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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Jul 15

Book for August is The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth.

Next meeting will be on the 7th of August in the Effra Social from 7.30ish.

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Brixton Book Group voting doodle showing two lions holding a sugar spoon and a sugar cane along with the names of the books Brixton Book Group voted for

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UCL History @uclhistory.bsky.social · Sep 16

We’re honoured to welcome renowned journalist and SOAS President Zeinab Badawi for the launch of the new African History Seminar at the Institute of Historical Research✨

🗓️ 14 Oct 2025
🕠 5:30–7:30 pm
📍 Hybrid: Zoom & Senate House, London

All welcome and free, register here: shorturl.at/vyAMN

book cover for an african history of africa

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Aug 4

Just to update we now have a new date! THURSDAY 21st AUGUST

Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Jul 25

Right if you need to DM us, please use the website brixtonbookgroup.com

Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Jul 15

Book for August is The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth.

Next meeting will be on the 7th of August in the Effra Social from 7.30ish.

brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/the...

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Jul 7

Interesting thread given that our current book is about a Fraud

Scott Pack @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social · Jul 6

The Salt Path has never appealed to me. Redemptive memoirs are really not my thing.

But if Penguin had pitched it as an audacious heist getaway story...

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Scott Pack @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social · Jul 6

The Salt Path has never appealed to me. Redemptive memoirs are really not my thing.

But if Penguin had pitched it as an audacious heist getaway story...

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Jun 6

Book for July is The Fraud by Zadie Smith - meeting on Thursday the 10th of July in the Effra Social from 7.40ish #bookgroup #brixton #bookclub #booksky brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/the...

The Fraud

Contender for book of the year? Lots of discussion about Disgrace by JM Coetzee. Book for next time is The Fraud by Zadie Smith - meeting on Thursday the 10th of July in the Effra Social from 7.40ish....

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · May 13

Need a bit of focus time for reading? bookmark this page brixtonbookgroup.com/make-time-fo... and it'll count down 30 minutes for some uninterrupted book time..
#booksky

Make time for reading..

30:00 We all need a moment to read - so take a while and stop scrolling. For book suggestions you can check out everything we've ever read.

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · May 12

Out book for June is Disgrace by Jim Coetzee brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/dis... #booksky #bookgroup #bookclub

Disgrace

Busy meet again to chat about Awakening, with a wide range of views and divided opinions about the ending. Thank you to the guest doodler! The book for next time is Disgrace by Jim Coetzee and we're m...

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · May 12

I think I need to do a post that will generate arguments for it do feed the algorithm better on the other social media places. #booksky

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · May 2

Our next book is The Awakening by Kate Chopin - and we’re meeting on Thursday the 8th of May in the Effra Social brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/the... #bookgroup #booksky

The Awakening

We had a packed meeting to discuss The Picture of Dorian Gray, with a few mixed feelings about the book - but perhaps there's only thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not bei...

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 25

Anything by John Wyndham - very enjoyable for adults too but Chocky stands out as a good one

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 23

………….and the Brixton Book Group long read book has been chosen! It’s a 11.22.63 by @stephenking.bsky.social who no doubt will now follow us just to see what the resulting book inspired doodle will be. #booksky #bookgroup #bookclub

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 21

Our April book is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and we will be meeting on Thursday 10th in the Effra Social from 7.30ish. Join us or read along! #booksky #bookclub #bookgroup

Drawing of Hailie Selasse sat behind a desk with unplugged telephones. Details of the vote written underneath but the details you need are: Book for next time is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and we will be meeting on Thursday 10th April in the Effra Social from 7.30ish.
Runners up included The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, Circe by Madeline Miller, Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, This House of Grief by Helen Garner, Main Character by Lizzie Franier and the Book of Ebenezer le Page by GB Edwards.

Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 18

Time to think about our long read again - to be chosen at our next meeting, but what would you nominate as your best book with many pages? #bookgroup #bookclub #booksky

The Brixton Book Group long read will be chosen at the next meeting - drawing with a very long book with many pages

Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 10

How to stop mindless scrolling and read more books! Simple just sign up to get updates on brixtonbookgroup.com to find out what we’re reading and read along with us. We have book group members in locations all over the world, including Norwich. #bookclub #bookgroup #bookstagram #mindfulness #booksky

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WaterAid UK @wateraid.bsky.social · Mar 10

The world needs change. Start with water.

#ChangeStartsWithWater

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Gosh! Comics @goshcomics.bsky.social · Mar 7

We’re currently running a competition where the winner will get £50 store credit to spend at Gosh! To enter, simply follow us on Bluesky (if you're seeing this, then there's a good chance you already do)! We’ll be drawing the winner next week on Friday 14th March, so make sure to follow us by then.

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 6

Will hold you to pitching that!

Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 3

Where do you buy your books? We’ve picked hundreds of books over the 20 years Brixton Book Group has been running. Tag your favourite book shop in the comments. #bookgroup #bookclub #books #bookshops #booksky

Where to buy books (a guide) *add your favourites in the comments

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 3

Yes!

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Andy Miller @iammilliam.bsky.social · Mar 3

Post a picture of the top right corner of the book you are currently reading.

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Mar 3

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Feb 25

The @thebookerprizes.bsky.social longlist - predictions?
A Leopard-Skin Hat
On a Woman's Madness
Heart Lamp
Perfection
Eurotrash
Under the Eye of the Big Bird Hunchback
Small Boat
Reservoir Bitches
Solenoid
There's a Monster Behind the Door
On the Calculation of Volume
The Book of Disappearance

Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · Feb 21

We’re reading The Emperor by Ryszard Kapuscinski meeting on the 20th of March in the Effra Social from 7.30ish #brixton #bookgroup #bookclub brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/the...

The Emperor

We had the busiest meeting of the year so far, with 47 people turning up to chat about billionaires escaping the grim reality of an apocalypse in the opulent luxury of a grand hotel. Termush had a mix...

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