Book Drives Barcelona

Bookclub: Shida Bazyar The nights are quiet in Tehran

Hi all, **About our group** * We're a small, friendly book club that started in 2023, with a focus on **reading works by women authors from across the world**. 📖 * We **meet** **once a month**, on the second Friday of each month, in the same place. Ideally, you'd be ok with committing to read one book a month and joining the bookclub for a chat about it. ☕📚💬 * We're looking for a few new members who'd like to **become part of the club long term**. We know life happens (and on occasion other events get in the way😅), so we're not expecting perfection and attendance every month, but a commitment to do as often as possible so we can all have interesting exchanges of ideas and perspectives, and foster a strong readers group. 💛 * We intentionally keep the group small and closed, because **we want to create a space where we can really get to know each other and build genuine friendships**, rather than being a book club where people come and go. 🫶✨ * And it's not all about the books! We also organise social events, celebrate birthdays and other special occasions, and go away together for a yearly weekend retreat. 🏡🌿📚 * **Curious to see what we've been reading so far?** 📖 Have a look [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/12X06vDtuAlkwtoFpyIsXqsceR-NgX-338c4kAOVQr3M/edit?usp=sharing). * If this sounds like your kind of book club, we'd love to meet you! 💕 Come along to one of our next events, and see if we're your people. 📚✨ _ **About this event** Let’s meet and discuss [Shida Bazyar’s ](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232273862-the-nights-are-quiet-in-tehran)*[The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232273862-the-nights-are-quiet-in-tehran)* (272 pages). We’ll have a chance to: * Share our thoughts and first impressions of the novel * Discuss its themes of revolution, displacement, family, and identity * Talk about the characters and how their experiences shape the story * Compare different perspectives and interpretations * Share our favorite or most memorable moments Looking forward to a great discussion! 📚

The Introverts' Book Club | Barcelona

Cozy Tuesday Book Club: Our Souls at Night

**Welcome to the meeting of our cozy book club!** 📚☕ This time, we’ll discuss Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf. It's his final novel, and love is the central topic, though it's not a typical romantic story. **About** **us:** We are a small book club exploring a variety of genres and authors in coffee places across Barcelona. We come from different backgrounds, and our discussions are in English. However, you may read in any language. We value thoughtful conversations, a relaxed atmosphere, and inclusivity.

BCN Chat'n'Chapters Silent Reading Party! @ Parc Carles I - OUTDOOR - SUNDAY

[Follow us on Instagram! ](https://www.instagram.com/bcnchatnchapters?igsh=aXkycTJsdTNzaHN3) 📷 [Join our WhatsApp group!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/HGcQUlOiwM69tuPm6hBwNt) 📞 Are you guilty of collecting books without finishing them? Struggling to carve out time to delve into that novel you started ages ago? Distractions abound or work piling up? Well, here's a beautiful opportunity: Dive into a unique experience with our Reading Party concept, as featured in the **NY Times**. Picture this: an hour of silent reading followed by lively discussions about the books we've brought along. It's not your typical book club—it's a chance to dust off those neglected novels and party with fellow bookworms! Join Barcelona Reading Party every **two Sundays** at **PARC CARLES I** near **CIUTADELLA and the SCULPTURE OF SANTIAGO ROLDAN**. Sunday's is perfect for those who would like to relax before the new work week! Leave your phone on silent and immerse yourself in the joy of reading. Here's the plan: 📕 6***:00 PM - Arrival*** Arrive early, chat with fellow book lovers, and perhaps snag the best reading spot. 👓 6***:10 PM - 7:10 PM - Reading Time*** Quietly dive into your book of choice. Feel free to join in whenever you arrive. 📚 7***:10 PM - 8:10 PM - Book Chats*** Engage in lively conversations about your current reads with other attendees. It's like speed dating, but for bookworms! **Don't forget to bring your book!** *It's a chance to connect with fellow book lovers, swap literary treasures, and engage in thought-provoking discussions in a cozy setting. All are welcome, whether you're a seasoned reader or just starting your literary journey. Get ready for an evening filled with books, tea, and stimulating conversations.*

📚 Pages & Beats | Outdoor Book Club & Lo-Fi DJ Session

# 📚 Pages & Beats \| Outdoor Book Club & Lo\-Fi DJ Session **Read. Listen. Connect.** Looking for a different way to spend your Sunday in Barcelona? Welcome to **Pages & Beats**—an outdoor book club and reading community where books, music, and meaningful conversations come together. The goal is simple: **to create a welcoming space where people can slow down, enjoy reading, discover new books, and build genuine connections.** Whether you're into fiction, non-fiction, philosophy, biographies, poetry, fantasy, manga, or anything in between, you're welcome. *** ## 📖 What to Expect ### 📚 5:00 PM – Arrive & Read Bring the book you're currently reading, find a comfortable spot in **Parc de la Ciutadella**, and enjoy an hour of uninterrupted reading surrounded by fellow book lovers. No assigned books. No pressure. Just time to read. ### 👋 6:00 PM – The Book Circle We'll gather for a quick round of introductions. Simply tell us: * Your name * What you're currently reading * Why you picked it * One book you'd recommend to everyone It's a relaxed way to break the ice and discover new books and new people. ### 🎧 6:10 PM – Music & Conversation As the music begins, the conversations flow naturally. I'll be playing a live DJ set featuring **lo-fi, soul jazz, and soulful house** while we chat about books, exchange recommendations, and enjoy the park together. There's no formal discussion—just good conversations inspired by what everyone is reading. *** ## 🎒 What to Bring 📚 Any book you're currently reading 🧺 A blanket or something comfortable to sit on 💧 Water, coffee, or your favourite drink ☀️ Good vibes *** ## ✅ Good to Know ✔️ Free to attend ✔️ No membership required ✔️ No assigned reading ✔️ Come on your own or bring a friend ✔️ Everyone is welcome 📍 **Location:** Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona 💬 **Join our community to stay updated on future meetups:** **[https://pagesybeats.s.gy/my-link](https://pagesybeats.s.gy/my-link)** *** ### 📚 Read. 🎧 Listen. 💬 Connect.

Meetup Literario - Encuentro lectores y escritores

Vídeo presentación: [https://youtu.be/alzG1rokS1o](https://youtu.be/alzG1rokS1o) ¡Atención! Enviad vuestros textos para la Revista: (artículos, reseñas, textos de ficción, etc.) **[https://letraheridos.es/colaboraciones/](https://letraheridos.es/colaboraciones/)** Empezaremos puntuales, así que no tardéis :) Encuentro para amantes de la literatura. Escritores, lectores o simplemente curiosos. Usuario en **Goodreads** con nuestras lecturas: [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108384464-letraheridos](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108384464-letraheridos) Pedimos a los participantes que traigan un libro de lectura reciente que les haya emocionado o impactado. En vez de un club de lectura donde todos leemos el mismo libro y lo comentamos, cada uno trae una propuesta para recomendar a los demás. Ocasionalmente compartimos escritos. http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/9/7/2/600_455971090.jpeg

Coffee Connections

A casual (but coordinated) coffee break to meet new friends, take a Zoom break, and get your AM caffeine fix. Stop by for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Bring a friend or wander in solo. Come for the coffee and company, or just bring a book to read while surrounded by other in-real-life, community-seeking humans. Come by every Friday, or just when you happen to be in town. Make it whatever you need it to be that week. It's not an \*event\* per se, but we hope these Friday meet-ups can become a fixture of the bookshop! Gathering spot will be in the downstairs area of the bookshop (near the Community Library). Coffee and tea are 1.50€ and can be purchased at the cash register upstairs. Find more info on our Instagram (@backstorybookshop) or website (www.backstorybookshop.com).

Club de lectura - «Amiga mía», de Raquel Congosto

Es **imprescindible** reservar tu plaza en: [Club de lectura y debate feminista - septiembre](https://entradium.com/events/club-de-lectura-y-debate-feminista-septiembre-barcelona-amora-libros-barcelona) Día: **Viernes 4 de septiembre** Hora: **de 19.30 a 21.00** Libro: ***Amiga mía*, de Raquel Congosto** Entrada: **4 euros** (+ gastos de gestión de la plataforma) Sede: **[Amora Libros](https://www.instagram.com/amoralibros_bcn/)** (C/ de Ramón y Cajal, 142, Joanic, Gracia, 08024 Barcelona) Cualquier duda, escríbenos a [info@ciempies.es](info@ciempies.es) En Instagram [ciempies.talleres](https://www.instagram.com/ciempies.talleres/) **Sobre el libro** «Te recortaste del nosotras. Te sacaste fuera. Te llevaste a otra vida, a otra casa que nunca me invitaste a conocer. Te sacaste fuera y dejaste un vacío con tu silueta». Dos mujeres dejan de ser amigas. La ruptura fue dolorosa. Lo que leemos es la voz de una de ellas que le habla directamente a la que se fue. *Amiga mía* es una novela que nos interpela porque narra el duelo, las heridas y las cicatrices que quedan cuando la amistad se acaba. **Sobre la autora** La madrileña Raquel Congosto siempre quiso ser escritora, aunque la vida la llevó por otros caminos. Con *Amiga mía*, su primera novela, lo ha logrado.

Gays Can Read in Sept: THE SAFEKEEP

**Book club for LGBT+ English-speaking transplants in Barcelona. In September we’re reading: THE SAFEKEEP, by Yael Van Der Wouden** A debut novel that even stuffy old Brits call "a remarkable debut novel"! Isabel is an introvert that loves her house! Then her punk-ass brother brings one of his hos into the house, and Isabel over it! ...Or is she? Oh yea, and the world is re-building following World War II. It's always something! **We’ll meet 12 Sep at 11:00am, at VIVARI Coffee & Bakery (Consell de Cent 280)** in L’Eixample to discuss the book, then share in our experiences as friends of Dorothy in a new land. 💅 Everyone in the rainbow alphabet is welcome! **[Join the WhatsApp group for direct updates](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EKg3d60INeC5a1IA8H7Pnb)** Other *Gays Can Read* events: * 03 Sep - Happy Hour & Book Swap * 10 Oct - Book Club: Trust, Hernán Díaz (bc Dua) * 01 Nov - Book Club: In Memoriam, Alice Winn * 25 Dec - No reading. Just eating for Jesus!

Gays Can Read: Book Swap!

**Love books? Like drinks?* Get some of both!*** Are you a physical-books-for-life kind of gay? Wanna pay forward a *great* book? If a fellow book-kinkster wing-manned a thick novel into your cocktail-slicked palms, mouthing at you from behind the dust jacket that it's a great lay, would you take it home and crack it open? Gay Nerds, let get together to do what we do best: share sheets and liquids! **Pick one or two fabulous books on your shelf* that you're willing to part with, *and bring them with you to Pink Corner (C/d Balmes 52) on Thurs 3 SEPT at 6:30pm for drinks and book swaps!** Don't let great books sit solemnly on your shelf. Share them with someone, then get that hole refilled! **Everyone in the rainbow alphabet is welcome! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️** **Wanna get direct updates? 💬 [Join the GCR WhatsApp group!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EKg3d60INeC5a1IA8H7Pnb)** Bring books you think others will enjoy (i.e., the kind you'd take home after scrolling book-Grindr). Then we can all head home a little buzzed\*, hand-in-hand with a hot book-up to take to bed!\*\* Not bad for a Thursday night! \*Or sober! \*\*This is absolutely ***not*** a cruising event! Just fun w/ words b/c language

📱🎨🌊 Senderismo, Fotografía y Pintura playas Vilanova a Sitges 📸 Macro

🗣️ English below, español y català. 🏞 **Conviértete en viajer@** en tu región. 👉 **Conócenos** en Instagram: [emili.sensoriart](https://www.instagram.com/emili.sensoriart) **OBJETIVO** 🌊 Vente a explorar **las mejores playas y calas** **a 40 min. de Barcelona** con **acantilados, bosques y pueblos encantadores**: de la pesquera Vilanova al artístico Sitges. 👀Aunque ya la hayas hecho te enseñaré nuevos caminos. 🏖️ Partiremos desde el **faro de San Cristófol, su baluarte y búnker,** veremos los acantilados de **Els Colls-Miralpeix**, pasando por la cala de la 🏳️‍🌈 **Playa del Hombre Muerto** y su **ChirinGay**, hasta entrar en Sitges por su paseo marítimo de históricas **mansiones señoriales**. 🏞️ Tiene varios sitios especiales donde haremos paradas para trabajar con calma la **fotografía, el dibujo y pintura, bañito, relajación** **o lo que quiera cada un@**. 📸 Te enseñaré a mejorar técnica y conceptualmente tus fotografías con la cámara del móvil o con una profesional sin conocimiento previo. 🐛 Trabajaremos la foto macro de los micro mundos con el móvil y con un **microscopio portátil** que llevaré y podrás usar. 📱 Te presto cuando necesites el Google Pixel 10 XL que tenemos de prueba con **teleobjetivo potente** y buen rango dinámico. 📷 Dime si quieres que te lleve una cámara reflex para entrenar con ella. 🎨 Si traes tu material, **te guío** en el proceso de dibujar o pintar lo que elijas tú desarrollando **tu propio estilo**. 🤯 **Rompe** con el pensamiento de "yo no puedo dibujar o pintar bien" con un método que estimule tu creatividad. 👁 Te contaré la historia del lugar, su fauna y su flora. A través de la fotografía y el **senderismo meditativo** trabajaremos la **observación activa** del paisaje para conectar con el entorno, contigo mism@ y desconectar de tu rutina. 🧘‍♀️ El objetivo es la **conexión con la naturaleza** y no los kilómetros a recorrer. Haremos 20m de silencio durante el trayecto. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️ Conoce **futur@s amig@s** con tus mismas pasiones. **PLAN** 👥 Seremos un **grupo reducido de 6 a 20 personas** para respetar el ambiente de las zonas exploradas y para interactuar mejor entre nosotr@s. 🐶 Compañer@s animales bienvenid@s. 🥾 Disfrutaremos de una ruta fácil de 13 km y desnivel de 200 m. **⏳ Duración: 11h.** Incluye 40m de transporte en cada sentido. 🚂 Iremos en el tren de las 9:15 h. hasta llegar a Vilanova y la Geltrú a las 10 h. ☕ Haremos un buen desayuno para coger fuerzas para la aventura. 🌊 Allí realizaremos una encantadora ruta artística lineal con parada para baño refrescante. 📍 Volveremos desde la estación de Sitges en el tren de las 18:28 h. a las 19:10 h. llegada a Sants. 🌊 Quien se anime puede hacer post plan de calita guapa en Sitges 🚗 Avísame si quieres subirte en otra parada o ir directamente en coche (volviendo en tren de Sitges a Vilanova, a una parada). 🎁 Llévate de recuerdo mi **reportaje audiovisual de la experiencia** y la serie fotográfica realizada por tus compañer@s y por tí. ✍️ Te daré pautas y ejercicios fotográficos para **seguir mejorando** la fotografía. Vamos a crear una excursión **memorable**! Lo aquí descrito se puede ver alterado en algunos aspectos para adaptarnos a factores ajenos. **INVERSIÓN** 🎟️ Para el tren billete de ida y vuelta 11€ o bono TMB de 4 zonas como el Jove. 🐤 **25€ Early bird:** Reservando más de cuatro días antes. 💰 **28€** **Last minute:** Reservando menos de cuatro días antes. **OFERTA** **👫🏻 20€ Comunidad:** Precio para cada un@ si traes nuev@ acompañante. 💎 **20€** **Suscripción:** Adquiriendo bono de 5 experiencias SensoriArt. La suscripción se puede usar en mis otras actividades, durante un año e incluye **cumplirte un deseo** de experiencia 🪔🧞. **CÓMO APUNTARSE** 1. ✅ Pulsa asistiré en esta actividad. 2. ✅ **Contacta al organizador** por WhatsApp al [34661511632](https://wa.me/34661511632). 3. ✅ Pagar vía bizum o revolut al mismo número de teléfono con antelación. La plaza no quedará confirmada hasta que te lo comunique. Solo habrá devolución en caso de cancelación con más de tres días de antelación. **QUE HAY QUE LLEVAR** 🔹 Zapato de senderismo. 🔹 **Palos de senderismo** en caso de poca experiencia o necesidad. 🔹 Mochila con mínimo litro y medio de agua y comida de picnic para media mañana, medio día y tarde. 🔹 Ropa por capas y protección para el sol (gafas, gorra y crema). 🔹 Recomendable ropa de baño y toalla para entrar al agua. 🔹 Cámara fotográfica, la del móvil es válida, con la batería al máximo. 🔹 Opcional tu **libreta de artista** u hojas y **tus materiales de dibujo, acuarela** y técnicas complementarias. Te los alquilo si me avisas con tiempo. 🔹 Ganas de descubrir camino y paisaje a todos los niveles!! **ORGANIZADOR** 👨‍🎨 Artista y guía senderista con foco en la fotografía, la acuarela y el cuerpo. 😍👉 **Sígueme** en Instagram: [emili.sensoriart](https://www.instagram.com/emili.sensoriart) 📱👉 **Pregúntame** dudas por WhatsApp: [+34 661 511 632](https://wa.me/34661511632) **SENDERISMO ARTÍSTICO** El caminar conscientemente como práctica estética, y no sólo como tránsito entre dos puntos, nos descubre una rica gama de facetas en la experimentación del paisaje. **🔹Paisaje multisensorial:** Sentir también el paisaje táctil, auditivo y olfativo, trabaja nuestra personalidad perceptiva y creativa. **🔹Deriva peri-urbana:** Ir sin ruta fija por los límites entre urbes y bosques, aporta estímulos y descubrimientos inesperados. **🔹Burbuja temporal:** Estar en el presente aislad@ de pasado y futuro. **A la aventura!** #hiking #hikers #photography #art #landscape #mindfulness #rutas #calas #playa #camideronda #acantilados #cliffs \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🗣️ **ENGLISH** \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🗣️ English version below. (Español y català arriba/abajo). 🏞 Become a traveler in your own city. 👉 Get to know us on Instagram: emili.sensoriart OBJECTIVE 🌳 Come and explore the best beaches and coves just 40 minutes from Barcelona with cliffs, forests, and charming towns: from the fishing town of Vilanova to artistic Sitges. 📸 I will teach you how to technically and conceptually improve your photographs with your mobile camera or a professional one, with no prior knowledge required. 👁️‍🗨️ We will work on how to use focus to achieve blurred contrasts, improve light, manual control, and creative effects. 👁 I will tell you the history of the place, its fauna, and its flora. Through photography and meditative hiking, we will work on active observation of the landscape to connect with the environment, with yourself, and disconnect from your routine. 🧘‍♀️ The goal is connection with nature and not the kilometers to cover. We will do 20 minutes of silence during the journey. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️ Meet future friends with your same passions. PLAN 👥 We will be a small group of 6 to 20 people to respect the environment of the explored areas and to interact better among ourselves. 🐶 Animal companions welcome. 🥾 We will enjoy an easy 13 km route and 200 m elevation gain. ⏳ Duration: 11h. Includes 40 min of transport each way. 🚂 We will take the 9:15 AM train until arriving in Vilanova i la Geltrú at 10:00 AM. ☕ We will have breakfast to gather strength for the adventure. 🌊 There we will do a charming linear artistic route with a stop for a refreshing swim. 📍 We will return from Sitges station on the 6:28 PM train, arriving at Sants at 7:10 PM. 🌊 Anyone interested can join a post-hike plan at a beautiful cove in Sitges. 🚗 Let me know if you want to get on at another stop or go directly by car (returning by train from Sitges to Vilanova, just one stop away). 🎁 Take home my audiovisual report of the experience and the photo series taken by your companions and yourself as a keepsake. ✍️ I will give you photography guidelines and exercises to keep improving your photography. Let's create a memorable excursion! What is described here may be altered in some aspects to adapt to external factors. INVESTMENT 🎟️ For the train, 11€ going and return or a 4-zone TMB pass like the Jove is valid. 🐤 €25 Early bird: Booking more than four days in advance. 💰 €28 Last minute: Booking less than four days in advance. OFFER 👫🏻 €20 Community: Price for each if you bring a new companion. 💎 €20 Subscription: By purchasing a 5-experience SensoriArt pass. The subscription can be used for my other activities for half a year and includes granting you an experience wish 🪔🧞. HOW TO SIGN UP ✅ Click "Attend" on this activity. ✅ Contact the organizer via WhatsApp at +34 661 511 632. ✅ Pay via Bizum or Revolut to the same phone number in advance. Your spot will not be confirmed until I notify you. Refunds will only be given in case of cancellation more than three days in advance. WHAT TO BRING 🔹 Hiking shoes. 🔹 Hiking poles in case of little experience or need. 🔹 Backpack with a minimum of 1.5 liters of water and picnic food for mid-morning, lunch, and afternoon. 🔹 Layered clothing and sun protection (glasses, hat, and sunscreen). 🔹 Swimwear and a towel are recommended for going into the water. 🔹 Camera (your mobile camera is valid) with a fully charged battery. 🔹 Plenty of enthusiasm to discover the trail and landscape on every level!! ORGANIZER 👨‍🎨 Artist and hiking guide focusing on photography, watercolor, and the body. 😍👉 Follow me on Instagram: emili.sensoriart 📱👉 Ask me any questions via WhatsApp: +34 661 511 632 ARTISTIC HIKING Walking mindfully as an aesthetic practice, and not just as transit between two points, reveals a rich range of facets in experiencing the landscape. 🔹 Multisensory landscape: Feeling the landscape through touch, sound, and smell develops our perceptive and creative personality. 🔹 Peri-urban drift: Exploring without a fixed route along the borders between cities and forests brings unexpected stimuli and discoveries. 🔹 Time bubble: Being in the present, completely isolated from past and future. To the adventure! #hiking #hikers #photography #art #landscape #mindfulness #rutas #calas #playa #camideronda #acantilados #cliffs

Offline reading rave at sea | Special Editio

To get your ticket, book thorugh LUMA: [https://luma.com/qs692zic](https://luma.com/qs692zic) ## **What if being offline was your ultimate way to connect?** ​Make **offline** **time** a weekly ritual shared with a community of people with shared-values. ​Membership gives you access to FREE weekly gatherings and monthly day-retreats. Discounted rates on getaways and special editions, Free +1s and local partner perks. ​🎟️ Apply to the club membership [here](https://luma.com/theofflineclub-barcelona) ## ​**This week’s offline ritual:** # ​**Offline reading rave at sea \| Special edition ⛵️** ​**Remember what it feels like to get lost in a book?** ​We're calling out to all book lovers.... to say farewell to summer the best way possible: quietly sailing past the Barcelona skyline during sunset. ​Just you, a book in hand, the sea breaze, and the present moment. ​📵 No phones 🧘 No hustle 🌅 Just presence ​🍹 Soft drinks included 📖 What to bring: A book and a light sweater. *** ​🕒 **Program** 18:15 – 18:30 · Start boarding 18:30 – 19:30 · We set sail to the 1h reading rave 19:30 – 20:30 · Connect and socialize while we sail back *** ​⚠️ Boat leaves at 18:30 sharp. Bar on board for extra drinks (bring card or cash). ​**🎟 Limited spots.** Clock out and come float with us to end the summer memorably. ​📵 Hand in your phone upon arrival or switch it off and hide it. 💸 No refunds, but can transferr the ticket to a friend! ​📸 By signing up, you agree to let us use photos or videos from the event for social media purposes.