Book Swap

**📵 This is a phone-free event by The Offline Club.** Hi lovely person, this listing is for discovery only —tickets are managed through Lu.Ma[ 👉 Please confirm your spot here.](https://luma.com/7ck9408j) \*\*\* 📚 Join **The Offline Club** at [Sapiens](https://www.sapienscafe.fr/fr) café-bistrot for our **Offline Reading Party**. ​​Lock your phone away and immerse yourself in an evening designed to slow you down. ​​This reading party is your chance to disconnect from screens, unwind from the daily buzz, and meet like-minded people. ​​It’s a little escape into a different world — where time slows down, people are open to connect, and you can truly focus on yourself. ​It's the perfect way to enjoy your weekend! ​​**What to expect:** ​​📖 Peaceful (me-)time to read that book you’ve been meaning to start (or finish!) 🤝 The chance to meet and connect with like-minded (wannabe) booklovers 💬 A space where connection comes easily — no rush, no pressure, no notifications 🫖 Community vibes, a welcoming atmosphere, and plenty of time to relax 📵 Valuable time offline that leaves you feeling rested and fulfilled ​🇫🇷 🇬🇧 **French & English friendly** — all our events are bilingual, so you can comfortably speak either language ​​**The Program:** ​​19:00 – 19:30 \| Arrive & make yourself at home 19:30 – 20:30 \| Dive into your book 20:30 – 21:30 \| Connect with others ​​**Dive into your book** ​​This is your time to sit back and enjoy undistracted reading time. ​​Remember to bring your own book, comic, or poetry bundle (we love all literature). ​​**Connect with others** ​​Chat & connect with others, but only if you feel like it. Meet new people, share stories about your favourite reads, and enjoy meaningful conversations. We create laid-back spaces where talking to strangers is the norm and connection is made easy. ​​**About your phone:** *Your phone will rest in our “phone hotel,” and we’ll be its bodyguards. But just so you know, if it magically disappears, learns to fly, or mysteriously breaks, The Offline Club can’t be held responsible.* ​​*Not quite ready to let it go? No worries, just switch it off and keep it tucked away, out of sight.* ​We love and appreciate the venues that host our events! Please remember that your consumption gives the venues one more reason to love us back! ​**We can’t wait to swap screen time for real time with you.** ​​Offline hugs, ​​Stefania, ​The Offline Club Paris ​-- ​*📸 Thanks to our volunteer Photo Manager [Tarannum Hussain](https://www.instagram.com/tarannum17/) for taking this photo.*

Come and idle away the winter months with **Shakespeare’s Sonnets**! It’s never too late to discover, or rediscover just how dazzling, intimate, and endlessly surprising Shakespeare’s incredible body of 154 sonnets can be. Over the next three months, we’ll wander through some of the most beautiful, piercing, and emotionally complex poems ever written. Think of it as falling in love with Shakespeare all over again one cluster of sonnets at a time. **In March:** We enter the world of the late sonnets; the so-called “*Dark Lady*” poems, where passion becomes more complicated, desire grows knotted and sharp, and Shakespeare confronts the darker edges of sexuality and self-knowledge. These poems are bold, unsettling, and unforgettable. **Our cluster**: Sonnets 127–152 (the full Dark Lady sequence), with optional additions of 129 (“Th’ expense of spirit in a waste of shame”) and 138 (“When my love swears that she is made of truth”) for special discussion. Across the winter, we’ll read, explore, puzzle over, and simply enjoy these poems together tracing how Shakespeare moves from youthful radiance to emotional turmoil to the shadowy brilliance of his final sonnets. Hope you will make it! Maryama Antoine

## Details Hello writers, we are happy to meet you in our new permanent home: Bohème Coworking, located at 21 rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement. When you arrive, just tell the friendly folks at La Boheme reception that you are with the writing group. They will give you a little wooden knick-knack with the wifi codes and a number that they use to determine the cost based on time spent (it's 3,80 € per hour, paid at the end). ***Now, about Ready-Set-Write! ..*.** Ready Set Write! is a regular meeting of motivated writers who grab a beverage, then shut up and write. ***What it is:*** An opportunity for writers to get together and do short, intense bursts of writing. We write for 45-ish minutes, take a 15 minute break, rinse & repeat. ***What it is NOT:*** neither a forum for critiquing each other's work, nor shameless self-promoting your projects or groups. You pay for the time you spend, and have access to coffee, tea, and wifi. **AND FINALLY ...** * Register in advance, and only if you will join us in-person. * Update your RSVP if you cannot make it. * Please be respectful and considerate with our writing colleagues. ***Stay tuned for location updates!***

* Between 20 and 30 international attendees \* We meet to promote cultural exchanges or practice a foreign language. The number of participants is limited to preserve user-friendliness. The address is therefore given only for participants who have taken a membership card valid for one year. The membership card offers a special feature: choose a sticker number and receive a free shot at the bar after chatting with other group members. **Card fee is 5€ and available here** : [https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025](https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025)

Je vous propose une séance de sport gratuite aux Tuileries. L’objectif est double : 1. vous faire bouger et passer un bon moment 2. me permettre de m’entraîner à encadrer un groupe dans le cadre de mon diplôme de coach sportif La séance dure environ 50 minutes et elle est accessible à tous les niveaux : débutants, intermédiaires et confirmés. Je m’adapte à chacun avec des variantes plus faciles ou plus difficiles selon votre niveau. Je compte organiser ce rendez-vous régulièrement Tout le monde est le bienvenu, dans une ambiance simple, respectueuse et motivante.

* Entre 10 y 30 participantes internacionales \* Nos reunimos para fomentar el intercambio cultural y la práctica de idiomas. ¡Esta noche, todos los idiomas son bienvenidos! El ambiente es agradable y relajado, y el número de participantes es limitado. Solo se compartirán participantes con quienes tengan una tarjeta de membresía anual válida. La tarjeta de membresía ofrece una ventaja especial: elige un número de pegatina y recibe un chupito gratis en la barra después de charlar con los demás miembros del grupo. **Precio de la entrada**: 5 € (disponible desde ayer). ⬇️ [https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025](https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025)

➡️ Réservation obligatoire depuis la billetterie : [https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-de-la-sensibilite-a-la-sagesse-une-voie-feminine-de-lame-1980767322382](https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-de-la-sensibilite-a-la-sagesse-une-voie-feminine-de-lame-1980767322382) Atelier d'écriture animé par Diane Seyrig, pour explorer l'authenticité du féminin. De la sensibilité à la sagesse, il ne s’agit pas d’un passage à renier, mais d’un mouvement à accomplir. À travers la philosophie et l’écriture, cet atelier propose d’explorer comment la sensibilité, lorsqu’elle est éclairée, devient source de discernement. Une voie féminine de l’âme, comme travail vivant d’unification du cœur et de l’esprit. *Activité proposée dans le cadre de la journée internationale du droit des femmes.* 📅 **Date** : Samedi 7 mars à 17h 📍 **Lieu :** Espace Le Moulin — 75005 Paris. Métro (7) : Les Gobelins ou Censier Daubenton 🎟️ **Tarif** : 10€ tarif unique

Join us for our women's book club meet-up! The meetup address to be announced. Please note that as I'm going to be booking a table for dinner, the restaurant will be expecting that everyone orders something to eat. \*You will need to confirm your attendance through WhatsApp prior to the event. I will reach out to you personally though messages to add you to the WhatsApp chat\* Book details: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231127462-my-husband-s-wife

This book club event's theme is about art, writing, and one's passion to create! It encompasses a lot of literature surrounding *Writing, Artistic Passion, and the cost of an artistic life.* Many questions can be addressed, amongst them: \- What is it to write\, to create? \- Whether to make the choice to follow our passion and our calling\. \- What would be the cost of such a choice? \- How do artists navigate through life? \- What does it mean to write? This is a themed book club with no required reading! This topic is a wide topic and can include many books that relate to the theme, or explore ambition, creativity, purpose, or the tension between desire and duty, etc. Bring your favorite book(s) that feel close to the topic and discuss your reflections, favorite quotes, and engage in cozy conversations. (You’re also welcome to bring a physical copy for our group book photo tradition.✨📖📚) If you would like to take reference, here are some suggested books that would fit within this topic: – *Letters to a Young Poet* by Rainer Maria Rilke – *A Room of One’s Own* by Virginia Woolf – *Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man* by James Joyce – *The Cost of Living* by Deborah Levy – *Just Kids* by Patti Smith – *The Writing Life* by Annie Dillard – *On Writing* by Stephen King – *Big Magic* by Elizabeth Gilbert – *The Artist’s Way* by Julia Cameron (And you can refer to many more!) P.S. I’ll reach out before the event to confirm attendance. Please cancel in advance if plans change so I can adjust the reservation accordingly. Thank you\~

Ce soir, dans le cadre du cycle général, nous avons voté : **1 - "Le tumulte des flots" de Yukio Mishima** "Shinji est un jeune pêcheur travaillant sur le bateau Tabei-Maru, appartenant à Jukichi. Un jour, il voit une jeune fille, nommé Hatsue, et tombe amoureux d'elle. Il apprend quelques temps plus tard que Hatsue est la fille du plus riche habitant de l'île...." Babelio **2 - "Demian" de Hermann Hesse** "Roman d'initiation et de formation, Demian est l'un des chefs-d'œuvre de ce genre littéraire. Comment l'homme peut-il échapper au monde des miroirs et parvenir à être lui-même ?..." Babelio ***On peut lire l'un ou les deux livres programmés.*** **Pour les présentations d'auteurs :** -Carole va nous faire une présentation de Yukio Mishima pour donner du contexte à nos discussions ; \- Francisco fait la présentation d'auteur de Hermann Hesse de Stefan Zweig pendant une dizaine de minutes\. **Pour les focus sur l'oeuvre :** \- Je fais les deux focus sur l'oeuvre soit "Demian" et "Le Tumulte des flots"\. Et n'oubliez pas ! Partagez, si sous le souhaitez, quelques mots, passages et/ou citations qui vous ont marqués, touchés, et qui vous semblent importants à partager avec le groupe et les participants. Enfin, inscrivez-vous, je vous prie, uniquement si vous êtes sûrs d'être de la partie. Bien à vous tous, bonnes lectures, et à bientôt ! Jélila PS : la participation pour des raisons de frais liés à Meetup (240 euros par an) est de 2 euros par personne et par an. Mais elle reste facultative !

**Échange Linguistique Français–Anglais 🇫🇷🤝🇬🇧** Bonjour à toutes et à tous ! Nous espérons que vous allez bien ! 😊 Nous sommes ravis de vous inviter à notre échange linguistique français–anglais ! 🕒 Heure : 15h00–17h00 📍 Lieu : Jardin de Reuilly - Paul Pernin (153 Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris) 🔍 Stp Repérez une PARAPLUIE ROSE 💗☂️ à votre arrivée ! 💶 **Participation :** 5 € en **ESPÈCES** pour l'organisation 📱 **Contact :** **[Rejoignez notre groupe WhatsApp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EQr7SpyBTsfFEvaMH84sAM)** (pour la localisation en direct pendant l’événement et les annonces hebdomadaires) 💌 Venez seul·e ou accompagné·e — vous repartirez avec de nouvelles amitiés et des souvenirs inoubliables. 🗣️ **Concept de l’événement :** L’échange dure 2 heures et se divise en 4 sessions de 30 minutes : Chaque table accueille 4 à 6 personnes, avec un mélange de francophones et d’anglophones 15 minutes en français, suivies de 15 minutes en anglais À la fin de chaque session, les tables sont remaniées pour rencontrer de nouvelles personnes ! Cet événement est placé sous le signe de la détente et de l’échange culturel — sans pression, juste de bonnes vibes et de belles conversations. 🥂 ❗ **Important :** Ce n’est **pas un speed-dating**. Merci à tous de nous aider à maintenir une atmosphère respectueuse et inclusive. 📸 **Consentement média :** Des photos et vidéos seront prises pendant l’événement. En y participant, vous acceptez qu’elles puissent être utilisées dans notre communication ou sur les réseaux sociaux. Si vous avez des objections, merci de le signaler aux organisateurs. On a hâte de vous voir ! 😊 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 **French and English Language Exchange 🇫🇷🤝🇬🇧** Hello everyone! We hope you’re doing well! 😊 We’re excited to invite you to our French-English Language Exchange! 🕒 Time: 15:00–17:00 📍 Location: Jardin de Reuilly - Paul Pernin (153 Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris) 🔍 Pls Look for a PINK Umbrella 💗☂️ when you arrive! 💶Participation **:** €5 in **CASH** for organizing 📱 **Contact:** **[Join our WhatsApp Group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EQr7SpyBTsfFEvaMH84sAM)** (for live location during events and weekly event updates) **💌 Come solo or with friends —** you’ll leave with new friendships and unforgettable memories. 🗣️ **Event Concept:** The exchange lasts 2 hours and is split into 4 sessions of 30 minutes: * Each table has 4–6 people, with a mix of French and English speakers * 15 minutes in French, followed by 15 minutes in English * After each session, tables are reshuffled so you meet new people! This event is all about relaxed, friendly cultural exchange — no pressure, just good vibes and great conversation. 🥂 ❗ **Important:** This is not a speed-dating event. We kindly remind everyone to help us maintain a respectful and inclusive atmosphere. 📸 **Media Consent:** Photos and videos will be taken during the event. By participating, you consent to their use in promotional materials and on social media. If you have concerns, please inform the organizers. We can't wait to see you there! 😊

EN : Come and meet likeminded stock and crypto investors! 
Informal coffee meetups to share our ideas, discuss the latest hot investments, and make new connections. 
In a friendly sense of community! FR : Venez rencontrer des investisseurs passionnés par les actions et les cryptos ! Des rencontres informelles autour d’un café pour partager nos idées, discuter des derniers investissements tendance et créer de nouveaux contacts. Dans une ambiance conviviale et communautaire !

**French and English Language Exchange 🇫🇷🤝🇬🇧** Hello everyone! We hope you’re doing well! 😊 We’re excited to invite you to our French-English Language Exchange! 🕒 Time: 15:00–17:00 📍 Location: Jardin de Reuilly - Paul Pernin (153 Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris) 🔍 Look for a PINK Umbrella 💗☂️ when you arrive! 💶 **Fee:** €5 in **CASH** for organizing 📱 **Contact:** **[Join our WhatsApp Group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EQr7SpyBTsfFEvaMH84sAM)** (for live location during events and weekly event updates) **💌 Come solo or with friends —** you’ll leave with new friendships and unforgettable memories. 🗣️ **Event Concept:** The exchange lasts 2 hours and is split into 4 sessions of 30 minutes: * Each table has 4–6 people, with a mix of French and English speakers * 15 minutes in French, followed by 15 minutes in English * After each session, tables are reshuffled so you meet new people! This event is all about relaxed, friendly cultural exchange — no pressure, just good vibes and great conversation. 🥂 ❗ **Important:** This is not a speed-dating event. We kindly remind everyone to help us maintain a respectful and inclusive atmosphere. 📸 **Media Consent:** Photos and videos will be taken during the event. By participating, you consent to their use in promotional materials and on social media. If you have concerns, please inform the organizers. We can't wait to see you there! 😊 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 **Échange Linguistique Français–Anglais 🇫🇷🤝🇬🇧** Bonjour à toutes et à tous ! Nous espérons que vous allez bien ! 😊 Nous sommes ravis de vous inviter à notre échange linguistique français–anglais ! 🕒 Heure : 15h00–17h00 📍 Lieu : Jardin de Reuilly - Paul Pernin (153 Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris) 🔍 Repérez une PARAPLUIE ROSE 💗☂️ à votre arrivée ! 💶 **Participation :** 5 € en **ESPÈCES** pour l'organisation 📱 **Contact :** **[Rejoignez notre groupe WhatsApp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EQr7SpyBTsfFEvaMH84sAM)** (pour la localisation en direct pendant l’événement et les annonces hebdomadaires) 💌 Venez seul·e ou accompagné·e — vous repartirez avec de nouvelles amitiés et des souvenirs inoubliables. 🗣️ **Concept de l’événement :** L’échange dure 2 heures et se divise en 4 sessions de 30 minutes : Chaque table accueille 4 à 6 personnes, avec un mélange de francophones et d’anglophones 15 minutes en français, suivies de 15 minutes en anglais À la fin de chaque session, les tables sont remaniées pour rencontrer de nouvelles personnes ! Cet événement est placé sous le signe de la détente et de l’échange culturel — sans pression, juste de bonnes vibes et de belles conversations. 🥂 ❗ **Important :** Ce n’est **pas un speed-dating**. Merci à tous de nous aider à maintenir une atmosphère respectueuse et inclusive. 📸 **Consentement média :** Des photos et vidéos seront prises pendant l’événement. En y participant, vous acceptez qu’elles puissent être utilisées dans notre communication ou sur les réseaux sociaux. Si vous avez des objections, merci de le signaler aux organisateurs. On a hâte de vous voir ! 😊

Un événement pour se rencontrer entre femmes parisiennes qui écrivent ✍️
Faisons connaissance autour d’un thé ou café et parlons écriture(s), lecture(s) et inspiration(s) ! ☀️ Et n’hésitez pas à prendre vos ordis (chargés) ou carnets : nous allons écrire pendant une partie de l’après-midi !

Note change in time to 1:30pm. This will be the 4th bookswap and this time it will have a twist. We will be exchanging books/media as well as other gently used items such as clothing, accessories, and boardgames. Please be mindful not to bring any super fancy items or any items you would not be comfortable gifting a friend or neighbor. This is NOT a yard sale. Please only bring items you’d like to give away. Please do not bring your whole closet and please launder any clothing. Please consider donating (locally) any leftover items. If weather is bad, event will be cancelled or rescheduled. So that we can find each other easily, we will meet in front of Cabin John Ice rink entrance at 1:30pm and then move next door to Cabin John Park at around 1:45pm.

**In a bold departure from our usual articles and short stories, this month we will be exchanging... seeds.** Bring what you’ve saved, thinned, or over-ordered. Trade, collect, compare notes on seed-starting setups, and swap stories about last season’s triumphs and failures. If you don’t have seeds to share, come anyway. You can learn, collect a few, and hang out with people who get genuinely excited about planting things. * Will we accidentally discuss the nature of generosity? Possibly. * Will someone bring up gift economies? Perhaps. * Will you leave with tomato seeds? Very likely. **Where:** This year we’ll be hosting at [Nova Labs](https://www.nova-labs.org/). Nova Labs is a local maker space—a collaborative workshop with tools, equipment, and creative people building everything from art to prototypes. (I'm a new member. It's a fantastic space!) We can mayyybe sneak in an impromptu tour. And if there’s interest, we can grab a drink afterward and keep the conversation—horticultural or otherwise—going. **Optional inspiration:** The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a short reflection on abundance and reciprocity in the natural world. Read it if you like. Or just come for the squash. **Bring:** Seeds, small envelopes or bags, and something to label your seeds with. And a seedy snack if you feel so moved!

**🎉 Book Swap: Bring Your Books to the West End Neighborhood Library! 📚** 📅 **Date:** Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 🕒 **Time:** 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM 📍 **Location:** West End Neighborhood Library - 2301 L St NW, Washington, DC 20037 **Agenda:** * **6:00 PM - 6:15 PM** \- Check\-in and chat * **6:15 PM - 6:30 PM** \- Introductions * **6:30 PM - 7:30 PM** \- Book swap **Please note**: * Gently used books are ideal for swapping. * If a book you bring isn’t swapped, you are responsible for taking it home. * This is a “stay-and-swap” event, so please join with the intention of engaging and connecting with the group.

…Carroll, 304 pages [Physics] • Hardcover • Kindle • Audiobook • Library: https://fcplcat.fairfaxcounty.gov/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1&cn=611358 Check the How To Find Us section for Zoom Link **(Remember, the Zoom Link is different each month, do not bookmark)** ### Review Praise for Quanta and Fields: “Readers will be electrified by his discussion of wave functions, entanglement, fields, and so much more. From the most infinitesimal of subatomic particles to the seemingly vast infinities of the universe’s great expanse, Carroll’s latest inquiry illuminates, well, everything.” —Booklist "In that void between hand-wavy popular science and academic textbook, this modern, informative and engaging account of quantum physics ticks all the boxes. Carroll the Explainer at his very best." —Jim Al-Khalili ### About the Author Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is host of the Mindscape podcast, and author of From Eternity to Here, The Particle at the End of the Universe, The Big Picture, and Something Deeply Hidden. He has been awarded prizes and fellowships by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the American Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of London, and many others. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, writer Jennifer Ouellette.

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