English Books & Literature

Hi everyone, for February we will be reading The End of Eddy (En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule) by Edouard Louis. We'll be meeting on Thursday, February 26th at a member's apartment. On the day of, please bring snacks and/or drinks to share with everyone if you can. **If you are able to host the group, please send me a message.** As always, make sure you update your RSVP if plans change. See you soon! Lindsay, Reza and Lorraine P.S. We created a WhatsApp channel to facilitate communication around book club events, voting, etc. You can join here if you'd like: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/ILxho9jrEST2VGhhtIATm5](https://chat.whatsapp.com/ILxho9jrEST2VGhhtIATm5)

🇫🇷 Bonjour ! J’espère que tout le monde va bien ! 😁 Nous organisons un événement autour des jeux de sociétés pour cette fin de saison : * Tous les derniers Jeudi du mois à "Les Berthom" : 35 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris à 18H40, prix de la participation à 15€. Proche des stations République(Métro 3, 5, 8, 9, 11) et Oberkampf(Métro 5, 9). Une boisson vous sera offerte parmi la carte du bar et des snacks seront disponibles sur les tables ! 🍻 L’entrée au bar se fait à partir de 18H35. Le concept de l’événement est celui qui suit : * La durée totale de l’événement est de 3 heures. * Des tables de langues seront faites en fonction des langues parlées par les participants. * Des jeux vous seront mis à dispositions, néanmoins vous avez le droit d’amener vos propres jeux ! L’événement a pour but d’être ludique, de favoriser l’échange de langue et culturel, en y ajoutant un côté social ! Ce n’est pas un speed-dating, nous trouvons cela important de le préciser et nous serons strict sur le respect de cette mention. ^^ En espérant vous voir très bientôt ! 🇬🇧 Hello ! We hope everyone’s doing good ! 😁 We're organizing a boardgames event for the end of the season : * Every last Thursday of the month at "Les Berthom" : 35 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris, starting at 6:40PM. For a 15€ fee. Close to the Metro station République (Métro 3, 5, 8, 9 & 11) and Oberkampf (Métro 5 & 9). A drink will be offered from the Bar's Menu and some snacks will be available on the tables !🍻 We’ll start the check-in at 6:35PM. The concept of the event is : * The whole event last 3 hours. * Tables will be made based on attendees’ spoken languages. * Board games will be displayed on tables but you can bring your own games if you want ! The purpose of the event is mainly focused on the entertainment, langage and cultural exchange, with a touch of social. These events are not speed-datings, which is important to precise and we plan to be strict about this point. ^^ We hope to see you soon !

**Furcy, Né Libre - 𝒊𝒏 🇫🇷𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 🇬🇧𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒔** **🎬Date & Time: Thursday, February 26th, Drinks at 7pm and Screening at 8pm, followed by a Q&A with the director** **📽️ Cinéma: L’Arlequin, 76 Rue de Rennes, Paris 6** **🎟Movie Tickets: €5 – €9.5 [https://www.ticketingcine.com/?EMS0820#showsession?id=emsx082000069696&ps=ecransparis](https://www.ticketingcine.com/?EMS0820#showsession?id=emsx082000069696&ps=ecransparis)**

✅ Do you want to improve your English Speaking skills? ✅ Do you want more confidence speaking to friends and colleagues in English? ✅ Do you want to speak and learn from a native teacher? ✅ Tired of boring, traditional English classes? My name is Belinda and I'm a professional and experienced English teacher. I have students throughout the world and can help you with whatever English needs you have in the following areas: ✅ Business meeting and presentation preparation ✅ CV review, analysis, correction and advice ✅ Interview preparation ✅ Grammar, Vocabulary and Conversation These 60 minutes classes will help you gain confidence, expand your vocabulary and improve your pronunciation. ✅ Small group weekend classes also available (2 or 5 hour immersion classes) What do I have to do? ✍ Confirm your attendance by WhatsApp: +34 645 598 927 💵 Cost: 25€ ⌚ When: Classes available 7 days a week 🕖 Duration: 60 minutes 📍 Where: Online 👥 Group Size: Just you!

Paris Lit Up open mic (PLU) Every Thursday in English (other languages too – when in Rome, speak French) at the historic home of French Slam poetry, Culture Rapide (103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020). If you would like to read, dance, sing or otherwise express yourself, sign up is open and free to all, starting at 20.00-ish. We go until we drop or run out of performers! In any language. Or no language at all. No limits, just respect. Plus, each week featured performers from around the world are invited to strut their stuff before our rowdy but respectful audience. For this week's special guest, see: www.facebook.com/ParisLitUp Not in Paris? Join us online at "PLU Live on Zoom"! Every Wednesday from 9pm CET. Just like an open mic, but we chat a bit too. Always the same link, hosts rotate: http://tiny.cc/PLUopenmic

Un petit afterwork pour se retrouver entre femmes qui écrivent, discuter inspiration, méthodo & cie et peut-être écrire quelques lignes ✍️✨

A fun, interactive and most importantly, hot comedy dating show! This is a wild matchmaking show, designed to find you a date and get you off the apps. Who does it work? PART 1 The first laughs: Two top-notch comedians will warm you up with their funniest dating stories and they'll give some hilarious dating advice (we can't promise it will be good advice). PART 2 Your time to shine: Four single men and four single women will have the chance to come on stage and find their match. We'll help you achieve that through some fun compatibility games. If your match is on stage, we'll buy you shots. PART 3 The blind date: To close this insane night, we kept the best part at the end. A live version of the Dating Game! Three single comedians will compete for a date with a lucky single lady from the audience. They will ask her questions to win her over, but she won't be able to see them. So based solely on their answers, she will pick one of the three and then we’ll buy them drinks for their first date. **Can I join if I’m not single?** Yes absolutely, you’ll have a very fun time regardless. Participation in the show isn’t mandatory. **Have you ever managed to successfully match people?** We don’t know how each flirting attempt ended, but yes, we do know of a few cases where people ending up going on a date after the show. There’s also a couple that just celebrated their 8-month anniversary thanks to us! The show takes place at a 12th-century bar near the Pantheon. The atmosphere is really cool, and you can find a big variety of beers and drinks. The bar stays open after the show, if you wish to have a late drink, and if you're coming alone, don't worry, you'll feel like you are among friends. Doors open at 8PM, show starts at 8:30PM Tickets at the door 10 EUR (cash only) Ticket link https://fienta.com/english-comedy-the-dating-game-a-matchmaking-show-in-paris-165428

New joiner discount for first 3 classes! Join us for **Vinyassa Yoga** sessions in the heart of **Paris 7eme**. This **in-person** class is perfect for all levels, taught **in English**. Experience a blend of breath and movement that leaves you feeling energised and relaxed. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned yogi, come stretch, breathe, and connect with a friendly community. Rooted in Vinyasa, my classes offer a chance to step away and find a place of calm. Offered in English, they are dynamic but for all levels from beginners through to intermediate practitioners. Music moves through each session, gently supporting and uplifting the practice. Classes are joyful, inviting you to connect mind and body and to return to the present moment. The studio provides a refined and peaceful setting to practice, unwind, and reconnect. The studio is fully equipped with changing rooms, showers, lockers, and welcoming communal spaces to meet and connect before and after class. Please book online to get 26% discount for 2026 on your first 3 classes. Regular class cost is 21 euro after that. Please visit [www.mcoyoga.com](https://www.mcoyoga.com "https://www.mcoyoga.com") to BOOK.

Let's get together with a drink and discuss this book. Location to be confirmed soon :) "Gloria Steinem—writer, activist, organizer, and one of the most inspiring leaders in the world—now tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of how her early years led her to live an on-the-road kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change. She reveals the story of her own growth in tandem with the growth of an ongoing movement for equality. This is the story at the heart of *My Life on the Road*." [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15451058-my-life-on-the-road?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hkyVwwKu1u&rank=1](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15451058-my-life-on-the-road?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hkyVwwKu1u&rank=1)

🇫🇷 Bonjour ! J’espère que tout le monde va bien ! 😁 Nous revoilà pour un événement d’échange de Langue Franco-Anglais et de la bonne humeur : * Dimanche à "Les Berthom" : 35 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris à 18H00, prix de la participation à 10€. Proche des stations République(Métro 3, 5, 8, 9, 11) et Oberkampf(Métro 5, 9). Une boisson vous sera offerte parmi la carte du bar ! 🍻 L’entrée au bar se fait à partir de 17H50. Le concept de l’événement est celui qui suit : * La durée totale de l’événement est de 2 heures, divisée en 3 sessions. À chaque session, des tables de 4 ou 5 personnes seront composées, avec au minimum 2 Français et 2 Étrangers par table. Et pendant cette session, il y aura 15 minutes de conversation en Français et 15 minutes de conversation en Anglais. À la fin de chaque session, les tables changent afin de vous faire rencontrer d’autres personnes ! Nos événements ont pour but de favoriser les échanges linguistiques, culturels et la création de liens sociaux amicaux et/ou professionnels ! Nos événements n’ont pas pour vocations d’être des speed-dating, nous trouvons cela important de le préciser et nous serons strict sur le respect de cette mention. ^^ En espérant vous voir très bientôt ! 🇬🇧 Hello ! We hope everyone’s doing good ! 😁 We're back for a French & English language exchange event : * Sunday at "Les Berthom" : 35 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris, starting at 6:00PM. For a 10€ fee. Close to the Metro station République (Métro 3, 5, 8, 9 & 11) and Oberkampf (Métro 5 & 9). A drink will be offered from the Bar's Menu !🍻 We’ll start the check-in at 5:50PM. The concept of the event is : * The whole event lasts 2 hours, subdivided in 4 sessions of 30 minutes. In each session, tables of 4 to 8 persons will be formed equally between foreigners and French (2/3 Foreigners and 2/3 French). In these sessions, there will be 15 minutes of French conversation followed by 15 minutes of English conversation. At the end of the 30 minutes, we’ll switch the tables and you’ll be placed on a new table with new persons (Hence, you’ll meet at least 9 to 12 different persons in an event) ! The purpose of the event is mainly focused on the language and cultural exchange, on top of creating friendly and professional links ! These events are intended to be speed-datings, which is important to be precise and we plan to be strict about this point. ^^ We hope to see you soon !

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, J'ai hâte de vous retrouver le **28 février 2026** pour échanger sur **Les Hauts de Hurlevent** d'Emily Brontë. Cette séance s'annonce intense et nos échanges s'annoncent passionnants ! 🌪️📖 Pour la suite de notre thématique sur la littérature face à la censure, vous avez été unanimes : **nous partons en Angleterre !** Nous allons approfondir ce classique du romantisme noir, l'un des textes les plus sauvages et contestés du XIXe siècle. Nous (re)découvrirons ensemble : * **Les Hauts de Hurlevent :** Un récit poignant sur la passion, la vengeance et la différence. Environ 400 pages d'une intensité rare. * **Note :** C’est en voyant passer les images des films récents que j’ai eu l’envie de revisiter ce monument avec vous. C’est l’occasion parfaite de se replonger dans le texte original pour comprendre pourquoi il a tant bousculé la morale de son époque. Nous pourrons en discuter de vive voix le samedi 28 autour de notre thé ou café ! ✨🍵 À très bientôt, Jade

Lecture commune : [Nickel Boys de Colson Whitehead](https://open.substack.com/pub/dailydebby/p/vote-pour-la-lecture-commune-de-janvierfevrier?r=1omy1p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true) Pour discuter de notre lecture, on se retrouve le 28 février à 11h **📜Lien d inscription & paiement** [https://forms.gle/a6G6HkRXWoAkSLdeA](https://forms.gle/a6G6HkRXWoAkSLdeA) **Au programme :** Selon si tu lis la lecture commune, un livre de la sélection ou aucun livre, le programme peut être le suivant 🌟Book breaker : On se met à l'aise et commence à discuter avec les autres lecteurs 🌟Book discussion : Un guide de discussion avec des questions, des citations et les thèmes clés de l'intrigue nous permet de partager nos avis. 🌟Book recommandations : Chacun recommande un livre qui aborde un des thèmes de la lecture commune. 💶 **Tarifs** 12€, l'inscription comprend une pâtisserie, une boisson et un petit tip pour l'aigrie qui organise la rencontre (moi 😅) Si vous souhaitez uniquement une saveur et ainsi bénéficier d'un tarif adapté, faites-vous connaître. **❓️FAQ❓️** **Doit-on lire le roman avant la rencontre ?** Il est possible de participer à la conversation sans avoir lu ou terminé le roman, mais on risque de te spoiler l'intrigue. **Les hommes peuvent-ils s'inscrire ?** Oui, tout le monde est bienvenu. **Peut-on venir seul ?** La plupart des membres du club de lecture viennent seuls et font des rencontres sur place. **Où peut-on retrouver le club de lecture ?** Pour avoir une aperçu du club de lecture, on peut se retrouver sur Instagram à @daily_debby **Peut-on être remboursé suite à un empêchement ?** Les remboursements sont possibles jusqu'à 48h avant la rencontre, c'est-à-dire jeudi 11h. Pour connaître l'actualité du club et participer aux activités en ligne, on se retrouve sur [https://www.dailydebby.fr/](www.dailydebby.fr)

**Pour ce dernier jour de février, nous vous proposons de lire un livre régulièrement proposé sur reddit Fantasy : Red Rising!** Venez rencontrer d'autres lecteurs de l'imaginaire pour échanger sur ce livre et vos lectures. **Modalités pratiques :** \- Nous nous retrouvons le samedi 28 février de 11h à 13h au café Murphy's House\, métro Opéra\. \- Nous échangerons pendant 1h sur le livre de la séance et 1h sur nos lectures du moment\. \- Le café demande une consommation \(café\, thé etc\.\)\. **Pourquoi ce livre ?** Parce qu'il a été élu démocratiquement :) Ne l'ayant pas encore lu, voici son résumé : Darrow, un Rouge chargé de creuser sous la surface de Mars, croit œuvrer pour l’avenir de son peuple. Lorsqu’il découvre que les Rouges sont en réalité exploités par les Ors et que Mars est déjà habitée, il rejoint une résistance secrète. Transformé pour ressembler à un Or, il intègre l’Institut de Mars, une académie impitoyable où les jeunes de l’élite s’affrontent dans des épreuves de force, de ruse et de survie, et où Darrow doit conquérir sa place pour préparer la chute du système de l’intérieur. À très vite pour échanger avec vous ! Flora & Adrien

Venez discuter du livre "Le mont analogue" de René Daumal devant un repas a la French Guinguette 58 Rue Rambuteau. Bonne lecture

This will be the first ever Book Club Meet up for this group! * We will be discussing Dating After the End of the World by Jeneva Rose (if you would like a free EPUB copy of this book to read on kindle, message me & I can send you the ebook) * ***Changed the book from Daggermouth due to it being independently published and hard to find in print**** * Feel free to attend even if you haven't started or finished the book ◡̈ ! * Small snacks will be provided. You’re welcome to bring your own snacks & drinks too! * Even if the meetup event shows full, you are welcome to come. If you can no longer attend the event, no worries, just please try to update your status on meetup for it.

Welcome, readers! Our February read is **_1984 by George Orwell._** In 1984, George Orwell imagines a world where the government watches everyone, rewrites reality, and punishes even private thoughts. Winston Smith dares to question this system, believing that truth and love might still exist. His rebellion draws him into a chilling struggle against a power that knows him better than he knows himself. The novel leaves readers asking whether freedom is possible when reality itself can be controlled. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖

Columbus libraries: [https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3262835](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3262835) Location: [Knotty Pine Brewing](https://www.knottypinebrewing.net/) [Menu, scroll to the bottom](https://www.knottypinebrewing.net/menus-1) Book summary: Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way to get a "louding voice" -- the ability to speak for herself and decide her own future. But instead, Adunni's father sells her to be the third wife of a local man who is eager for her to bear him a son and heir. When Adunni runs away to the city, hoping to make a better life, she finds that the only other option before her is servitude to a wealthy family. As a yielding daughter, a subservient wife, and a powerless slave, Adunni is told, by words and deeds, that she is nothing. But while misfortunes might muffle her voice for a time, they cannot mute it. And when she realizes that she must stand up not only for herself, but for other girls, for the ones who came before her and were lost, and for the next girls, who will inevitably follow, she finds the resolve to speak, however she can--in a whisper, in song, in broken English--until she is heard

**Our March pick is *God of the Woods* by Liz Moore.** **This month’s novel is an award-winning literary mystery that blends family drama with psychological suspense. It explores women’s voices and relationships while delivering an exciting, eerie, and deeply suspenseful story. The book is 576 pages in print or 14 hours and 35 minutes on audiobook.** Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

This meeting will be an open discussion about the book "an Immense World" by Ed Yong