April/May Book Club (SPECIAL MEETUP)

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the West London Niche Non Fiction Book Club, so excited you're here!

This is a special meetup - in April/May we'll be reading 2 books that accompany each other really well:

The Biggest Number in the World: A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics, by Darling and Banerjee

and

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, by Charles Seife

As it's 2 books, I've skipped a meet up in April to give us time to read these back to back, or at the same time a bit slower than normal.

Join us at Ealing Picturehouse cafe on 27 May to grab a glass or cup of something and chat about the book (or if it's sunny, we could change to the park!). (And don't worry if you run out of time to finish the book by then; there's lots to chat about whatever point in the book you've reached.)

Oxfam Books on The Green (W5 5DA) will try to keep any copies of these that come through aside for us so do pop along there if you can :)

Code of Conduct

1. INCLUSIVE AND EMPOWERING: Our meetups are a safe space - all opinions and thoughts are valued. Be patient and give everyone time to speak. Share discussion fairly - help keep discussion flowing and involving all attendees. If we notice you've attended a meetup 3 times and aren't participating respectfully of others, unfortunately we'll not be able to accept your RSVPs to future meetups. Why? Meetups should be enjoyable for all.
2. NOT READING THE BOOK: You don't need to finish the book before you come to a meetup - it's fine to have a couple of chapters left. But you do need to have read a good chunk of the book. If we notice you've attended a meetup 3 times without reading the book, unfortunately we'll not be able to accept your RSVPs to future meetups. Why? This helps keep discussion interesting and building on the book's contents, rather than discussing related topics in general or taking time to explain the book's contents.
3. NO SHOWS: Life happens, we know things come up meaning you can no longer make it to a meetup you RSVP'd Yes to, sometimes at short notice. But if that happens, please update your RSVP as soon as possible so someone from the waiting list can join. If we notice you've signed up 3 times for a meetup and not attended without updating your RSVP to No before the event, unfortunately we'll not be able to accept your RSVPs to future meetups. Why? This group is currently run on a free account to keep meetups free for all, which means there's a 10 person max limit (including the host).