In this post, I’d like to discuss the unique advantages of short stories (over novels), with a special focus on book club settings. Afterwards, I will present sources and ideas that can help find good stories for those that have never come into contact with them. The Underrated, Overlooked Form of Prose Fiction? Short stories […]
As summer reaches its peak, our members have chosen just the perfect read: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Weir himself is no stranger to our readers. His short story The Egg came in second to The Great Silence by Ted Chiang in our June Monthly Pick and was met with interest and favorable reviews. […]
Hey there, fellow bookworms 👋🏼, here’s the latest from our club… Late-June 2026 Meetup In yesterday’s meetup we discussed Ian McEwan’s What We Can Know and found it to be rather demanding. Unlike our previous novels, this one is not something you might want to keep on your bedside table for nightly reading sessions. Its […]
Our early-July meetup was skipped because not enough members could make it. This is okay. We meet twice a month with new novels and stories up for discussion every few weeks. We deserve a rest. That is not to say that we have been idle. On the contrary: the nominees for our July Monthly Pick […]
At our mid-June meetup, we discussed the first half of Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures. The readers’ current verdict is pretty positive: the novel was praised for its strong and authentic characters and creative, funny writing despite the serious topics it’s dealing with. We analyzed and discussed some recurring themes: life and death, captivity, dealing with the loss of loved ones, […]
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Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes
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