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Update July 2026: we're transitioning to a new platform and will be leaving Meetup in July. Make sure to create your account on our new platform to get updates on our current and new events at:
https://bookclubs.com/stockholm-classics-reading-group/join/
Do you like reading classic novels or poetry? Each month we will select a classic work and have an in-person discussion around it. Anything from Austen to Zola is fair game.
Naturally, the definition of "classic" is subjective. A good collection of free, public domain ebooks can be found here. Classic of course doesn't necessarily need to be public domain, or even "old", but it would be best to have some convenient way to read it without requiring a purchase. Luckily the Stockholm public library has a very good collection of novels in English.
The discussion will be in English; being classics however, most (if not all) of the works we'll read will have a Swedish translation, and they will typically be available at the public library.
The works will be chosen by committee, so if there's a particular book you'd like to read, that can probably be accommodated.
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I, Robot
Kungsholmens Bibliotek, vid S:t Eriksplans (T), Stockholm, SEOur Meetup account will close in July. Create your free account on our new platform for further updates on this one and future events: https://bookclubs.com/stockholm-classics-reading-group/join/
Please be mindful that you need to reserve your spot for this event through the library website. The real count of attendees is on the library website and NOT on Meetup.
https://biblioteket.stockholm.se/evenemang/classic-literature-bookclub-7Venue:
Kungsholmens internationella bibliotek
Sankt Eriksgatan 33
Level 2 Studierum
Ask library staff if unsure
You are welcome to bring your own fikaI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
In August we will be discussing your thoughts on the science fiction classic “I, Robot” (1950) by Isaac Asimov.
"Isaac Asimov's I, Robot launches readers on an adventure into a not-so-distant future where man and machine struggle to redefine life, love, and consciousness—and where the stakes are nothing less than survival. Filled with unforgettable characters, mind-bending speculation, and nonstop action, I, Robot is a powerful reading experience from one of the master storytellers of our time." (text from Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41804.I_Robot)
There are copies available at the Stockholm public library
PLEASE NOTE: This will be our last meeting advertised through "Meetup." We will continue the club on our new platform "bookclubs.com." If you would like to continue as a group member, please click on the link below. It doesn't cost anything to join. Welcome!
Link to join:
https://bookclubs.com/stockholm-classics-reading-group/join/11 attendees
Vote for your pick of a horror classic for the October bookclub!
Kungsholmens Bibliotek, vid S:t Eriksplans (T), Stockholm, SEHelp us choose which horror classic novel we will discuss at the October bookclub meeting! Our Meetup account will be closing in a few weeks, so join the rest of the bookclub at the new platform Bookclubs.com and vote before the 6th of Sept for max 2 out of 3 options :
Carmilla (Sheridan Le Fenu)
We have always lived in the castle (Shirley Jackson)
The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Access the poll and information about all future events on
https://bookclubs.com/stockholm-classics-reading-group/join/
Please RSVP on the library's website to ensure your spot for the October meeting:
https://biblioteket.stockholm.se/evenemang/classic-literature-bookclub-9
WE WILL MEET FROM 18:00 - 19:45 IN A STUDY ROOM ON THE 2ND FLOOR
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