Book Drives New York

LESBIAN BOOK CLUB 06/25

Hello everyone! The book we will be discussing is Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan, Chapters 6-13. This book club is intended for lesbians and queer women, but feel free to bring along any pals/allies who like to read! Date: 06/25 Thursday Time: 6:30pm Location: The Coffee Lab (34-20 21st Ave, Astoria, NY 11106) A quick note: Since we are meeting at a local coffee shop, please do try to support them by grabbing a drink or snack during the book club. IF YOU MISSED THE PREVIOUS BOOK CLUB DON’T WORRY!!! WE WILL DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS

NYC Romcom Bookclub 💕: The Kiss Quotient

At this meeting we will discuss The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 😊

📚☀️ The Wedding People: Sunday Book Club, Bites & Drinks

New York Launch Your AI eCommerce Store

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New York Launch Your AI Ebook Business

💰 **Build Passive Income with AI Ebooks – Masterclass** Build a passive publishing business with AI — from idea to income. ⚠️ Your spot is only held once you complete registration below. ### [🔗 SECURE YOUR SPOT](https://aiventurelab.org/product/AIEbookBusiness?city=New%20York&groupurlname=the-novel-readers-collective-and-social-circle&startgmtdatetime=2026-06-24T22:00:00Z) --- What's covered: - Publish across platforms for passive income - Format and list ebooks so they actually sell - Write full ebooks with AI in hours, not weeks *One system. Recurring income.* ✍️

LESBIAN BOOK CLUB 07/02

Hello everyone! The book we will be discussing is Anderson in Bloom by Jennifer Dugan, Chapters 14-20. This book club is intended for lesbians and queer women, but feel free to bring along any pals/allies who like to read! Date: 07/02 Thursday Time: 6:30pm Location: The Coffee Lab (34-20 21st Ave, Astoria, NY 11106) A quick note: Since we are meeting at a local coffee shop, please do try to support them by grabbing a drink or snack during the book club. IF YOU MISSED THE PREVIOUS BOOK CLUB DON’T WORRY!!! WE WILL DO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS

Books N’ Brunch (Elevated)

Jersey City Book Club: Never Let Me Go

**📝 Book Club: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro — Free to Join** The book club is meeting to look closely at Kazuo Ishiguro's remarkable Never Let Me Go with other local readers over a relaxed evening, and there is always more to discover in a good book together. You do not need to have finished the book, and mark the passages that made you stop and think, and bring your strongest impressions — as the conversation is always better when people speak from honest experience of the text. First-timers are warmly encouraged to come along — and the group tends to make first-timers feel at ease very quickly, nothing beyond the book and your thoughts is needed, and the group makes it easy to contribute from the start. No facilitator or moderator runs the table — with no wrong answers and no performance required, and the discussion tends to feel nothing like a school English lesson. --- **Useful to have with you:** - Anything you underlined or wanted to come back to - An open mind and a willingness to debate - Your edition of Never Let Me Go if you want to read passages aloud - A hot drink if you like — we are here for a while **How it works:** - A quick welcome kicks things off followed immediately by open discussion - The group digs into the book and the conversation goes wherever it leads - Near the end there is a chance to suggest the next book for the group ⭐ *"The group is warm and the conversation is always great — the discussion always produces at least one reading I had not considered"* – member who brought a friend --- 🦋 Good books are better with good company — grab your copy and join us for the evening and the evening takes care of itself once you arrive. Your seat is waiting. 🦋

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court discussion

We will discuss *A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court* by Mark Twain on Wed., June 24 at 7 p.m. at Austin Ale House, 82-70 Austin St., Kew Gardens, NY 11415. It's a 15-minute walk from the Kew Gardens stop on the E train, and 10-minutes from Queens Blvd. and 83rd Ave. on the Q60 bus, and just around the corner from the LIRR Kew Gardens station. You can preview the menu at https://austinsteakandalehouse.com/menu

Newark Book Club: Never Let Me Go

**🍂 Group Read: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro · No Pressure** Join us to open up a conversation around Kazuo Ishiguro's remarkable Never Let Me Go in a friendly low-key environment, and you will be surprised where the conversation goes. No requirement to finish — come wherever you are in the book, and bring along your favourite passages, and bring your honest reactions — because the book looks completely different through a new set of eyes. The group leads the discussion — with no wrong answers and no performance required, and the most interesting moments never come from the planned questions. Anyone is welcome regardless of reading experience — and the group has a habit of making people want to come back, no preparation beyond reading is required, and the discussion gets richer with every new reader who joins. --- **What to expect:** 1. Arrive, grab a seat, and introduce yourself if you are new — no icebreakers, just conversation 2. The group digs into the book and the conversation goes wherever it leads 3. The evening finishes with a discussion about what to read next 💡 **Quick tip:** mark the page you most want to talk about, because a prepared passage gives you a ready entry point into any thread, and the rest of the conversation will take care of itself. --- ✨ Come for the book and stay for the discussion — join us and bring your read and you will leave with more than you came with. See you at the session. ✨

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

This time we're reading *[The Dispossessed](http://clicks.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=u001.NY3oBFzZ5LJDG7YcnfSAKmwL24kUOmXt4wsubhF3h2JTpdoQ7mH-2FX64dzgUpoQ6IRBHP-2B31mv-2FrH-2FIU-2BHHJ5RK-2Bpf8mJtOJkIxeWqnxixeU-3DYGGe_VJqvxFx7ncEYyapoo7EqH2XAs9swx6Z1mb0rjP6kDIqaoynvrwj45VSby4NJ7yytsuEIrsmXqjdpbdPm3PbupTgmv3CExr6krIOiOkl35czdvOUUJDRHO-2BR-2FV0Iy2ZXuchkdTQ1kRULQGSIOtQzb-2Ft87hWd8asYeEXccWPH8RO763E0NN65jowwDGLIEva1V1LHv-2FPryt3sncV2yv-2BeC9il2KfARfxr9K4xjJx2jcLIisIoTNC7JwQkNw-2FEXFdMmo5e6NUIDD1hmYhC8VyAQ4Zx8gefRNrUo9agBWer6Tf5fvYku0J2Pz9FYUMMvAkjRGSUviIm2YOjpOkvXklR2arkk6-2FbdFP2NekD-2BQDauA4kqwuQapoLcNx7Cd4hqv2rmqUgpxSC2phxxGMEGQ4Vy0DloV61xAyU-2BySGF-2Br7U4PWzJnn08VLMmtemovbGW7Ok1Nx2Q-2BUsVFQz8DY3wWDx93f8nMZWy76ocl-2FOXLfAWGG5g7-2FhT4S45Ke2m42mslc4zfUDMyc999T9bwAadwxN-2Fxqr0-2FjqfDkOJgKo-2BhllZ6NWEdT4QYJ-2FhwiSib2DmHDfynNXhnmCmAs8bY-2F7bmac2sXDQV1zxQf4E-2B7SEyOiaQtU0a72rBFeN7D4L7HwBeFry3-2FBV7aFpFR0-2BTz4D4R4wRsy49-2BXfuQBwD-2FB1Hnd8s1-2Fi-2FpVaPhMICyJSeuD8kVe)* by Ursula K. Le Guin (387 pgs). Hope to see you then! *About the book:* Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life—Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Urras, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change. **Because Meetup charges organizers like me $389.76 annually, there is a $1 suggested donation. If you'd like to contribute, you can do so at the meetup or by venmo (I'll post the info afterwards).**

It’s No joke it’s April new book club book It Girl ..Allison Pataki

Okay so many of our members are 9-5 during weekdays and miss our mall walks in preparation for our outdoor activities for evening and weekends this spring So while we wait on Mother Nature Let’s exercise our mind. I’ve selected The book “It Girl” The story of the original Gibson girl the woman who captured the imagination of new yorkers while Becoming the face of beauty but the rise to the top was filled with heart ache ,pain determation and murder, encountering power hungry men , and the crime of the century . This book will lead to a future trip to learn more about the real life inspiration for this book Meetup time frame for book readers is April 1 st to end of may. But site won’t allow that to be posted. So please write finish date I. Your personal calendar