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The Writing Group – Halloween Horror Session

Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 PM

From The Writing Group

4.9

Join us for first ever genre-specific session! In honor of the holiday, come have a festive cocktail, snack on some candy, and bring your horror genre writing to share. Costumes optional but strongly encouraged. **Itinerary** Our social hour starts at **6 o'clock**, and you can come and meet other writers, enjoy a happy hour, socialize and hang out as you like until 7 when we will start readings. At **7 o'clock** we formally get together as a group to listen to readings from those looking for feedback. * We do not select readers based on order of arrival or a sign-up sheet, so if you have work until late but still want to come and read, you can! * Each reader gets five (5) minutes to read, so please select a section of work which is appropriate for that time limit. * We welcome narrative prose (fiction and non-fiction), poetry, and scripts (be they for screen or stage). This week, we are reading **horror genre works only**! * We'll then spend another five (5) minutes in discussion. This is time for the listeners to provide feedback on the reading and discussing the craft in general. We welcome (and encourage) constructive criticism, so long as it is done with respect. This is just as important as the reading, and is done as an open conversation not lead by the reader or the host, so no hand raising required! * We try to get to as many people who want to read as we can, so if there are a lot of attendees we will be very strict on time. * We take a short break at **8 o'clock** . At 9 o'clock we finish readings, but you are welcome to stick around! Meet new friends, connect with old ones, exchange longer works for review, or just let loose.

33 attendees

Uptown Reading Morning (Inwood)

Sun, Oct 25, 3:00 PM

From Silent Book Club NYC

4.7

🌟 Registration will open on October 16 🌟 Join us at **[Buunni Coffee](https://www.buunnicoffee.com/)** in Inwood to read, relax, and sip some delicious coffee (or tea) on Sunday morning! We'll spend half an hour settling in, ordering drinks, and doing introductions, and then read from 11:30 to 12:30. Because Buunni Coffee is generously hosting us free of charge, I encourage everyone to purchase a drink or pastry to enjoy while you read.

30 attendees

Livre pour octobre: Les oubliés du dimanche - Valérie Perrin

Sat, Oct 24, 5:00 PM

From Club de lecture en français (French book club)

4.7

En octobre, on va lire le roman Les oubliés du dimanche, écrit par Valérie Perrin. C’est disponible [sur Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/oublies-dimanche-Valerie-Perrin-author/dp/2253071161) Et aussi [chez Albertine](https://shop.albertine.com/livre/9782253071167-les-oublies-du-dimanche-valerie-perrin/)

11 attendees

New York Story Night #90

Tue, Nov 3, 12:00 AM

From New York Story Night

4.7

New York Story Night is a literary community event based in Manhattan founded to provide creative writers, amateur and professional alike, a stage on which to share their stories and an audience with which to road test their works. Consider an open mic for stand-up tragedy, stand-up horror, stand-up drama if you will. A night of bedtime stories for adults. **For those who wish to share a story, please arrive before 6:50pm and sign-up for a reading slot.** (Find Aïss at the front of the second floor event space.) For those who wish to be an audience, get a drink, find a favored spot, chit-chat with fellow story lovers if you like! At 7pm story night begins. **Each writer gets 20 minutes in front of the microphone. (15 minutes for the story + 5 minutes for workshop/Q&A with the audience)** We have a 10 minute intermission at the end of every hour. **Rules for stories:** * Stories must be under 15 mins (around 2,300 words) * All stories must be written pieces * Stories can be fiction or non-fiction but must contain a narrative arc * No poetry, no essays We encourage you to email us at newyorkstorynight@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns on if your story is a good fit for our event. If you cannot attend this particular event but would like to be in tune with our next ones join our MeetUp group or email us at newyorkstorynight@gmail.com to be added to our e-mailing list! New York Story Night is a free event. *\*By attending, you acknowledge that you may appear in photos and videos used for social media or promotional purposes.*in

33 attendees

Start your weekend at The New York Historical's library

Fri, Oct 30, 10:30 PM

From Silent Book Club NYC

4.7

The [New York Historical](https://www.nyhistory.org/) invites you to the Reading Room of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library! Even though we are meeting in the museum's library, there will not be books available for you to silently read. **Please bring your own book.** Sometimes the museum has events that can be noisy. If you have trouble reading with noise in the background, you may want to bring headphones. **IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FINDING THE GROUP INSIDE THE NY HISTORICAL** 1. Enter the building through the Central Park West entrance and go through Admissions, where you will get an entry sticker. 2. You may be asked for a donation but it’s Pay As You Wish so you may pay as much or as little as you like. 3. Once you get the sticker, you may head up the grand staircase opposite Admissions. 4. As soon as you get to the second floor, you'll see the entrance to the Reading Room on the left. We'll have a sign noting the room is reserved for Silent Book Club. Readers are welcome to **hang out in the Museum until closing at 8:00 PM**. **About the library** The Patricia D. Klingenstein Library is one of the oldest, most distinguished research libraries in the United States and a vital center of research into the history of New York and the nation. The Library's historic Reading Room has been a key stop for generations of scholars and researchers.

24 attendees

Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (week 3)

Sun, Oct 25, 8:00 PM

From NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers Community

4.8

Join us for weekly discussions of G. W. F. Hegel's 1807 dialectical quest through consciousness and subjectivity to reason and absolute knowledge, *The Phenomenology of Spirit*. **Required reading for this meeting: B. Self Consciousness - IV. The Truth of Self-Certainty (Pages 104-111) - A.V. Miller edition** I plan to use the A.V. Miller edition though you can use a different edition. A digital pdf can be found here: [https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/georg-w.-f.-hegel-phenomenology-of-spirit-a.-v.-miller-translation.pdf](https://cominsitu.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/georg-w.-f.-hegel-phenomenology-of-spirit-a.-v.-miller-translation.pdf) This week’s reading will be on the lighter side to give people a chance to reread the earlier sections in tandem with this week’s selection. The Phenomenology is a difficult text and I highly recommend to read along side Hegel (though not required) the accessible secondary lit, “The Logic of Desire” by Peter Kavage. It can be found here: [https://a.co/d/02jcheHr](https://a.co/d/02jcheHr) We'll be meeting at the 180 Maiden Lane Public Atrium on the ground floor of the building downtown.

5 attendees

The Writing Group – West Village Session

Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 PM

From The Writing Group

4.9

**Itinerary** Our social hour starts at **6 o'clock**, and you can come and meet other writers, enjoy a happy hour, socialize and hang out as you like until 7 when we will start readings. At **7 o'clock** we formally get together as a group to listen to readings from those looking for feedback. * We do not select readers based on order of arrival or a sign-up sheet, so if you have work until late but still want to come and read, you can! * Each reader gets five (5) minutes to read, so please select a section of work which is appropriate for that time limit. * We welcome narrative prose (fiction and non-fiction), poetry, and scripts (be they for screen or stage), so long as it is writing that you're serious about. * We'll then spend another five (5) minutes in discussion. This is time for the listeners to provide feedback on the reading and discussing the craft in general. We welcome (and encourage) constructive criticism, so long as it is done with respect. This is just as important as the reading, and is done as an open conversation not lead by the reader or the host, so no hand raising required! * We try to get to as many people who want to read as we can, so if there are a lot of attendees we will be very strict on time. * We take a short break at **8 o'clock** . At **9 o'clock** we finish readings, but you are welcome to stick around! Meet new friends, connect with old ones, exchange longer works for review, or just let loose.

23 attendees

The Writing Group – Williamsburg Session

Tue, Nov 3, 11:00 PM

From The Writing Group

4.9

23 attendees

Empricism and the Philosophy of Mind Week 1

Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM

From NYC Philosophy and Psychology Readers Community

4.8

The early analytic tradition combined empiricism, which had been present in philosophy for some time, with the new tools of logic in an attempt to place mathematics, science, and philosophy more broadly on a firmer foundation than ever before. By the middle of the twentieth century, these initial ambitions seemed overly extravagant, as many of the problems that had long plagued empiricism were resurfacing. In 1956, Wilfrid Sellars responded to this state of affairs with *Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind*, encouraging analytic philosophy to enter its Kantian phase and move beyond a Humean empiricism. His central target was the “Myth of the Given,” the idea that experience can justify belief without already involving concepts. The work was highly influential on Richard Rorty and Robert Brandom, who later wrote the introduction and study guide, respectively, for the 1997 edition, and who helped usher in a new wave of ideas in the analytic tradition. Participants should read the entire reading before attending this in person meeting. We will read pages 1-64 for the first week which is equivalent to the intro and Chapters 1-6. I will be reading from this version [here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0674251555?lv=shuf&hvlocphy=9004169&hvptwo=&hvnetw=g&mcid=&hvext=374089160680&hvadid=813004237613&language=en_US&hvpone=&hvlocint=&hvcampaign=23946702661&hydadcr=17462_13842132_2502692&hvpos=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvocijid=1244896290719535142--&hvqmt=a&hvexpln=0&tag=smgglusdsadts-20&hvtargid=kwl-2484167636399&adgrpid=197419383493&hvrand=1244896290719535142&channelId=500&ref_=&plpRedirect=mhFallback). For questions please send me a message or post to meetup. Best, Brian

16 attendees

New York Story Night #91

Tue, Nov 17, 12:00 AM

From New York Story Night

4.7

14 attendees

Gay Men’s Book Club: No More Mr. Nice Guy

Sat, Oct 24, 9:30 PM

From Gay Men’s Growth Community (NYC + Virtual)

5.0

What happens when being “nice” becomes less about kindness—and more about avoiding conflict, seeking approval, or hiding what you really want? This month, we’ll be discussing **No More Mr. Nice Guy by Robert Glover**, a provocative book about people-pleasing, boundaries, resentment, relationships, self-worth, and learning to express your needs more honestly. Together, we’ll explore questions like: • Where do you say yes when you really want to say no? • How comfortable are you asking directly for what you want? • When does generosity become approval-seeking? • What happens when we suppress our needs to keep other people happy? • What would it look like to be kind without abandoning yourself? You don’t have to agree with everything in the book—in fact, some of the best conversations may come from challenging it. Whether you finish the book, read part of it, or simply want to explore the ideas and spend time with some great guys, you’re welcome to join us for meaningful conversation and connection with other thoughtful, growth-oriented gay men. **📍 113 Spring Street, SoHo (it's both the store name and the address)** **🕠 5:30–7:00 PM**

11 attendees

Saturday Afternoon at Brooklyn Public Library

Sat, Nov 21, 7:00 PM

From Silent Book Club NYC

4.7

Spend an afternoon reading with us at a jewel of Kings County — **[Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central)!** Bring a book or choose one of the many titles at the main branch of the library. We’ll socialize and read in the **Info Commons Training Lab** which **seats 50 people available on a first-come basis**.

23 attendees

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Meetup book clubs in New York are vibrant communities where readers come together to discuss books, share insights, and enjoy literature-centric events. Options include diverse genres, various meeting formats like spontaneous discussions or themed gatherings, and opportunities to meet new book lovers.

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Book events through Meetup typically involve a designated book discussion, themed activities, or guest speakers. Members gather in person or online to engage in book-related conversations, providing an interactive and immersive experience.

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If a club matching your interests isn’t available, consider starting one or broaden your search. Meetup’s expansive city network might help you connect with niche or upcoming clubs relevant to your interests.

Absolutely, many clubs focus on specific book genres. Whatever your interest—be it fiction, mystery, or nonfiction—you'll find groups that align with your literary tastes and preferences.

Meeting frequency varies by club, with some gathering weekly and others monthly. Confirm the schedule on individual Meetup pages to ensure commitment aligns with your availability.

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Most book clubs welcome newcomers, which can be a friendly way to dive into community activities. Clubs often accommodate various levels, ensuring an inclusive environment for those new to group discussions.

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