Bookshop Highgate, 47 Highgate High Street London N6 5JX T. 020 8347 6704 E. oxfamshopf4629@oxfam.org.uk www.oxfambookshophighgate.org.uk

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 …

Hi and welcome to Fulham's Book Club! My name is Maja, I just recently moved to Fulham and really like it... so do I like reading. I personally would like to meet interesting people to talk with, about interesting books, but also to make new friends in Fulham. For the beginning I think we're just meeting for some drinks and deciding on a book to read, and then let's take it from there :) Any questions/suggestions/ideas very welcome! Looking forward to some nice meetups. Warm regards, Maja

If you enjoy reading crime novels and thrillers, this group club is for you! We pledge read only the most exciting, chilling and astonishingly good crime novels ever written! If you are enjoy the likes of Jo Nesbo, Stephen King, Martine Cole, Lee Child (to name a few) you will fit right in! Our meetings will take place mostly on weekends, either saturdays or sundays. We will aim to read one book every 4-6 weeks, depending on size. Books will be voted by our members. Members are most welcome to s …

We welcome new members! The group focuses on contemporary literary fiction. If you enjoy discussing modern and contemporary literary fiction then this is the book club for you. We like to have lazy Sunday afternoon discussions of the book. Typically we meet every fourth or fifth Sunday of the month, between 3 and 5 pm and go for a bite to eat afterwards. Where: several venues, Penderel's Oak, Waterstones, the park on a good day, the Southbank and other central London locations When: 4th or 5th …

This is a group for anyone who lives south of the river or those who want to explore the area and meet new people. This is a democratic book club where everyone can recommend a good book for the group to read and where we can also recommend good pubs / bars to meet in the area. Hopefully this will lead to good conversations, new friends and discovering new drinking establishments south of the river.