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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BOOKCLUB: The Measure - Nikki Erlick.
Shinner and Sudtone, 67 High Street, Sutton, GBThis month we will be reading/discussing The Measure - Nikki Erlick. 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: The Measure - Nikki Erlick
Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out.
But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live.
From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?
As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?
The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.
24 attendees
BOOKCLUB: Wrong Place, Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister
Shinner and Sudtone, 67 High Street, Sutton, GBThis month we will be reading/discussing Wrong Place, Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister. 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: Wrong Place, Wrong Time - Gillian McAllister
It is midnight on the morning of Halloween, and Jen anxiously waits up for her 18-year-old son, Todd, to return home. But worries about his broken curfew transform into something much more dangerous when Todd finally emerges from the darkness. As Jen watches through the window, she sees her funny, seemingly happy teenage son stab a total stranger.
She doesn’t know who the victim is, or why Todd has committed such a devastating act of violence. All she knows is that her life, and Todd’s, have been shattered.
After her son is taken into custody, Jen falls asleep in despair. But when she wakes up… it is yesterday. The murder has not happened yet—and there may be a chance to stop it. Each morning, when Jen wakes, she is further back in the past, first weeks, then years, before the murder. And Jen realizes that somewhere in the past lies the trigger for Todd’s terrible crime…and it is her mission to find it, and prevent it from taking place.
14 attendees
Cultural Event: Sutton Symphony Orchestra
All Saints Church, High St, Carshalton, GBMEETING FROM 6:30PM TO 7PM AT THE WOODMAN PUB in Carshalton.
We shall be heading to see/hear the Sutton Symphony Orchestra. One of our members plays the violin so there is the additional element of supporting them.
The 80th Anniversary of the orchestra will be a Journey into Space. With music from popular films, this looks to be a fun night out.
Tickets are £18 and you need to book in advance - here: https://www.suttonsymphonyorchestra.org/next-concert/
We shall meet ahead of the event, further details of when and where can be discussed below and closer to the time.
1 attendee
BOOKCLUB QUARTERLY CLASSIC: The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
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 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath. 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: The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic.6 attendees
Past events
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