Welcome bookworms and social butterflies! Ladies, Literature & Liquor is for ladies in their 20s to early 30s who love books, anything from from a good romcom to a good literary classic, and who are looking to expand their social circle and make a few new good girlfriends. We, the creators, are two, 26 year old college friends who now live in the area and are full-time professionals in Manhattan. We are both book lovers and decided that we would love to share our passion for books and make some …

Ernest Hemingway and other writers of the World War I era and its aftermath had a profound impact on Modern Literature. Gertrude Stein called them the "Lost Generation." Each month we meet in the East Village to talk about these authors' works. January: "By-Line: Ernest Hemingway-Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades" by Ernest Hemingway February: "Three Lives" by Gertrude Stein March: "Winesburg, Ohio" by Sherwood Anderson April: "The Nick Adams Stories" by Ernest Hemingway May: …

Inspired by a recent story in the Wall Street Journal, about a long-running reading group in which the members read books aloud -- 35 or so pages a meeting -- they've read Dickens, Milton, Tolstoy, Faulkner, the Brontes, Eliot, Austen. In addition to the book we're reading (our first is The Transit of Venus), we've begun meetings by reading other short pieces or poems.

This book club will cover great literary works such as Hemingway, Dickens, Shelley, Bronte, Milton, to more recent authors like...humm...let me think--okay---let's face it, English degree = reading lots of dead authors. But really, let's read everything worth reading. :) This group is aimed at mid-twenties to mid-thirties individuals who like to get together over drinks or a meal and have critical discussions about books.   Please read on to find out how we run our book club! Each Meet Up will r …

Meet with local Gamesmasters and World Weavers who are interested in discussing the development of their Worlds, Places, Campaigns, Adventures, Character development and Gamesmastering Techniques, all over some darn good tavern fare and drink at the Cobblestone Pub in Purchase NY. This meetup for creative collaboration on Literary Quality World design with a focus on Tolkien, CS Lewis, Charles Williams, etc, as well as Classical Literature, Mythology, and folklore, as a basis for World Crafting …

If you enjoy reading books written by French / francophone authors and would like to discuss them with other lovers of French Fiction in French, this is a group for you. We try to pick books that are both well written and likely to interest the greatest number of people, including works considered modern (or even classic) classics and more recent prize winners. These books are picked and discussed by our member group, both through polls and at our meetups over a cup of hot chocolate, a cup of …