About us
NOTE FOR AUTHORS: We do not ask for any payments or authors to speak at our events. My Doppler does but this is a scam.
Open to everyone, an inclusive welcoming group to discuss all things books. We may venture out to other activities based on the interest so there is room to grow.
If you like books, like to talk about them and live in Sutton or thereabouts, this is the group for you. We choose the books together so there should be a wide variety.
Upcoming events
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An Evening With Bestselling Author: Nikki Smith
Stoneleigh Community Library, Stoneleigh Broadway, Epsom, KT17 2JA, Surrey, GBWe are venturing further afield! Join us for an evening with author Nikki Smith at the Stoneleigh Library.
Join us for an evening of bookish delights with the incredible Clare Chambers at Stoneleigh Library - a literary event not to be missed!
## BEST SELLING AUTHOR Nikki Smith AT STONELEIGH LIBRARY
Don't miss the chance to meet best selling author Nikki Smith in person at Stoneleigh Library for free. (They will be taking donations as the event so that they can keep these author talks going). Whether you're a long time fan or just curious, this event is a must!
Waterstones Epsom will also be at the event, selling books by Nikki Smith which Nikki will be happy to sign on the nightFor Tickets: email info@stoneleighlibrary.org.uk (We have 5 tickets reserved)
We will be meeting between 18:30 and 19:00 at the pub nearby, The Station, and then will go for the author talk at 19:00.
You do not need to have read any of her books to attend and you will be able to buy some books at the venue if you enjoy her talk.
4 attendees
BOOKCLUB: Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin
Shinner and Sudtone, 67 High Street, Sutton, GBThis month we will be reading/discussing Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin. If you have not read the book, you are more than welcome to join. Be aware, there will be spoilers!
18:30 - 18:45 - Meet, get drinks, get settled (at the back and upstairs)
18:45 - 19:45 - Discuss the book
19:45 onwards - pick book for next meet and socializeThe Venue: Shinner and Sudtone
A lovely little pub with a variety of craft beer. Usually quiet on a Monday and we get the upstairs area. They serve food and dogs are most welcome.
The Book: Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin.
Set in the contemporary Paris of American expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. James Baldwin's brilliant narrative delves into the mystery of loving with a sharp, probing imagination, and he creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the heart.
11 attendees
BOOKCLUB QUARTERLY CLASSIC: East of Eden - John Steinbeck
Shinner and Sudtone, 67 High Street, Sutton, GBEvery Quarter we will be reading a classic, in addition to the monthly books. There will be enough notice to potentially read all the books, if you wish. This quarter we will be reading/discussing East of Eden - John Steinbeck. If you have not read the book, you are more than welcome to join. Be aware, there will be spoilers!
18:30 - 18:45 - Meet, get drinks, get settled (upstairs)
18:45 - 20:00 - Discuss the book
When done: pick book for next meet and socializeThe Venue: Shinner and Sudtone
A lovely little pub with a variety of craft beer. Usually quiet on a Monday and we get the upstairs area. They serve food and dogs are most welcome.The Book: East of Eden - John Steinbeck.
Adam Trask came to California from the East to farm and raise his family on the new rich land. But the birth of his twins, Cal and Aaron, brings his wife to the brink of madness, and Adam is left alone to raise his boys to manhood. One boy thrives nurtured by the love of all those around him; the other grows up in loneliness enveloped by a mysterious darkness.First published in 1952, East of Eden is the work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. A masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years, East of Eden is a powerful and vastly ambitious novel that is at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis.
7 attendees
BOOKCLUB: TBD
Shinner and Sudtone, 67 High Street, Sutton, GBThis month we will be reading/discussing TBD. If you have not read the book, you are more than welcome to join. Be aware, there will be spoilers!
18:30 - 18:45 - Meet, get drinks, get settled (at the back and upstairs)
18:45 - 19:45 - Discuss the book
19:45 onwards - pick book for next meet and socializeThe Venue: Shinner and Sudtone
A lovely little pub with a variety of craft beer. Usually quiet on a Monday and we get the upstairs area. They serve food and dogs are most welcome.
The Book: TBD
6 attendees
Past events
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