Wednesday night book club - the Clockhouse at 7.30 to 8.00

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

The pub walk was very good.

Thanks to everyone who came to see Cloud Atlas last Saturday which was a previous book.

Thanks to all who came to Mr Lui?s Chinese restaurant, a very good meal and a very pleasant day!

See you on the 20th, hope you are enjoying Mr Orwell.

Chick

[Chick]

Dear Book clubbers,

I recently went to an art project in central London. Two well known authors, Michel Faber & Mick Jackson, had recorded themselves reading one short story each which were then recorded onto a vinyl long playing record. Both the stories were excellent and well read, both very imaginative with a nice twist at the end. I have converted both to CD?s and if you would like one post me a message or email me and I will bring copies to the next meeting.

Hoots & Haggis,

Chick.

[Chick]

No interest in the CD's so far.

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

Just a reminder our meeting is next Wednesday 20th in the Draught House.

I have had very little response to my offer of Michel Faber/Mick Jackson CD. If you want one let me know before the meeting.

I suggest we do the book giving on Saturday the 20th and have our next meeting on Wednesday 17th. We can discuss the book giving venue next week.

Here is some information regards World Book night:

London

23 April 2013, 7:30pm

?10

featuring World Book Night authors Sebastian Barry, Tracy Chevalier, Victoria Hislop, Jojo Moyes and Rose Tremain

World Book Night's London party returns once again to the Southbank Centre, with a star studded night of readings in the Queen Elizabeth Hall from some of our amazing World Book Night authors as well as some special friends. Then afterwards relax and have a drink in the bar whilst the Book Shop Band entertain and you have a chance to chat and mingle with other givers and book lovers and share your stories and raise a glass to World Book Night!

Tickets are ?10 per person and can booked via the Southbank Centre

Some of you may be interested in this event.

Cheers

Chick

[Chick]

Look forward to seeing you all this Wednesday.

Check out the World Book Night at the South Bank, tickets are going fast.

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/world-book-night-70566?dt=2013-04-23

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

Once again a big thanks to every one who came to last weeks meeting. An interesting and lively discussion on Mr Orwell.

The next meeting is on 17th April and once again in the Draft House at 8.00pm.

Our next book is We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver.

A brief synopsis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Need_to_Talk_About_Kevin

Bring your own razor blades.

I will do a phone round this week to see if there is any interest in seeing a film next Saturday at the Ritzy.

Hoots & hugs

Chick

[Chick]

Hi everybody,

Change of venue for next month, we are back at the Clockhouse. They have a room upstairs which is ideal for a book group. I have booked for the 17th April.

It was very good of The Draft House to accommodate us but the acoustics weren?t favourable for a book group discussion. A very big thanks to the Draft House for their hospitality.

I am looking into a possible visit to The Ritzy this Saturday.

Cheers

Chick.

[charliebubs]

Hi Chick

I'd like to come on 17th April please. I've just ordered a copy of the book, anything else I need to know?!

Thanks

Charlie

[Chick]

Just turn up, you'll be made more than welcome.

[Chick]

Greetings everybody,

Great news, it may not be my cup of tea but nice they have shown an interest!

Have started our next book and hope to finish before the meeting.

Cheers,

Chick

-----Original Message-----

From: Charles McKain

To: '[email protected]'

Sent: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:43

Subject: FW: [Reading Groups for Everyone Group contact] from Holly Mia Simpson

-----Original Message-----

From: Holly Mia Simpson [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: 02 April 2013 14:39

To: Charles McKain

Subject: [Reading Groups for Everyone Group contact] from Holly Mia Simpson

The following message was sent to you via Reading Groups for Everyone (

http://readinggroups.org/ )

Name: Holly Mia Simpson

Hello Chick,

I hope that you don\'t mind me contacting you. I work on the Channel 4 programme

Countdown and we are currently looking for contestants to take part on the show.

Hosted by Nick Hewer, with co-presenter Rachel Riley and resident dictionary

expert Susie Dent, Countdown was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel

4 and is one of the longest running game shows in the world, celebrating over 30

years and more than 5000 episodes.

As you run a reading group I wanted to contact you in the hope that yourself or

members of your group might be interested in applying to be a contestant on

Countdown.

If you think any of your members would be interested please let me know and I

can send you our application form. I am going to be holding auditions in the

London area on Friday 24th May so anybody interested can contact me directly.

Thank you in advance for your time and help,

Best wishes,

Holly Mia.

[Chinni]

Hey Chick - room for one more on the 17th?

Thanks

Chinni

[Chick]

Chinni,

Of course, just turn up.

Cheers

Chick

[NewToDulwich1]

Hello Book club!

I'm new here and keen to join for this! Will it be ok if I plan to attend on 23 April at the Gowlett Pub?

Cheers!

[Chick]

Hi newbie,

The next meeting is this coming Wednesday at the Clockhouse public house which is at the bottom of Barry Rd. We will be in the upstairs room, just ask the bar staff.

The event on 23rd is to do with World book night and you need tickets from the South Bank Centre. Go back several posts and you will see a link.

Can you come along next Wednesday? You?ll be made very welcome.

Chick

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

Just a reminder of our next meeting this Wednesday at the Clockhouse in the upstairs room, 7.30- 8.00ish start. Any body had any thoughts on Countdown? Also I think we might consider the local author?s book which I wrote to you about. I?ll find out where we can buy it, perhaps we could read it some time in the summer, when it eventually arrives.

Hoots & harmony.

Chick

[Chick]

See you all Wednesday!

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

Thanks to everyone who came along last night, another very good and lively meeting. Thanks to the Clockhouse for hosting us.

The next book is Middlesex by Jeffery Euginides.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/oct/05/featuresreviews.guardianreview15

The next meeting is Wednesday 22nd May, a bit of a way off but it?s a big book.

Thanks to Sarah & Bianca for some interesting histories.

Good reading.

[Chick]

The Wednesday night book club will be giving out books on behalf or World Book Night

At the Clockhouse on Saturday 20th April from 6.00pm.

The book is The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry

About the Book

Nearing her one-hundredth birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future, as the Roscommon Regional Mental hospital where she's spent the best part of her adult life prepares for closure. Over the weeks leading up to this upheaval, she talks often with her psychiatrist Dr Grene, and their relationship intensifies and complicates. Told through their respective journals, the story that emerges is at once shocking and deeply beautiful. Refracted through the haze of memory and retelling, Roseanne's story becomes an alternative, secret history of Ireland's changing character and the story of a life blighted by terrible mistreatment and ignorance, and yet marked still by love and passion and hope.

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers,

Hope you are enjoying Middlesex. The next meeting is in The Clockhouse in the upstairs bar on 22nd May. It?s being used until 8.00pm so I suggest we meet at 8.15. Some of you have suggested the one big long table fragmented the group. The Clockhouse aren?t averse to us reorganising the tables to make two smaller groups of about six/seven as long as we put it back together. I would be grateful for your thoughts on this. I will check with Lisa as well.

Hoots & humbug.

Chick

PS please do let me know your thought/suggestions. Thanks.

[Chick]

Greetings book clubbers.

Just to remind you our next meeting is next Wednesday 22nd in the Clockhouse at 8.15 for 8.30.

Can I have some feed back regards using two tables instead of one big long one?

Cheers

Chick

[EmED]

Hello,

Im new to the area, would it be OK if i came along on Wednesday? I would buy Middlesex today and read as much of it as I can by Wednesday!!

Thanks!

[Chick]

Yes of course. Don?t worry about buying Middlesex, just read a synopsis, it?s far too big to get through in two days.

Chick. PS We meet in the Clockhouse pub at the bottom of Barry Rd. We meet in their upstairs room. At 8.15

EmED Wrote:

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> Hello,

>

> Im new to the area, would it be OK if i came along

> on Wednesday? I would buy Middlesex today and read

> as much of it as I can by Wednesday!!

>

> Thanks!

[lizdaniel]

I am interested in joining a book club. Could I attend this Wednesday but won't have time to read whole book.

Thanks

[Laura1981]

Hi All!

I've been in the are for nearly 2 years, but I'm really keen to join a book club. I was just wondering how often you meet? I've got plans for this Wednesday but I'd be really keen to come along to the next meeting if you'd be happy for me to join the club?

Thanks, Laura

[Chick]

Yes just come along and meet people. Chick

lizdaniel Wrote:

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> I am interested in joining a book club. Could I

> attend this Wednesday but won't have time to read

> whole book.

>

> Thanks