About us

If you enjoy exercising the body and the mind all in one fell swoop, join Books, Jogs and Chess. We'll meet at the Westside Barnes and Noble cafe in Madison for some evening palaver over a good book, play some chess and then finish off the night with a good run. You pick your pace. All levels welcome. Run only if you are in good health to do so. You needn't know how to play chess and you needn't have a wealth of book knowledge. All you need is to have a passion for reading, and engaging the mind and the body.

AMENDMENT: Due to poor air quality, the jogs aspect of this group will be paused until such conditions improve. In order to be considerate of everyone's health and my own, we will not be jogging for the time being. However, if conditions are agreeable to us and the AQI isn't so dangerous that one should remain sheltered in place, we can meet to talk about books and play some chess. I think the format for the "books" portion of the meeting can either be a "reader's choice" book club or simply talking about what books have excited us lately or in the past. I hope this temporary resolution is alright. I'll schedule an event at a small independent bookshop or coffee shop and post it on Meet up. This is temporary. I hope that the air quality improves soon. Stay tuned for further alterations and amendments. Thank you!