About us
Want to discuss literature with others but don't have time to commit to longer books? In this book club, we focus on short stories so that anybody can join in, even those who only have time to read on the tram! Here's how it works:
- Every week, we announce a selection of short stories in English (possibly translated) freely available online.
- Anybody who wants to participate reads the stories in advance on their own. The texts for any given week usually take an hour or two to read.
- We meet on Sunday to discuss the stories.
Our discussions don't follow a set agenda and are all based on what we happen to find interesting for any given story. The story choices are member-driven, so feel free to suggest anything that interests you!
Upcoming events
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🏡 Locally-grown horror - Fiona Stoffer (exclusive)
Språkcaféet, Esperantoplatsen 7-9, Göteborg, SE📚 About our sessions
Please read the stories listed below before attending. For every story we will start with summarizing the story so that we have it fresh in our minds. We will share our opinions about the story, which parts we liked and which we didn't like, and we will discuss any and all aspects of the story and the writing.📖 About this session
This week we read two short stories by local author Fiona Stoffer, exclusively provided to us ahead of her new book's premiere at the Gothenburg Book Fair. Several of the stories in this collection of supernatural horror and drama are inspired by locations in and around the city itself, and the second story below in fact takes place in Härryda.🚠 Dangling (2,500 words)
💥 Cracks (10,000 words) - also available as an audiobookIn the second half of the event, we will also be joined by the author for some direct reader-to-author talk about the stories and about writing in general.
For more about the author and her work, visit Fiona Stoffer's website.
After the discussion feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
12 attendees
📚🤓 Special session: Stories from Bokmässan 2026
Språkcaféet, Esperantoplatsen 7-9, Göteborg, SE📚 About our sessions
Please read the stories listed below before attending. For every story we will start with summarizing the story so that we have it fresh in our minds. We will share our opinions about the story, which parts we liked and which we didn't like, and we will discuss any and all aspects of the story and the writing.📖 About this session
This session will take place during Bokmässan 2026 weekend and we will dedicate this session to explore some of the most relevant authors in the fair and as a small sample to encourage explore more about the different writers. During the session, we will discuss the following stories:🇧🇬 The Christmas Soul of a Pig - Georgi Gospodinov (2001, 1100 words)
🇩🇰 The Heron - Dorthe Nors (2013, 1400 words)
🇯🇵 The Door Between Us - Mieko Kawakami (2024, 1500 words)
🇦🇬 In The Night - Jamaica Kincaid (1978, 1700 words)
🇹🇿 Bossy - Abdulrazak Gurnah (1994, 4600 words)After the discussion feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
2 attendees
Past events
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