Book Drives Toronto

Silent Bookclub Meeting #86

The next event is happening on Tuesday August 11 at 6:00 PM at the Deck located in Clarence Square! Note we will be meeting on the deck in the cover photo, which is by the dog park! Please RSVP if you're planning on coming so we can plan appropriately! To help cover the costs of meetup fees, we will be taking optional donations for this event. If you're inclined to, feel free to send any amount you're comfortable with to harresh.s@hotmail.com, or bring cash to the event. Please note that this is entirely optional and not required to join the event! All proceeds will go towards fees for this event and future events, as well as meetup fees

Tough Guy Book Club - Toronto ON

Join us for the Toronto Chapter of Tough Guy Book Club. You can find out this month's book here [https://toughguybookclub.com/books](https://toughguybookclub.com/books?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcTVleWRsd0ZYSWdqZXV4QXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5aL8E3xpn05czDIaY5kEiHH3oABs4hICFLOrNXUsW-0gY5HePBTW1ni0SYzw_aem_qNxAzG9ij-sVr5-Rf8Uw3Q) If you have the chance, try to pick up the book and read a couple of pages before the night. If you haven’t, come anyway, no one gives a damn. We are not your boss. If you got one, make sure to bring your copy of the books down, it’ll help you talk about bits of it, we suggest underlining stuff that sticks out to you as important. Also like all months, we will be announcing next month’s book at the meeting and handing them out to those of you who were wise enough to pre-order last month. See you there. Want to know more about Tough Guy Book Club? Read this - [http://toughguybookclub.com/about-us](http://toughguybookclub.com/about-us?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcTVleWRsd0ZYSWdqZXV4QXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5QrDxxQmsaiuIfgbomTP4b6948UogKCm9U4Dudq5-VU_8aUx5RnTiUjO_R1Q_aem_n5AIic3b6NMTZ5TUJGTLkw)

The Girls Book Club: Fantasy/Romance Book Club Meetup #8

Hi everyone!! 💖 This is now our EIGHTH book club meetup! I can’t wait to get to know you all more, hang out and talk books. For this meeting we’ll be FINISHING Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross!!! Please read the WHOLE book before coming so that we have lots to discuss! The location MIGHT change. There is a new book bar that opened up in Toronto and I’d love to see if we can get a spot there. So stay tuned!!! Don’t stress if you’re new or didn’t make it to the last meetup! This is a super chill group and we’re mostly here to chat, vibe, and obsess over books together. Can’t wait to see you all!! 📚✨

Cover Her Face by P. D. James (Lily)

11 books, 8 ebooks, 4 audio

Silent Bookclub Meeting #87

The next event is happening on Friday August 14 at 6:00 PM at Riverdale Park! (Weather permitting) We'll be meeting beside St. Matthew's Clubhouse ([https://maps.app.goo.gl/6QPdak2vwKTpgDMf9?g_st=ac](https://maps.app.goo.gl/6QPdak2vwKTpgDMf9?g_st=ac)) Please RSVP if you're planning on coming so we can plan appropriately!

Silent Bookclub Meeting #85 (RSVP REQUIRED)

Note you will need to RSVP to attend our event on Sunday August 9 at Danu Social House. You can RSVP here: [https://luma.com/h5cakvyw](https://luma.com/h5cakvyw)

ABCD Reads AND Watches "Good Omens"

[[RESULTS](https://opavote.com/results/4896565132263424) of the poll for this event] ABCD Reads AND Watches "**Good Omens**", a [book](https://tpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S234C741952) by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, and a [TV series on Amazon Prime](https://www.primevideo.com/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.2eb57089-fc1c-d3d0-c5f7-cfcb696e66b5&linkCode=xm2&tag=amazon-ca-ro-mac-chr-20). **:: ABOUT THE BOOK ::** "The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Put New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett together . . . and all Hell breaks loose." (from [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12070.Good_Omens)) **:: ABOUT THE MOVIE ::** "The adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel of the same name where the End of the World is fast approaching and after many years of living with mortals, Aziraphale the angel (Michael Sheen) and Crowley the demon (David Tennant) decide they must stop the Apocalypse but first they must find the 11-year-old Antichrist (Sam Taylor Buck)." (from [MetaCritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/good-omens/)) **:: ABOUT THE EVENT ::** Instead of just reading the book as usual, this time we're asking that you also watch the TV-series adaptation (or, at least, the first episode thereof). During our discussion, we'll explore the strengths of both the book and the movie, evaluate the adaptation's effectiveness, and touch on any other topics that arise. You are welcome to arrive 30 minutes before the event and stay 30 minutes or longer afterward to connect with other attendees outside the book talk. Please ensure you have read the book and watched the movie before attending (though finishing either is not a barrier to participating, as long as you don't mind spoilers). First-time attendees can join for free. If the event is full, we maintain an unofficial waitlist. Please send [Michael](https://www.meetup.com/members/55295192/) a direct message for more information, in either case. We request a $3 contribution from regular attendees to help cover our monthly meetup costs. **:: ABOUT OUR NEXT READ&WATCH ::** At the end of each event, we will ask for nominees for our next Read & Watch (date TBA). If you have a good pairing in mind, please ensure that the book is between 200-400 pages long, available from the Toronto Public Library, and counts as contemporary literary fiction (though these are not hard and fast rules), and that the movie or TV-series is readily available. When enough nominees are collected, Michael will send the members a direct message with a link where you can vote.

Bookish Bi Reading Club

Monthly Book Club - August - Cynthia's Chinese Restaurant (Thornhill)

In this book club, you read a book based on a theme and we all discuss the book each chose. If you just want to come out and join without reading a book that is perfectly fine. The theme for this month is Beach Read. The next meetup will be at Cynthia's Chinese Restaurant, 7700 Bathurst St Unit 51, Thornhill, ON L4J 7Y3. Please do not RSVP unless you intend to come. We will confirm with you up to 5 days before the event that you are attending. If you cannot confirm at that time, we unfortunately cannot reserve a spot for you. NOTE: No Shows will be removed from Richmond Hill Friends. Hope to see you all there.

The Bloom Collective (TBC)

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman #TBC 1

Short Reads Social #11: Topic TBD (Aug 11th)

\-\-\- Short-Read Socials are back! Come meet with like-minded and unlikeminded people to talk about the topic of the month. \-\-\- **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): * P.S. bypass paywalls [here](https://www.removepaywall.com/) * Feel free to post other recommendations (blogs, movies, tv episodes, video essays, etc.) in the comments!

The Toronto Artist's Way Meetup Monthly Meetup

The purpose of the group, based on the book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, is for people to meet and talk about their artistic challenges in any field (painting, writing, music etc.) and encourage each other to break their creative blocks and fulfill themselves in their art. If you find people who are sympathetic, you may want to form your own group, meeting regularly to explore the book and supporting each other in their artistic journeys. I have gone through 2 such clusters and can say that it is a very powerful experience. Why not come to a meeting and see for yourself?