What we’re about
A casual book club which meets up monthly in-person in Hitchin. Everybody is welcome, including people that have never been to a book club before. Books will generally be chosen which are freely available online.
This book club will most likely cover books from a wide range of genres (though you will probably find a lot of the books are classics and science fiction).
If you have any suggestions about a book you would like to discuss together in the future, please let me know.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- The Garden of Forking Paths [Short Story]THE ALBERT INN, Hitchin, SG4 9SU
N.B. We will be discussing the single short story, not the collection of short stories by the same name
Story Name: The Garden of Forking Paths
Author: Jorge Luis Borges
Genre: Philosophical/Surrealist
Word Count: 4k approx
Reading Time: 17 minutes (at 250wpm)
Date: Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Time: 7:30pm to around 9:30pm
Location: The Albert Inn, 50 Walsworth Rd, Hitchin SG4 9SU - sitting at one of the tables inside. Any updates to location I will post in comments on the day.The short story starts off (very strangely) with:
"In his A History of the World War (page 212), Captain Liddell Hart reports that a planned offensive by thirteen British divisions..."
Goodreads linkEvent Structure:
- Brief introduction and what you thought about the book
- Discussions based on a set of pre-prepared questions as prompts
- Opportunity to ask any questions to the group
- Closing thoughts and provide a rating for book out of 10
- Book club formally ends - feel free to leave or stick around for general conversation
- Option to join whatsapp group
