If you enjoy poetry, you are most welcome to join us! We base our meetings around a poet, theme or poetic form and Poets are usually introduced by individual members of the group. Sometimes we have group sessions on a particular theme (e.g. refugees, childhood etc.) or on a poetic form (such as the sonnet).… Read more

This is an opportunity to share and discuss some of the many interesting and well-written non-fiction books. We read biographies, history, natural world, travel writing and books on current issues and ideas. We normally choose books to read a month or two ahead. Everyone reads the book, and one member leads the discussion. Meetings are… Read more

This group focuses on novellas and short stories, with a few exceptions. If a whole novel is chosen, we like to restrict its length to approximately 200 pages or so. Each group member suggests titles which we may wish to read and we come to a consensus as to the choices. If their suggestion is… Read more

First Edition Book Group is for anyone who enjoys reading a wide variety of fiction, from well-known classics to the very latest authors. Examples of novels we have read are: ‘The Book Thief’, Markus Zusak, ‘Empire of the Sun', J.G. Ballard, ‘Small Things Like These’, Claire Keegan and ‘Precipice’, Robert Harris.  Book choices are suggested… Read more