#bookgroup — Public Fediverse posts

It's our monthly scifi #bookgroup in @thegamerclub #Glasgow this Wed (20th May) from 6pm. We're talking about The Culture & Iain M Banks.

A Few Notes on the Culture, by Iain M Banks: http://www.vavatch.co.uk/books/banks/cultnote.htm

All welcome. RSVP on meetup: https://www.meetup.com/the-glasgow-geeks/events/314310826/

#iainmbanks #theculture #geeksocial

Vladimir Nabakov - Pnin

https://rheinneckar.events/events/9e7de73e-b31c-4192-b98a-5cdf372dabb9

Vladimir Nabakov - Pnin

https://rheinneckar.events/events/9e7de73e-b31c-4192-b98a-5cdf372dabb9

Vladimir Nabakov - Pnin

https://rheinneckar.events/events/9e7de73e-b31c-4192-b98a-5cdf372dabb9

Vladimir Nabakov - Pnin

https://rheinneckar.events/events/9e7de73e-b31c-4192-b98a-5cdf372dabb9

Vladimir Nabakov - Pnin

https://rheinneckar.events/events/9e7de73e-b31c-4192-b98a-5cdf372dabb9

Rabih Alameddine - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

https://rheinneckar.events/events/099d18a3-96b9-4814-9a46-1d19efc1a0ad

Rabih Alameddine - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

https://rheinneckar.events/events/099d18a3-96b9-4814-9a46-1d19efc1a0ad

Rabih Alameddine - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

https://rheinneckar.events/events/099d18a3-96b9-4814-9a46-1d19efc1a0ad

Rabih Alameddine - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

https://rheinneckar.events/events/099d18a3-96b9-4814-9a46-1d19efc1a0ad

Rabih Alameddine - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

https://rheinneckar.events/events/099d18a3-96b9-4814-9a46-1d19efc1a0ad

Interested in science fiction and drinking wine (or tea/coffee!)?

It's our first science fiction book group of 2026. We're meeting from 6pm on Wed 21st Jan in @thegamerclub on Bath Lane in #Glasgow

No particular book this month, just a general sci-fi chat and planning which books to read for the next few meetups.

All welcome!

RSVP on meetup (or just reply here): https://www.meetup.com/the-glasgow-geeks/events/312555221/

You can also join our chatroom on Matrix at #bookgroup:glasgow.social

While I'm wittering on about #books, these are two of my to-read piles. One is in a bookcase as I knew I'd be a while getting round to them. I bought those for 50p a pop at a Christmas bazaar. They often have some mid-century gems but not this time. The other is by the bed, the Active Pile. The top three are proofs sent to a bookshop in town which offers them to #bookgroup members. The bottom two are Christmas presents that I was delighted to receive. House of Splinters is excellent. #bookstodon

Stolen from @Funktious as I thought it was such a great idea: a thread of all the books I read in a year.

Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession, read for a #bookgroup that unanimously loved it. Set in modern day Ireland, it's a contemplative and gently humorous story of two men who in their own ways don't fit in to the world. It's lovely, and quite different in tone to the TV adaptation that treats them as a couple of kooky misfits. They are so much more than that. #books #bookstodon 🧵1

Alien Clay - Adrian Tchaikovsky

https://rheinneckar.events/events/76dd7305-b6ae-4b83-b468-12fc1ffcc931

Bewilderment - Richard Powers

https://rheinneckar.events/events/fb22e7a6-8a77-4a81-ae85-c9dc28ae884e

Interesting. I also feel that members should commit to actually reading the monthly book; I left my last book group because almost no one was doing that.
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Walkouts, feuds and broken friendships: when book clubs go bad https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/09/walkouts-feuds-and-broken-friendships-when-book-clubs-go-bad

#book #books #BookClub #BookGroup

@RunalongWomble Morning, Womble, I'm currently reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, the September pick for our Edinburgh SF Book Group (21 years old this month!) https://www.tumblr.com/edinsfbookgroup

#books#livres#ScienceFiction #BookGroup #ClubDeLecture

@RunalongWomble Morning, Womble, I'm currently reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, the September pick for our Edinburgh SF Book Group (21 years old this month!) https://www.tumblr.com/edinsfbookgroup

#books#livres#ScienceFiction #BookGroup #ClubDeLecture

@RunalongWomble Morning, Womble, I'm currently reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, the September pick for our Edinburgh SF Book Group (21 years old this month!) https://www.tumblr.com/edinsfbookgroup

#books#livres#ScienceFiction #BookGroup #ClubDeLecture

@RunalongWomble Morning, Womble, I'm currently reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, the September pick for our Edinburgh SF Book Group (21 years old this month!) https://www.tumblr.com/edinsfbookgroup

#books#livres#ScienceFiction #BookGroup #ClubDeLecture

@RunalongWomble Morning, Womble, I'm currently reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, the September pick for our Edinburgh SF Book Group (21 years old this month!) https://www.tumblr.com/edinsfbookgroup

#books#livres#ScienceFiction #BookGroup #ClubDeLecture

#LunchtimeReading : Emily Tesh's Hugo Award winning Some Desperate Glory from Orbit Books , the pick for the #Edinburgh SF Book Group this month.

This month marks 21 years since I founded the SF book group!

#AmReading #books #livres #Bookstodon #ScienceFiction #OrbitBooks #HugoAwards #BookGroup

#LunchtimeReading : revisiting Poor Things for the first time in decades, as it is the pick for my SF Book Group this month. Delighted to re-read Alasdair...

#books #Livres #AmReading #AlasdairGray #BookGroup #bookstodon

Out third book group starts next week. If you're interested in joining get in touch! The group will meet monthly in the bookshop. #lgbtqi #bookgroup #scottishborders

#LunchtimeReading : I Who Have Never Known Men, by Jacqueline Harpman, published Vintage Books, the pick for the March meeting of the #Edinburgh SF Book Group

#AmReading #books #livres #JacquelineHarpman #IWhoHaveNeverKnownMen #EdinburghSFBookGroup #bookgroup #Edimbourg #bookstodon

Looking for fresh meat for a #scifi #bookgroup I run in @thegamerclub - next meeting is 6pm Wed 20th March 2024, the topic for this month is #cyberpunk

I just discovered a new book I'm gonna read for it - Halfhead by Stuart B. MacBride

"The vast connurb blocks on #Glasgow's deprived south side are ready to explode. Eleven years ago the VR riots killed millions - now someone wants to start them all over again. And Will is being dragged back into a past he desperately wants to forget..."

1/2

Off to my long-running SF book group for the first time since the surgery. Annoyingly regular venue booked out for event, although fortunately someone found another, but it is on the far side of town from me.

Not a fun trip at this time of evening., but nice to be back. My pick this month, Fiona Barnett's delightfully creepy The Dark Between the Trees

#books #livres #AmReading #BookGroup

The January pick for the #Edinburgh SF Book Group is Fiona Barnett 's atmospheric chiller, The Dark Between the Trees
https://edinsfbookgroup.tumblr.com/post/738666428586246144/book-for-january-2024

The book group covers SF, fantasy & horror, & has been running for over 20 years now. We usually meet the last Tuesday of each month, details on link above (new readers always welcome!)

#books #livres #BookGroup #EdinburghSFBookGroup #bookstodon

We will be discussing chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Tsoknyi Rinpoche's book Open Heart, Open Mind

When: Third Tuesday of each month
(We will take a break in January)
Time: 7.00 - 8.30pm
Cost: By donation
Location: Rigpa Brisbane, 2/19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill
 
#selflove #bookgroup #tsoknyirinoche #openheart #openmind 
#pundarika #essencelove #love
#brisbane #redhill #meditateinbrisbane #westsidenews
#whatsonbrisbane #brissy
 #couriermail #MyBrisbane
#meditation #mindfulness

We will be discussing chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Tsoknyi Rinpoche's book Open Heart, Open Mind

When: Third Tuesday of each month
(We will take a break in January)
Time: 7.00 - 8.30pm
Cost: By donation
Location: Rigpa Brisbane, 2/19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill
 
#selflove #bookgroup #tsoknyirinoche #openheart #openmind 
#pundarika #essencelove #love
#brisbane #redhill #meditateinbrisbane #westsidenews
#whatsonbrisbane #brissy
 #couriermail #MyBrisbane
#meditation #mindfulness

We will be discussing chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Tsoknyi Rinpoche's book Open Heart, Open Mind

When: Third Tuesday of each month
(We will take a break in January)
Time: 7.00 - 8.30pm
Cost: By donation
Location: Rigpa Brisbane, 2/19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill
 
#selflove #bookgroup #tsoknyirinoche #openheart #openmind 
#pundarika #essencelove #love
#brisbane #redhill #meditateinbrisbane #westsidenews
#whatsonbrisbane #brissy
 #couriermail #MyBrisbane
#meditation #mindfulness

We will be discussing chapters 10, 11 and 12 of Tsoknyi Rinpoche's book Open Heart, Open Mind

When: Third Tuesday of each month
(We will take a break in January)
Time: 7.00 - 8.30pm
Cost: By donation
Location: Rigpa Brisbane, 2/19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill
 
#selflove #bookgroup #tsoknyirinoche #openheart #openmind 
#pundarika #essencelove #love
#brisbane #redhill #meditateinbrisbane #westsidenews
#whatsonbrisbane #brissy
 #couriermail #MyBrisbane
#meditation #mindfulness

Lovely evening celebrating 20 years of our book group with chums.

One had collated some stats, nearly 230 books read, Queen Ursula Le Guin our most-read author, Adam Roberts & Jeff VanderMeer also featured among those whose works had been read several times over the years.

#books #livres #BookGroup #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

Grabbed some delish halloumi wrap from street food place en route to book group, now settled with book & pint, awaiting rest of the gang. We're off to Gormenghast this evening...

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres #bar #pub #sign #NeonSign #BookGroup #bookstodon

Arrived at new Book Group venue, nice place, marred slightly by group of drunks slumped in lane, surrounded by empty beer cans as I approached it (not venue's fault, I hasten to add).

They've given us a good, big table for the meeting, so that works well.

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #KellerTaproom #pub #BookGroup

Arrived at new Book Group venue, nice place, marred slightly by group of drunks slumped in lane, surrounded by empty beer cans as I approached it (not venue's fault, I hasten to add).

They've given us a good, big table for the meeting, so that works well.

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #KellerTaproom #pub #BookGroup

Arrived at new Book Group venue, nice place, marred slightly by group of drunks slumped in lane, surrounded by empty beer cans as I approached it (not venue's fault, I hasten to add).

They've given us a good, big table for the meeting, so that works well.

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #KellerTaproom #pub #BookGroup

Arrived at new Book Group venue, nice place, marred slightly by group of drunks slumped in lane, surrounded by empty beer cans as I approached it (not venue's fault, I hasten to add).

They've given us a good, big table for the meeting, so that works well.

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #KellerTaproom #pub #BookGroup

Arrived at new Book Group venue, nice place, marred slightly by group of drunks slumped in lane, surrounded by empty beer cans as I approached it (not venue's fault, I hasten to add).

They've given us a good, big table for the meeting, so that works well.

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #KellerTaproom #pub #BookGroup

"Over their irregular roofs would fall throughout the seasons, the shadows of time-eaten buttresses..."

#LunchtimeReading : Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake, choice for the #Edinburgh SF Book Group for July.
Haven't revisited this since my teens...
#books #livres #AmReading #EdinburghSFBookGroup #BookGroup #MervynPeake #TitusGroan #Gornrnghast #fantasy #bookstodon

It's our monthly #scifi #bookgroup event tonight in #BonAccord #Glasgow from 6pm. This month's topic is #JoeHaldeman

All welcome if you fancy talking sci-fi with us! No need to have read anything in particular.

https://wiki.glasgow.social/sci-fi_bookgroup

Our Matrix room is #bookgroup:glasgow.social (invite link: https://glasgow.social/matrix)

#geeksocial

“Most of us yearn for a life free of fear, pain, insecurity, and doubt. We long for peace, for the ability to love and be loved openly and freely, and the confidence and clarity to meet the various challenges we face in our lives.”

https://rigpa.org.au/event/online-melbourne-bookgroup-2022/2023-06-13/

7.15pm AEST, 11.15am CET

#TsoknyiRinpoche #BookGroup #OpenHeart #OpenHeartOpenMind #meditation #peace #Love #Spirtuality
#mindfulness #inspiration #manifest #purpose #Buddhism #TibetanBuddhism

“Most of us yearn for a life free of fear, pain, insecurity, and doubt. We long for peace, for the ability to love and be loved openly and freely, and the confidence and clarity to meet the various challenges we face in our lives.”

https://rigpa.org.au/event/online-melbourne-bookgroup-2022/2023-06-13/

7.15pm AEST, 11.15am CET

#TsoknyiRinpoche #BookGroup #OpenHeart #OpenHeartOpenMind #meditation #peace #Love #Spirtuality
#mindfulness #inspiration #manifest #purpose #Buddhism #TibetanBuddhism

“Most of us yearn for a life free of fear, pain, insecurity, and doubt. We long for peace, for the ability to love and be loved openly and freely, and the confidence and clarity to meet the various challenges we face in our lives.”

https://rigpa.org.au/event/online-melbourne-bookgroup-2022/2023-06-13/

7.15pm AEST, 11.15am CET

#TsoknyiRinpoche #BookGroup #OpenHeart #OpenHeartOpenMind #meditation #peace #Love #Spirtuality
#mindfulness #inspiration #manifest #purpose #Buddhism #TibetanBuddhism

A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk's near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained from it
Rigpa Brisbane, Unit 2/ 19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill

For inquiries [email protected]
Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month.
 
https://www.rigpabrisbane.org/
 
#bookgroup #MingyurRinpoche #Tergar 
#inlovewiththeworld
#brisbane #redhill #meditateinbrisbane #westsidenews
#whatsonbrisbane #brissy
@couriermail #couriermail #MyBrisbane @Brisbane

A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk's near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained from it
Rigpa Brisbane, Unit 2/ 19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill

For inquiries [email protected]
Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month.
 
https://www.rigpabrisbane.org/
 
#bookgroup #MingyurRinpoche #Tergar 
#inlovewiththeworld
#brisbane #redhill #meditateinbrisbane #westsidenews
#whatsonbrisbane #brissy
@couriermail #couriermail #MyBrisbane @Brisbane

A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk's near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained from it
Rigpa Brisbane, Unit 2/ 19 Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill

For inquiries [email protected]
Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month.
 
https://www.rigpabrisbane.org/
 
#bookgroup #MingyurRinpoche #Tergar 
#inlovewiththeworld
#brisbane #redhill #meditateinbrisbane #westsidenews
#whatsonbrisbane #brissy
@couriermail #couriermail #MyBrisbane @Brisbane

Good evening, Cumberland Bar. Time for pint, food and wee read before my book group posse arrive. Cixin Liu's Ball Lightning this month, second time we've read work from this author

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #NewTownEdinburgh #bar #pub #CumberlandBar #BookGroup #EdinburghSFBookGroup #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #cixinliu #ScienceFiction #books #livres

#WhiteHorseBookGroup
#BookGroup #BookStadon #NonFiction