What we’re about
The Dallas Atheist Book Club is a place for freethinkers (atheists, agnostics, skeptics, secularists, etc.) to read and to engage in lively discussion about books relating to atheism, free thought, science, history, governance, biography, psychology, philosophy, and some fiction.
Membership is open to anyone. It is not necessary to identify as a non-believer to participate. There are no dues. Membership is free. However, if you would like to voluntarily contribute a few dollars to help offset the $112/semi-annual cost of Meetup.com fees it would be appreciated. There is a donation link below labeled "Fundraising" for that purpose. Or you may contribute directly via Venmo to the group organizer or in person at a meeting.
We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM for the book review.
There is also a secondary social meeting two weeks after every book discussion to continue any conversation topics or to engage in friendly social engagement.
Please check the group's calendar for an update list of events. The "Pages" tab on the group's Meetup site also has lots if information as well as a list of past, present and future books.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- September 2025 Book Discussion IN PERSONla Madeleine French Bakery & Café, Plano, TX
The Book for September is:
Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyThe book was nominated by Lee Galloway and he will be the moderator.
We will be meeting at the la Madeleine located on the Southwest corner of West Park and Preston in Plano. The address is: 5000 West Park Boulevard Suite 100 · Plano, Tx.
We suggest you come prior to 7 PM if you wish to eat prior to the meeting. We have the room starting at 6:30 PM. Eating is encouraged as there is no charge for the room. The establishment expects half the attendees to buy food.
Amazon link to book:
https://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Original-Unabridged-Complete-Classics-ebook/dp/B0BVH5BD72/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YMXP9APNBPLL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GqhaRrYWTE8hTwlWOBTCCe5XyySZKntobvW6DSn4jL_fzIKhVkUU_ZUAjxaSTXUTAycYrcZGHuwzM6lPsVIpAaR4CIEmTUJLJ4uh_C96E4r1kJ0xhEOQGpeu2vFoI7QsxX3zC84LjKZ5iH28Tp4OTqi_jfz8vSFVPgTTPS6X_srNoDRMgm730CVPXNO_c-8g7s_rxcezmrBSv7k7qts2ez3Nw8k8TkaRoEhkLzCQJnM.s0RxGaDrWFJCf8r4THZeKUb3HGDYpAjTyS9IuypA5ko&dib_tag=se&keywords=Frankenstein+by+Mary+Shelley&qid=1754959062&s=books&sprefix=%2Caps%2C412&sr=1-1There were two books nominated for September. There were seven votes cast in total. The winning book (A) got five votes.
This book is 160 pages.
Here is some info about the author from FFRF:
### Mary Godwin Shelley
On this date in 1797, Mary Godwin (later Shelley) was born in London to Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. Her mother, the famed champion of reason and author of the seminal feminist treatise A Vindication of the Rights of Women, died 10 days after her birth. Her father, a well-known atheist and radical, had attracted the admiration of atheist and poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Shelley, also an admirer of Mary Wollstonecraft’s writings, met Mary in 1814. At 16 she ran away with the romantic poet, who was unhappily married to another woman and was the father of two children. His first wife’s suicide made it possible for the couple to marry in 1816. Their first two children died and their only surviving son, Percy, was born in 1819 upon their return to England. At age 19, while living in Switzerland, Mary wrote the classic horror story Frankenstein, published in 1818, in a contest between herself, Percy and Lord Byron to write a “ghost story.”
The book was immediately successful and has inspired more than 50 film adaptations. After her husband tragically drowned in 1822 in Italy, Mary returned to England, where she courted respectability on behalf of their son. She worked as a professional writer, penning short stories, travel books, essays and several other novels, including The Last Man (1826) about the gradual demise of the human race during a plague.
She died at age 53 from what her physician suspected was a brain tumor. (D. 1851)
Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor
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