A great new Book group for Herne Hill
We've been meeting roughly once a month since February 2012, usually in the Commercial pub, opposite Herne Hill station.
Each meeting we choose the book for the next time by popular vote. Please bring along details of any book you'd like to nominate.
June Meeting
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 11th June to discuss The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
We're meeting as usual in The Commercial pub, opposite the station, starting at 8pm.
New members always welcome, especially if you've read the book.
If you'd like to nominate a book for next time, please bring a copy or a review with you.
Support your local bookshop! Herne Hill Books have some very reasonably priced Great Gatsby editions with beautiful covers and very high production value. They are £6.99 normally, but with the group's 20% discount, this would make it £5.59 per book. They will have multiple copies in stock and they can order them for the following day, if they run out.
April Meeting - NB now rescheduled for May 14th
April's meeting will be on Wednesday 24th. Tuesday 14th May. The book is The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen.
It's pretty long, so start reading now!
The venue will be the Commercial as usual (opposite Herne Hill station). Arrive 7.30pm - 8pm.
f you'd like to nominate a book for next time, please bring it along.
March Meeting
Our March meeting is on Wednesday 13th March. As usual we'll meet in the Commercial pub (opposite Herne Hill Station); arrive between 7.30pm and 8pm.
This month's book is Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
All welcome; finishing the book is not necessary!
Please bring along nominations for next month's book.
February Meeting
The February book club meeting will be on Wednesday 6th February.
The book is A Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes.
Starting between 7.30pm and 8pm in The Commercial as usual (opposite Herne Hill Station).
New members always very welcome. Having read the book is not absolutely necessary!
January Meeting
The January book club meeting will be on 9th January.
The book is A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry.
Starting between 7.30pm and 8pm in The Commercial as usual (opposite Herne Hill Station).
New members always very welcome, so if reading more books is one of your New Year resolutions, then get an early start and join us!
Herne Hill Books
Our friendly local bookshop, Herne Hill Books, offer 20% off the book of the month for bookclub members.
Please support them!
December Meeting
The December book club meeting will be on 5th December.
The book is Restoration by Rose Tremaine.
From 7.30pm-8pm in The Commercial as usual.
Comments
Re: Herne Hill book club
I think it is just a potential one at the current time...
Re: Herne Hill book club
Hi,
We do have a book group which we've been running since last November based around Herne Hill & Brixton - drop me a line if you're interested in joining us? madeleinecrisp70@hotmail.com
Thanks
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Hi Thats good really good news about the book group- would definately come- but work on Tuesdays and Mondays- so if do another one would you think of rotating the days to a Thursd or Wed - Many Thanks Maureen
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Hi
Would like to join this but away for work on 21st. Will try and make the next one.
Gwen
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Hi Edward,
Is the book club going ahead tonight?
I'm quite new to Herne Hill and love reading books, so I would like to come along but I've still got about 100 pages of the book to go! If I manage to finish it I'll come along for sure!
Thanks,
Laura
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Hi Laura,
Yes, it's going ahead as advertised - 7.30/8pm start at The Florence.
Do feel free to come along even if you don't quite finish the book, so long as you don't mind the ending being revealed!
Edward
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Hi Edward,
I'm not going to be able to make it tonight as I haven't quite finished the book and as I'm really enjoying it I'd rather not know what happens! Can you let me know what you decide to read next as I'd like to come along to the next one?
Thanks,
Laura
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Dear Herne Hill Book Group,
As your local book shop we would love to offer you all 20% off your book group titles. Please just quote Herne Hill Book Group and the book to be read (Looks like The Forgotten Waltz in April is your next one according to the schedule above), and we will order it in for you for the following working day!
We look forward to hearing from you,
Many Thanks,
Herne Hill Books.
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PS - If anybody has any questions, or if you would like to contact us as to how else we can get involved, then our telephone number is 0207 998 1673 or email shop@hernehillbooks.com. Thanks everyone, hope to hear from you soon.
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Dear HH Book Group,
The new paperback edition of The Forgotten Waltz is now in the shop. We will either have a copy here for you to take or, if it has been snapped up, we can order you a copy for the following day. The usual price is £7.99, but we will do it for you for £6.40 (20% discount).
All the best,
Hope to see you soon.
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Hello,
I have only recently discovered this group and would be really interested in joining the reading group. Are you stillmeeting on 17th and would it be ok if I joined you?
Thanks
Helen
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Yes, you'd be very welcome!
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Great, thank you. Where is the meeting taking place?
Helen
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Sorry I failed to mention - it's the snug in the Half Moon; on the left hand side of the bar as you come in.
Start time 7.30pm - 8pm.
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Hello Herne Hill Book Club,
I'm glad that we've been able to help out our local book group with your last title. I hope it all went well. Just to let you know, we will have copies of your next book Fatherland by Robert Harris in from tomorrow - Thursday 19th April. If we sell out we can always get you another copy for the following day. If anybody would like to place an advance order for one or more copies, please pop in, give us a call or email us:
Address: 289 Railton Road, SE24 0NQ
Tel - 0207 998 1673
Email - shop@hernehillbooks.com
The discount still stands at 20%, as always. Just mention that you're from the Herne Hill Book Group.
Best Wishes,
Oli from Herne Hill Books.
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One last thing, the price will be the same as before: £6.40 instead of £7.99.
Best,
Oli.
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Hi All
We had a great turnout to discuss The Forgotten Waltz this week - thank you to everyone who came to the meeting, and for those who couldn't make it i hope you enjoyed the book.
We gave it an average score of 6.5/10 and the general consensus around the table seemed to be that the writing style was more of a draw than the subject matter, with the novel presenting a very cleverly written observation of an affair but that the characters could have been better developed and were, in some cases, mildly annoying!
The next book is this months Guardian Book Club choice - Fatherland by Robert Harris. Here's the link if you would like to check it out before buying:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/06/book-club-fatherland-robert-harris
Herne Hill Books have kindly agreed to offer a 20% discount, as before, on purchases of this book by Herne Hill Book Club members.
Happy reading and see you on May 15th. We will be meeting again at the Half Moon Pub, 7.30 for 8pm in the usual area.
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Hello,
I am very interested in joining the book club. Could you let me know the book at the moment and when you will be next reading it!
Thanks,
Jayne
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Hi Jayne - sorry, I've been lax about publicising the next meeting.
We're continuing to use the Guardian's book club choice, which means that this month is Gilead by Marilynne Robinson.
The lovely Herne Hill books will as before give you a 20% discount if you mention the Herne Hil Book Club.
In a departure from our customary practice, we're meeting on a Wednesday thing month - the 13th of June.
We'll be meeting as usual in the Half Moon from about 7.30pm-8pm, in the snug to the left of the bar if we can arrange it, otherwise wherever there is space.
All welcome; I hope to see you there!
Edward
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Today's meeting is in the Commercial.
Apologies for the short notice!
Edward
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Hi,
Is this Book Club still alive and kicking?! And welcoming new members?!
Alex
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Yes on both counts. I've updated the details above - hope you can make it.