11. May 2026: «The Alchemist» by Paulo Coelho

Hello book lovers! For May 2026, the group has selected «The Alchemist» by Paulo Coelho. Please read the book, and come to our 11. May meeting prepared to discuss it.

As always I will try to bring something fun to eat! You are welcome to bring something to eat for yourself, or even to share if you would like; there are plates and glasses we can use. The Bibliothek requests no smelly food.

Please RSVP here if you plan to show up, so I have a head count.

After a brief round of introductions, we review and discuss the selected book of the month, in English! What did you think of the writing style? Did the author deliver a hidden message? Were you surprised to identify strongly with one of the characters? Let's talk about it. The discussion will be gently moderated to keep participants engaged and focused, to ensure a break as needed, and to keep the meeting between 90 and 120 minutes, depending on the density of the book under discussion.

As the discussion winds down, time is allotted for participants to propose and select next month's book. Perhaps the preceding discussion inspired you to recommend a relevant follow-up book. Or you would like to mix it up and switch to different genre, or perhaps to a lighter book of short stories, or poetry, or manga.

Once the participants select the next book, they may purchase it at a 10% discount at Schuler Bücher.