What we’re about
Hello fellow book lovers!
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We are Oslo Book Club - a book discussion club that was born on Meetup in the dark depths of winter 2012. Since then, we have grown quite a bit. Nowadays we meet twice a month to share our love for reading and to discuss books and short stories in a friendly and inspiring environment. It is a wonderful way to discover great books and to meet new and like-minded people.
We have a monthly poll to select our reads for the next month and this poll is made up of suggestions from our members. So whether it's a classic you've always wanted to read, a book you love or something that caught your eye in the bookstore, it's up to you. Discussions will start on the book we have read that month but often spread to other cultural topics such as films, plays and music as well.
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So please come along and join us for a discussion and open your mind to some books you probably wouldn't have dreamed of reading!
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You can also follow us on Instagram: oslo_book_club
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Upcoming events
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October 2025 - Short Story - The Horla
Bristol Pub, Kristian IVs gate 9, Oslo, NOJoin us for our spooky October 2025 short story meetup! 👻
We will be reading Guy de Maupassant's "The Horla" (from the collection of the same name).
- The story can be read here in English: https://www.eastoftheweb.com/node/6540/printable/print
- Or here in the original French: https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Le_Horla_(recueil,_Ollendorff_1895)/Le_Horla
We hope to see you there (unless you're a ghost and then we hope we'll feel your presence, through the ether, or however that works),
Tom, Leisha, Max19 attendees
October 2025 - Book - Frankenstein
Deichman Bjørvika, Vestlys plass 1, Oslo, NOJoin us for the October 2025 spooky book 🧟♂️ - gothic classic "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Shelley.
"Frankenstein" is in the public domain and can be read here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/84.
We hope to see you there for a graveyard smash / book discussion!
- Tom, Leisha, Max(This month's poll was a tie and resolved to Frankenstein because it was recommended by two people. If anyone reads "The Safekeep" by Yael van der Wouden, I'm also happy to discuss that after the meetup over drinks! 🍐)
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Past events
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