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Book Club

Juli Zeh - Dark MatterThe second Thursday of every month from 6.30pm to 8pm
£2 per session

 

Meet in a friendly environment and join our informal discussions and heated debates about a wide range of books, democratically selected by our members.  All are welcome, avid and casual readers alike.

 

January 12    Cousin Bette, Balzac

February 9     Dark Matter, Juli Zeh

March 8          City of Djinns, William Dalrymple

April 12           The Return of Captain John Emmett, Elizabeth Speller (TBC)

 

World Book Night

 

23 April 2012

 

20,000 passionate book lovers from all over the UK are being recruited to give copies of one of the World Book Night titles to non or light readers within your community.
In order to be a giver you must be:

 

  • 16 or over and resident in the UK
  • Able to collect 24 copies of your chosen book from your local bookshop or library (or have someone who can collect them for you)
  • Committed to giving your books away on or around World Book Night to non or light readers

 

Givers will be chosen based on where, to whom and why you want to give the books.

To apply to be a giver, for more information and terms and conditions visit worldbooknight.org

 

The 25 titles chosen for World Book Night are:

 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Player of Games by Iain M Banks
Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Take by Martina Cole
Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell
Someone Like You by Roald Dahl
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Room by Emma Donoghue
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Misery by Stephen King

The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Let the Right One In by John Ajvde Lindqvist
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
The Damned Utd by David Peace
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak 

 

We will keep you updated about any events scheduled at New Brewery Arts. 

 

The 25 titles chosen to be part of WBN 2012

 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Player of Games by Iain M Banks
Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Take by Martina Cole
Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell
Someone Like You by Roald Dahl
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Room by Emma Donoghue
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Misery by Stephen King

The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Let the Right One In by John Ajvde Lindqvist
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell
The Damned Utd by David Peace
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak