Freethinkers Book Club: Whatever You're Reading Month!

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Welcome to the Freethinker Book Club! We define "Freethinker" as a person who forms his or her own opinions about important subjects (such as religion, science, morality and politics) instead of accepting traditional dogma.

The books and articles are chosen by group consensus and suggestions centering on relevant topics of the day. We also try to bring to the meeting differing books that offer more than one viewpoint i.e. we have read both Thomas Paine's and Glenn Beck's Common Sense. We took opposing sides to Climate Change, causes, and concerns.

It usually is not necessary to read the entire book or article to join the discussion. And although our traditional focus is on non-fiction, we occasionally delve into fiction as well.

If you are ready to be challenged, please join us for books, beer, pizza and some great discussion at Fabian's Pizza on 691 N High Street in the Short North.

Note on parking: there is a metered public parking lot right beside Fabians. There is also a parking garage on Russell St. just a block away.

This Month's Reading Material

This month we will try something new. It does not have to be the new direction of the book club, just something fun to get a wider group of people interested in participating.

It's called a "read whatever you want book club" and the idea is pretty simple. We all show up and share with the group about what we're currently reading and why it's got our interest. Then we see where the conversation goes!

We do have a shared spreadsheet that anyone can add suggestions to and vote on by adding your name next to any book that you're interested in.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tuj__DCwmp6tL_sOA4P_LZ738qI3fShpPYMcuYao8Mw/edit?usp=sharing

We can discuss this month whether this model is one we'd like to continue to use or one we would rather swap for something else.