THE INDEPENDENT BOOK CLUB DESK
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Sarit Expo Centre, Nairobi · Kenya
Open literature forum for emerging and established writers to share and discuss poems, stories and literary trends during NIBF 2026.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Online, Nairobi · Kenya
Reading Circle 254 virtual monthly book discussion.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville · United States
Free evening discussion of Simon Jimenez’s The Spear Cuts Through Water.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville · United States
Free discussion of Simon Jimenez’s The Spear Cuts Through Water.
More upcoming events from this organizer →The Book Lounge, 71 Roeland Street, Cape Town · South Africa
Feminist Book Club discussion of Only Big BumBum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Hugo House, Seattle · United States
Six-session film club for genre fans and screenwriters focused on horror craft and storytelling.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Online, New York City · United States
Four-session online reading group focused on George Saunders stories set around American attractions and spectacles.
More upcoming events from this organizer →New York City · United States
Reading-group session in The Center for Fiction’s year-long Toni Morrison programme.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Literary Arts / partner venue, Portland · United States
Event or writing class listed on the official Literary Arts calendar.
More upcoming events from this organizer →New York City · United States
Online reading group exploring contemporary Jamaican literature, cultural identity, girlhood and coming of age.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Manchester, Manchester · United Kingdom
The Observer Book Club with Deborah Frances-White, part of Manchester Literature Festival 2026.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Online via Zoom, Houston · United States
Free healthcare-community book club discussion of Ricardo Nuila's The People's Hospital.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Manchester, Manchester · United Kingdom
The Observer Book Club with Yann Martel, part of Manchester Literature Festival 2026.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Manchester, Manchester · United Kingdom
The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee, part of Manchester Literature Festival 2026.
More upcoming events from this organizer →The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre, London · United Kingdom
Free Service95 Book Club afternoon of activities with Authors of the Estate.
More upcoming events from this organizer →The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre, London · United Kingdom
Free drop-in family storytelling and story activities during London Literature Festival.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Goethe-Institut Nairobi, Nairobi · Kenya
Monthly AMKA forum for upcoming writers and literary critics to share stories, poems and discuss literary trends.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Dublin, Dublin · Ireland
A Literary Walking Tour — November 4, part of Dublin Book Festival 2026.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Literary Arts / partner venue, Portland · United States
Event or writing class listed on the official Literary Arts calendar.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Goethe-Institut Nairobi, Nairobi · Kenya
Monthly AMKA forum for upcoming writers and literary critics to share stories, poems and discuss literary trends.
More upcoming events from this organizer →Literary Arts / partner venue, Portland · United States
Event or writing class listed on the official Literary Arts calendar.
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