About us
NEW BOOK CLUB IN TORONTO
World Fiction Club is a monthly book club in Toronto for readers in their mid-20s to mid-30s who want to read fiction from around the world, published between 1500 and 1950.
Each year, the club moves through four literary regions:
1. January to March: Europe
2. April to June: the Americas
3. July to September: Asia
4. October to December: Africa and the Middle East
Each quarter, we choose one country from that region and read three works from different periods. We move backward through time, starting with a more recent work and ending with an older or foundational text.
We meet on the last Sunday of each month, 2:00–4:00 PM. The full reading schedule is listed in advance. RSVPs open 4 weeks before each meeting. The location will be posted with each booking.
2026 Reading Schedule:
June 28, 2026
Q2 Pilot, The Americas, Canada
Sinclair Ross, As For Me and My House
McClelland & Stewart.
July 26, 2026
Q3, Asia, Japan
Osamu Dazai, The Setting Sun
Translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter, Tuttle.
August 30, 2026
Q3, Asia, Japan
Natsume Sōseki, Kokoro
Translated by Meredith McKinney, Penguin Classics.
September 27, 2026
Q3, Asia, Japan
Ihara Saikaku, Five Women Who Loved Love
Translated by Wm. Theodore de Bary, Tuttle.
October 25, 2026
Q4, Africa and the Middle East, Egypt
Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley
Translated by Trevor Le Gassick, Anchor Books / Knopf Doubleday.
November 29, 2026
Q4, Africa and the Middle East, Egypt
Tawfiq al-Hakim, Return of the Spirit
Translated by William Maynard Hutchins and Russell Harris, Penguin Classics.
December 27, 2026
Q4, Africa and the Middle East, Egypt
Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Zaynab
Translated by John Mohammed Grinsted, Darf Publishers.
Discussions are serious but accessible. We talk about style, character, form, translation, history, place, and social context. No academic background is required.
New members are required to answer the profile questions before joining. This helps confirm that the group is a good fit.
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