About us
If you have any questions, use Meetup internal communication or contact me via eugenefrominquiry@gmail.com (Preferred).
Books are made better by the conversations that happen about them.
Reading is isolating, unless you talk about the book. Then reading becomes a social experience within a community.
If you liked or did not like a book, and want to hear different thoughts on the book, this is a book club for you.
Want to create a habit of reading? The book club's community will support your drive.
Not sure about what you get out of books, or how to think about books, or how to apply the book's topics? Join the discussions and put your knowledge to the test.
This club primarily hosts non-fiction book club event, and some fiction. The value of the club comes from the discussions, and listening to everyone's views about the book. Everyone's different views. There will be agreement, but disagreement is permitted and encouraged. Everyone's diverse backgrounds will cause everyone to have different approaches to the topic which will elucidate arguments for and against the topic. What matters is how you engage with the information learned in the book and everyone's ideas. To seek out and understand the complexity of the topic.
A Note On Disagreement: Conflict is inevitable. Disagreement is inevitable. People come from different backgrounds, which causes them to interpret information differently. Sparking conflict and disagreement. Although conflict and disagreement cannot be avoided, each individual can choose how they respond to them. Everyone can choose how to fight. Can choose how to disagree. Everyone can make conflict and disagreement productive. Enabling everyone to become better. Disagreement causes a search for more information, for the reasons why others think differently. Which makes everyone more informed, better able to analyze the information. Knowing how to disagreement is a skill that can learned through practice.
There are conditions that are needed to facilitate an honest discussion about the different views everyone has, community guidelines. 1) To enable everyone be heard, everyone is able to speak. Priority goes to those who spoke less. 2) It is acceptable for everyone to err, and disagree. By finding out different information can any individual choose to error correct. For more community guidelines and the event's discussion, see Community Guidelines (Click Here).
The list of books are mostly member suggestions. Every cycle members suggest books, and then poll which books they wish to read. Books are selected for poll rank, and topic diversity. For details about How The Book List Gets Made, Click Here. Page contains the reasons why books are listed, and things to consider when suggesting books.
Club Maintenance:
The club has costs. If you appreciate the event, support the club. Contribute via:
- Zelle, PayPal, or Venmo. Contribute to eugenefrominquiry@gmail.com.
- GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/adabd41c
My blog for book reviews: https://www.inquiryreviews.com/p/about-inquiry.html
Basic Statistics:
Past Events = 140
Book Club Events = 133
Author Appearance = 7
Book Shop Visits = 6
Related Events = 1
Attendance: Average = 11, Standard Deviation = 6
Upcoming events
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Killers of the Flower Moon: Osage Murders & FBI by David Grann | Book Club
·OnlineOnlineFull Title: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Suggested by: Miriam K.
Pages to read: 287
ISBN: 9780385534246 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)Eugene's review of the book (Blog Link, Click Here)
Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
1 - History - 04/04/2026 = Land Between the Rivers: A 5,000-Year History of Iraq by Bartle Bull
2 - History - 04/25/2026 = Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent by Dipo Faloyin
3 - History - 07/18/2026 = Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash, 1600+ by Fareed ZakariaWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What are the Killers of the Flower Moon?
•Who are the Osage?
•Why did the Osage Tribe need to move?
•What was the value of the land in Oklahoma that the Osage resided?
•How did the Osage allocate oil income?
•Where were the Osage assigned guardians for their finances?
•How did the guardians manage their wards’ finances?
•What did people think of the police?
•What was the role of the private detective agencies?
•What was the effect of Prohibition?
•What happened to the buffalo?
•How did the people of Osage receive their names?
•What was the Osage Reign of Terror?
•What was the FBI formerly known as?
•How did Hoover lead the FBI?
•How did the Osage investigations proceed?
•What were the racial implications of the investigation and trial?
•What happened to the Osage after the oil revenue stopped?
•Who was Ann?
•Who was Mollie?
•Who were the Shoun brothers?
•Who was Hale?
•What was White?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
2 attendees
Irreducible: Consciousness, Comp., & Human Nature by Federico Faggin | Book Club
·OnlineOnlineFull Title: Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature
Suggested by: Member
Pages to read: 220
ISBN: 9781803415093 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9781803415109 (Edition Eugene is using)Eugene's review of the book (Blog Link, Click Here)
Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
1 - Human Becoming - 03/21/2026 = Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright
2 - Computers - 04/18/2026 = Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in OpenAI by Karen Hao
3 - Human Becoming - 12/05/2026 = The Singularity is Near: Humans Transcend Biology by Ray KurzweilWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•How does consciousness shape reality?
•What is Godel’s incompleteness theory?
•What are the limits of reductionism?
•What did Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov do?
•What is living information?
•Is there free will?
•What is panpsychism?
•Can machines learn?
•What is the value of a symbol?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
1 attendee
Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright | Book Club
·OnlineOnlineSuggested by: Luis G.
Pages to read: TBA
ISBN: 9780679758945Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
TBDWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
1 attendeeHomage to Catalonia by George Orwell | Book Club
·OnlineOnlineSuggested by: Lily
Pages to read: TBA
ISBN: 9780156421171Community Guidelines (Meetup Link, Click Here)
All Upcoming event (Meetup Link, Click Here)
Forthcoming Similar Events:
TBDWhile reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.
1 attendee
Past events
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