Mon, Dec 14 · 7:00 PM GMT
A fantastic turnout for our November meetup gave a unanimous thumbs up for The Correspondent which jumped to the top of the 2026 leaderboard with a score of 82. Plenty of positive things also for The List of Suspicious Things which scored 62.
For December we have two more great books to enjoy; one is a mystery with a difference the other takes us on a sci-fi horror trip.
Also, as this is our Christmas meetup we have our traditional Secret Santa excitement to look forward to. So, please bring with you a nicely wrapped book to go into Santa’s sack and then see what you get when you select a book! It can be a book you've got at home, a second-hand book but not a brand-new book or one we’ve read with the book club as quite a few people will already have read it.
Please note, with thanks, we appreciate attendees making a contribution of £1.50 at the meeting to help cover meetup charges.
Happy Reading.
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey (nominated by Julia)
How do you solve a mystery when you can't remember the clues?
But there's one thing Maud is sure of: her friend Elizabeth is missing. The note in her pocket tells her so. And no matter who tells her to stop going on about it, to leave it alone, to shut up, Maud will get to the bottom of it.
Everyone, except Maud . . .
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm (nominated by Chloe)
Deeply disturbing and exquisitely written, There is No Antimemetics Division posits the idea of an insidious invasion by entities that feed on memories, leaving their victims chillingly unaware that anything has changed.
An antimeme is an entity with self-censoring properties. Some are benign; but others, less so…
How do you contain something you can't record or remember? How do you fight against an enemy with effortless, perfect camouflage, when you can never even know that you're at war?
Welcome to the Antimemetics Division.
No, this is not your first day.
Other books nominated were:
Squeaky Clean by Callum McSorley
