"Instead of the modernist quest for meaning in a chaotic world, the postmodern author eschews, often playfully, the possibility of meaning, and the postmodern novel is often a parody of this quest. Postmodern authors also tend to celebrate chance over craft, and further employ metafiction to undermine the writer's authority. Another characteristic of postmodern literature is the questioning of distinctions between high and low culture through the use of pastiche, the combination of subjects and …

If you're longing for intellectual discussions and love literature then this is the group for you. I've toyed with this idea for some time but have finally decided to go actively looking for a group that will dawdle over coffee or dinner for hours and hours.. If the idea of violent but civilised discussions on classic literature and poetry fills you with excitement then I hope you'll find a home here. A large group is not the idea at all. A small tightly knit group which shares similar interest …

Arts and Wine Group has been created to learn about two subjects which go together perfectly: Arts and Wine A&W Group has devised a series of arts- and wine-inspired lectures that will include: Fine art and wine Opera and wine Literature and wine Architecture and wine It is your chance to learn more about the arts and wine and to meet like-minded people in a relaxed and informal – yet stylish – atmosphere. Joie de vivre at its finest! The events are oganised by Jane-Angela Arte - designer, art …

This meet-up has been running since 2008 and has a community of people interested in Books, Literature, Asian culture and Asian Life. The group is for anyone living in London or near London and is open to all nationalities and ethnicities. There is a variety of meet-ups and events orgainsed for this group,  all related to books, literature or Asian culture in someway. The aim of this group is  to provide a forum for debate and discussion, and to socialise and inform. The meet-ups in this group …

We are a friendly social group that organises and attends events in and around Oxford for people who love Art, Culture, Theatre, Live Music, Literature and Spoken Word, Cinema, Dance, Museums, Concerts etc.

This is a book club that focuses on queer literature, from the trashy to the highbrow.  We read long tomes, graphic novels, short stories and even non-fiction, whatever takes our fancy. The aim of the group is to celebrate non-normative gender and sexuality, bring queer culture to life, learn about queer history and make new friends. You don’t have to identify as anything to join this group. We usually meet on the last Wednesday of every month. Each meetup we discuss the chosen book, have a fre …

Welcome to a new and exciting style of book club! Our sister club, The Cambridge Wine & Dine Book Club, has been so much fun and wonderfully popular, and we hope to reproduce that success here in our great city. Like books and book-discussion? Like food and drink? Like meeting new and interesting people? This club is for you! We'll discuss the book-of-the-month over a glass of wine and a bite to eat at one of the countless wonderful (and often reasonably priced) restaurants the Mother City has t …

This group is open to anyone who likes reading and likes to share their views on books. A degree in English Literature is not required! We'll meet up on the second Wednesday of each month to talk about a book that members have voted to read.

This is a club for reading and writing in London and surrounding areas. We will meet regularly to exchange books and literature, we will have writing workshops and the organizer will share information with everyone in the group.

This is a group for aspiring writers in south-west London. The Novel Coach runs fiction writing courses, led by acclaimed novelist, poet and playwright Kevin MacNeil, an experienced creative writing tutor. Our first course, Find The Novel In You, is starting in New Malden on 29 May and running for 12 weeks. It will provide you with the tools you need to get started and keep going. Classes will focus on finding your voice, plotting, character, dialogue and other essential components of fiction wr …

This is a private group for those people who wish to create something in London to commemorate the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death in 2016. We plan to meet up regularly to discuss what we want to do, then assign tasks amongst the group to achieve it.

2012 is the bicentenary of Dickens' birth and there will be a lot going on to celebrate in London. What better time to start this group The group meetings will be regular book group style occasions and visits to Dickens related places ands events. The Dickens Museum is a possibility. Also, The Museum of London will be having a major exhibition starting in December and the BFI will be doing a retrospective of Dickens' films. Rochester and Broadstairs are other possible meeetup venues. The group i …

ABOUT CAMCREATIVE CamCreative embraces a diverse group of interests which includes graphic  and web design, media of all kinds, literature and publishing, visual arts, multimedia, performing arts and general culture bringing together a mix of large and small firms. Please come and join us on the last WEDNESDAY of each month. We have on average around 30 + people turn up to meet and chat about all things creative with a wide and diverse group of friendly people. We start at 7.30pm and around 8 …

Do you know how the World is going to end? These authors do! We are a group of friends who realized that we are interested in post-apocalyptic books and as half joke decided to start a book club dedicated to it. We will be meeting once a month in a pub in Central London to chat about a pre-chosen post-apocalyptic themed book, as well as organizing movie nights and pub crawls. Also, we are an equal opportunity group and don't discriminate against those who are into dystopic lit, so if you fancy …

A publishing professional who has represented writers for years as Commissioning Editor at Amazon and Head of Writers' Services for Bloomsbury and The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook, I’ve learnt a few integral things along the way, and wanted to share that knowledge with fellow writers on the way up. So, here’s the service I’ve come up with: [u]London Novelists' Salon[/u] Regular marathon writing sessions with all the energy of writing in company but without the group drama or competing for airti …

Join us to get inspiration, keep yourself motivated and discuss the craft of great story telling. Exchange ideas, get feedback on your work and meet others devoted to creative writing.  This group welcomes creative writers of all abilities.  Maybe you've been writing for a while, or perhaps you'd like to write more frequently but can't keep the momentum going. We meet to write, discuss our writing in progress, read and share our work.  We have workshops where we discuss "How To" books that inspi …

The Wimbledon Book Club is a reading group that meets in Wimbledon, SW19 Merton South London, on the first and third Mondays of the month. We are a friendly bunch in our 20's, 30 (and the young at heart) who enjoy an "occasional" drink while discussing contemporary fiction paperbacks. We are very easy to get to if you live in Wimbledon, Wimbledon Village, Putney, Southfields, Raynes Park, Balham, Tooting, Morden, New Malden, Sutton or Mitcham :) We all know most Bookclubs tend to read the same …

We are having a <> at 7pm on the March 5th in Central London & you are invited. So if you are curious, seriously interested or just fancy meeting up with some fellow fantasy readers, now is the time... There will be nibbles and a full selection of all the books from our past, present & future reading list. Everyone is welcome! The Fantasy Book Club meets in central London on the third Tuesday of the month and is open to both men & women who enjoy discussing the themes and issues found in Fantas …

This group is for people who want to meet up in and around Finchley, north London, in order to write. Meetings can be any time - weekday day-time, weekday evening, or weekend. We will meet in local cafes or other venues and see which locations work best for us. The main aim is to get some writing done, and therefore get closer to getting published (if we're not published yet) or getting our current project completed (if we are already published). But additional aims are to meet fellow writers wh …

I think it's about time that Wimbledon Village had its own book club. What I have in mind is a group that comes together to discuss books, probably mostly fiction but with a little other stuff thrown into the mix and meeting over coffee, or food, or drinks in a local cafe, restaurant or bar. There may be the occasional 'other event' like a 'meet the author' or a theatre trip, but with books and friendly discussion at the core. At great way to make new friends or cement friendships too. If you'd …

This book group will meet once per month, during the evening of the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30pm. The location will move around each month but will usually aim to be in a gastro-pub so that you have the choice of dinner and a variety of beverages. We will discuss a book that has been turned into a film. While I suspect the discussion will focus mostly on the book, I hope that the conversation will also encompass the movie too: which medium best told the story? What was the most successful a …

Calling all you ladies in Richmond, Twickenham, Whitton and Hounslow. Anybody not included in this list is also very welcome! Are you writing secretly at home? Do you want to be published? Do you feel alone in your passion for literature, arts and creativity? Do you want to meet other women who share a similar passion for books and writing? Then let's meet and share our experiences. Let's help each other get published. With support and new friends we can motivate each other. Writers of all genre …

If you enjoy reading crime novels and thrillers, this group club is for you! We pledge read only the most exciting, chilling and astonishingly good crime novels ever written! If you are enjoy the likes of Jo Nesbo, Stephen King, Martine Cole, Lee Child (to name a few) you will fit right in! Our meetings will take place mostly on weekends, either saturdays or sundays. We will aim to read one book every 4-6 weeks, depending on size. Books will be voted by our members. Members are most welcome to s …

We seek submissions UK wide from unpublished fiction writers (novelist ,short-story, playwrite, poem) We are giving you an opportunity to read an extract from a completed chapter to other would-be writers and the general public. If you are interested in taking part please complete form on main site. Maybe you are not a writer, but an avid reader and a lover of fiction books, come along to any event relax and listen.

This is a group for any new generation writer interested in getting published. All genres are welcome. We started this group to meet other writers and to find creative ways of overcoming challenges that face many of today's writers. We will invite publishers or literary agents to most of our meetings, so hopefully we can facilitate the recognition of new talent from our midst. Looking forward to meeting everybody.”

We are getting together to share our ideas and our books. A meeting for authors and those who work with authors, publishers, copy editors - we meet up and help each other to get our books out into the wide wide world.

A group for those who want to form a University of the Third Age in Islington and nearby. This will NOT initially be a U3A but will aim to bring together people in the area who eventually might want to form one. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a voluntary, self-help organisation located throughout the UK and overseas. It is run for and by people who are no longer working full time. There is no age limit high or low. It is about involvement in learning new things, expanding horizons, sha …

We love listening to interesting stuff. From String Theory to Seventeenth Century Scandal and everything in between. We're foodies at heart, love the New Yorker, dabble with Freakanomics and have been known to indulge in a bit of RadioLab. There is just so much out there and finding it might be quite overwhelming. Also, the cool people making these amazing audio bytes (Audio/Podcast producers) need hints on making their programmes, what their listeners really thought and maybe some inspiration …