About us
A book club for everyone, from passionate readers to people looking for a new topic to talk about. Books of the month are usually about some weird quirk of human behaviour, paradigms, culture, and thinking. Suggestions welcome!
Upcoming events
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Short Reads Social: "Are Third Spaces Dead?" (June 30th)
Madison Avenue Pub, Madison Avenue, Toronto, ON, CAAre third spaces dead....(like this book club was for the last year)?
Short-Read Socials are back! Come meet with like-minded and unlikeminded people to talk about the topic of the month. This time, we're thinking about third spaces, socialization, and community-building. How has socialization changed with modern urban living and the rise of social media? Have commercialization and high cost of living killed third spaces? How do (or should) we actually build communities now?
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How does it work?- The event is casual. You can talk to anyone there with or without our prompt sheets, either about the month's topic or about whatever you want.
- Open philosophical discussion, including for controversial topics, is welcome but be respectful :)
- If you've read/watched/heard anything related to the topic of the month, feel free to bring it in! Not necessarily physically, but you can if you want...
- If not, here are some thought-provoking reads to start you off (read as many or as few as you want):
- On third spaces:
- Are commercial “third places” a dying breed?
- the modern third space is in your phone
- Who's creating third spaces? (slightly more interesting imo)
- From sauna socials to run clubs: Are community event leaders the new influencers?
- “The more I give away, the better the bar does”: Why Danu Social House wants to become the city’s first community-owned watering hole
- Bonus: Why do Torontonians love to line up? Expert says there’s many reasons, including making friends
- Feel free to post other recommendations (blogs, movies, tv episodes, video essays, etc.) in the comments!
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