London's liveliest book club
The North London Reading Group is an independent network of book groups in and around North London.
We began in June 2007 as a single group of ten like minded souls, which met monthly to discuss something meatier than the then ubiquitous freesheets.
Many of those freesheets have now gone. But we've since bloomed into a network of 20 groups and get together at fab literary gatherings such as Bookstock. More...
What's new.
Come to our belated Christmas Party on 28 Jan
Our fourth North London Reading Group Christmas party is guaranteed to banish the winter blues with a sunny Australian theme.
The Iron Lady’s façade slips
The hype surrounding Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher made it an obvious choice for the Politics, Polemics and Pints Reading Group’s first cinema trip.
The mystery of Waterstones’ missing apostrophe
Waterstone’s – the last major bookshop chain on our high streets – should really know better than to drop the apostrophe from its name. But is it just a ‘Pasta Hut’ style PR rouse?
Interview with epic adventurer T.D. Griggs
Writer T.D. Griggs talks about the British Empire, pen names, emigrating to Australia – and his forthcoming appearance at our Aussie Christmas Party literary event on Sat 28 Jan.
Too great expectations?
Why the Beeb’s cheeky Dickens pastiche ‘The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff’ rather than its lavish adaptation of one of the great man’s most famous works will have inspired more readers this Christmas.
Join one of our reading groups for 2012
Kick start a more sociable and cerebral new year by joining the North London Reading Group. Here’s why and how.
What we're talking about.
| Literary films ago-go | 3 | 11/09/11 | Dawn Barnes |
| Pub Quiz - Monday | 0 | 11/09/11 | Dawn Barnes |
| Going to be the first | 2 | 06/09/11 | Mary Megarry |
| Bookstock photos + feedback | 0 | 01/09/11 | Paul Drinkwater |
More about us and how to
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Coming up.
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NLRG Aussie Christmas Party
Sat 28 Jan -
Jack the Ripper walk & book discussion
Sun 29 Jan
