About us
Book clubs are great, but people are busy! If you enjoy reading and discussing great short fiction, please join me every second Thursday evening to discuss one (or both) of the New Yorker's most recent short stories. Note: you don't have to have a subscription to the New Yorker, you can listen for free, here. We'll meet for two hours on alternating Thursday evenings, from 7 pm to 9 pm, at the National Arts Centre (for now).
Who you are: Someone who loves reading and discussing short fiction.
Who you aren't: Someone who gets into polemical debates. It's fine if you don't like a particular story--but please base your rational in the text itself. We're a literature discussion group, not a debate society.
This is a brand-new group, so I'll post the first meeting in early March 2026. Stay tuned!
Upcoming events
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Inagural Reading and Discussion Meetup
National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1, Ottawa, ON, CAWe'll discuss the New Yorker stories from March 2, 2026, and March 9, 2026. (I'll update the titles with links, once available.) Please read one or both of the stories and come prepared with some basic discussion points:
- What you liked, and why
- What you didn't like, and why
- Any story-relevant thoughts
- Whether you've read any stories from the author before
- Etc.
We'll meet at the NAC, next to the wooden seat-stairs. From there, we'll find a table.
Any questions or comments, feel free to reach out!
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