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Nunhead/East Dulwich Bookclub, meeting 3rd Tuesday of the month


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Are you looking to join a bookclub? We're a group of general readers in the Nunhead/East Dulwich area, who enjoy a friendly talk about books. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month, usually at a member's home (or occasionally at a pub). It's normal for us to discuss one book a month, but as we're skipping August this year, in September we'll be discussing My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite and Now We Shall Be Entirely Free by Andrew Miller. If you'd like to join us, please get in touch.

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