Welcome, Queens Book Lovers!

Location
Forest Hills, NY 40.72-73.85 11375US
Meetups
32 so far
Members
310 Book Lovers
Rating
The Forest Hills Book Group 4.50 4.5036
Meetup topics
Founded
March 5, 2007

This is a group for people who love to read and enjoy sharing ideas and opinions about books. We meet once a month in a cafe or restaurant in the Forest Hills, Queens area.

Books read so far:
RATS (Robert Sullivan)
WHAT IS THE WHAT (Dave Eggers)
THE EXTRA MAN (Jonathan Ames)
THE NAMESAKE (Jhumpa Lahiri)
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (Betty Smith)
NORTH RIVER (Pete Hamill)
ON CHESIL BEACH (Ian McEwan)
WORLD'S FAIR (E. L. Doctorow)
THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN (Claire Messud)
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED (Jonathan Safran Foer)
THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS (Kiran Desai)
ATONEMENT (Ian McEwan)
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY (Erik Larson)
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT (Graham Greene)
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST (Anne Tyler)
RABBIT, RUN (John Updike)
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Shirley Jackson)
FREAKONOMICS (Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner)
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (Audrey Niffenegger)
THE MERMAID CHAIR (Sue Monk Kidd)
THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (Nathanael West)
DUST TRACKS ON A ROAD (Zora Neale Hurston)
THE WICKED PAVILION (Dawn Powell)
THE HA-HA (Dave King)
THINGS FALL APART (Chinua Achebe)
TELL NO ONE (Harlan Coben)
LOSING BATTLES (Eudora Welty)
ON THE ROAD (Jack Kerouac)
FELICIA'S JOURNEY (William Trevor)
BLINK (Malcolm Gladwell)

Our next MeetupGirlbomb book discussion

Where?
This location is shown only to members
Who’s coming?
30 Yes / 0 Maybe
(no spots left, but a Waiting List is available)

Want to attend?

We will be discussing Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir by Janice Erlbaum

What members are saying

 Because it's a chance to meet nice people in a group setting and discuss good books. 

 Nice way to spend a wednesday evening, discussing books and wherever else it leads 

Mir

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What's new?

  • Nov 9
    • New member
      “Looking forward to meeting new people and reading some interesting books!”
  • Nov 6
    • New member
      “I love reading all kinds of books and would like to join a book club in Forest Hills.”
  • Oct 26
    • New member
      “New to Forest Hills and an avid reader. Looking forward to meeting other book lovers!”
    • New member
      Ron
  • Oct 22
    • New file
      discussion questions for Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
      Uploaded by Karen D.