June 2015: A Thousand Splendid Suns

The June meeting will be on Tuesday 23rd and we'll discuss Khaled Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns':

https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-thousand-splendid-suns/khaled-hosseini/9780747585893

As usual, we'll meet at the Stormbird on Camberwell Church Street at 7.30pm.

April 2015: Terry Pratchett's 'Equal Rites'

Following the recent death of Terry Pratchett, we'll be reading one of his 'Discworld novels' this month.  We've picked the third book, 'Equal Rites', which tells the story of his first female wizard:


https://www.waterstones.com/book/equal-rites/terry-pratchett/9780552166614


We meet on Tuesday 21st at 7.30pm in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street.

March 2015 - How To Be Both by Ali Smith

The March meeting of the book group will be on Tuesday 17th and we'll be discussing Ali Smith's 'How to Be Both' (link below).

As usual, the meeting will be in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street, at 7.30pm. 

New members always welcome!

https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-both/ali-smith/9780241145210

February 2015: We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves

After a break in January, the book group will meet again on Tuesday 17th February and we'll be discussing Karen Joy Fowler's 'We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves':

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/karen+joy+fowler/we+are+all+completely+beside+ourselves/10495129/

As usual, the meeting will be in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street, at 7.30pm. 

Join us if you can!

Stone Butch Blues author dies

One of our regular attendees has asked that we post the news of Lesie Feinberg's death.

You can read about Leslie's life here:
http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2014/11/17/transgender-pioneer-leslie-feinberg-stone-butch-blues-has-died

November meeting cancelled - reconvene December

Unfortunately a number of our regular attendees cannot make the November meeting, and others need more time to finish the 500+ pages of Sarah Water's 'The Paying Guests'. 


So, the November meeting is cancelled, but we'll reconvene on Tuesday 16th December to discuss the book and to eat a few festive mince pies.


The usual time and place.

November book - 'The Paying Guests'

The next book group meeting is Tuesday 18th November and we'll be discussing Sarah Water's latest offering, 'The Paying Guests':

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/sarah+waters/the+paying+guests/10068521/

(We don't usually pick expensive hardbacks, but since most of the regular attendees have read or are reading this one, we figured we'd go with it.  Plus, it's set in Camberwell!)

As usual, the meeting will be in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street, at 7.30pm.

September and October 2014

The September meeting of the book group will be on Tuesday 16th, and will discuss Cora Sandel's 'Alberta and Jacob' (continuing with our cold climates theme!).  Copies are available from Amazon from as little as 1p:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alberta-Jacob-The-Trilogy/dp/0720611849/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408639537&sr=8-1&keywords=alberta+and+Jacob

The October meeting will be on Tuesday 21st and we'll be discussing one of Ali Smith's short stories collections, 'The First Person and Other Stories':

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/ali+smith/the+first+person+and+other+stories/6546974/

As usual, we'll meet in the Stormbird on Camberwell Church Street at 7.30pm.

July and August 2014

We're taking a dip into the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist in the next couple of months.


The July meeting, on Tuesday 15th, will discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'Americanah':
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/chimamanda+ngozi+adichie/americanah/9954579/


Then at the August meeting, on Tuesday 19th, we'll return to Hannah Kent's 'Burial Rites':
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/hannah+kent/burial+rites/9914357/


Both meetings will be in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street, at 7.30pm. 
Hope you can join us.

2014 Camberwell Arts Festival & exclusive SE5 mug sale

The annual Camberwell Arts Festival celebrates 20 years this month - with a better-than-ever-before programme of events and specially-commissioned public art works.  You can find full details of what's on during the Festival, 14th-22nd June, here:

http://www.camberwellarts.org.uk/

As if that wasn't exciting enough, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Festival, local designers Mini Moderns have created an exclusive range of mugs that celebrate all things Camberwellian!  The mugs are for sale here:

http://www.camberwellarts.org.uk/shop/

May and June 2014

Since there were a number of people who couldn't attend April's book group meeting, and since those who did hadn't finished reading 'Nights at the Circus', we'll be discussing that again at the May meeting.  Which means that we'll return to Pat Barker's first world war trilogy in June. 

Tuesday 20th May, Angela Carter's 'Nights at the Circus': 
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/angela+carter/nights+at+the+circus/4894038/


Tuesday 17th June, Pat Barker's 'The Eye in the Door':

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/pat+barker/the+eye+in+the+door/6226407/
 
Both meetings will be in the Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street, at 7.30pm.

April and May 2014

We'll be choosing books two months in advance from now on, to give people longer to get hold of them.

The April meeting, on Tuesday 15th, will discuss Angela Carter's 'Nights at the Circus':
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/angela+carter/nights+at+the+circus/4894038/

Then at the May meeting, on Tuesday 20th, we'll return to Pat Barker's first world war trilogy, and read the second in the series, 'The Eye in the Door':
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/pat+barker/the+eye+in+the+door/6226407/

Both meetings will be in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street, at 7.30pm.

 
 

March 2014: Regeneration

The March meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 18th, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street. 


We'll be discussing Pat Barker's 'Regeneration':
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/pat+barker/regeneration/6226406/

February 2014: The Shock of the Fall

The February meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 18th, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street. 

We'll be discussing the winner of the 2013 Costa Book Award, Nathan Filer's 'The Shock of the Fall':
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/nathan+filer/the+shock+of+the+fall/9913340/

January 2014: Stoner

The January meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 21st, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street. 

We'll be discussing John Williams' 'Stoner':
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/williams2c+john/john+williams/john+mcgahern/stoner/8777459/

December 2013: The Sun Also Rises

The December meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 17th, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street. 

There will be mince pies, and we'll be discussing a 20th century American classic - Ernest Hemingways's 'The Sun Also Rises':

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/ernest+hemingway/the+sun+also+rises/8621581/

(There are apparently free downloads available of the novel for those who look for them.)

 

November 2013: The Pleasures of Eliza Lynch

The November meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 19th, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street.

 

We'll be discussing Anne Enright's 'The Pleasures of Eliza Lynch':

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/anne+enright/the+pleasure+of+eliza+lynch/3788686/

 

October 2013: The Testament of Mary

The October meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 15th, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street.

 

We'll be discussing Colm Toibin's 'The Testament of Mary', currently shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize:

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/colm+toibin/the+testament+of+mary/9578628/

 

September 2013: The L-Shaped Room

The September meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 17th, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street.

 

We'll be discussing Lynne Reid-Bank's classic 'The L-Shaped Room':

http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/lynne+reid+banks/the+l-shaped+room/5459085/

 

 

August 2013 meeting: 'Zeina'

The August meeting of the Book Group will be on Tuesday 20th, at 7.30pm, in The Stormbird, Camberwell Church Street.

 

We'll be discussing Nawal El Saadawi's 'Zeina':

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zeina-Nawal-El-Saadawi/dp/0863564178/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374300737&sr=8-1&keywords=zeina