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Home of London’s biggest pub based book group, running since 2005. Find us at BrixtonBookGroup.com current book is pinned to our profile.

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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 06/05/2026
Sorry we're still here. Is Bluesky bigger than twitter was yet? our next book is Howard's End which will be in June - details are on the blog - brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/how...
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Howard’s end
Another busy book group meeting where people chatted about István’s monosyllabic outlook on life. Book for next time is Howard’s End by EM Forster we’re meeting on Thursday the 4th June in the Effra S...
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UCL History @uclhistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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 · 25/07/2025
Right if you need to DM us, please use the website brixtonbookgroup.com
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 15/07/2025
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...
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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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 07/07/2025
Interesting thread given that our current book is about a Fraud
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Scott Pack @meandmybigmouth.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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 · 06/06/2025
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...
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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 · 13/05/2025
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
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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 · 12/05/2025
Out book for June is Disgrace by Jim Coetzee brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/dis... #booksky #bookgroup #bookclub
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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 · 12/05/2025
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 · 02/05/2025
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
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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 · 23/03/2025
………….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 · 21/03/2025
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.
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 18/03/2025
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
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 10/03/2025
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
How to stop mindless scrolling and read more booksDrawing of a computer - visit BrixtonBookGroup.com and sign up to monthly updates Picture of a space rocket - attach phone to rocket and fire into space
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WaterAid UK @wateraid.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The world needs change. Start with water. #ChangeStartsWithWater
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Gosh! Comics @goshcomics.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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 · 03/03/2025
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 Drawing of a friendly book shop with the caption ‘from places like this’Drawing of a warehouse with a logo that looks like Amazon labelled ‘Longest river’ and ‘Mega book store’ with the caption ‘not like this’
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 25/02/2025
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
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 21/02/2025
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...
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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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andy™ @andylevy.net · 16/02/2025
hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
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Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 04/02/2025
Have you checked in to the hotel Termush yet? You have a little more time to live out the apocalypse in opulent luxury as our meeting to discuss this classic is now on the 20th of Feb 📚
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Alison Sakai @alisonsakai.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
My pitch won 😃. Endless January is the right time to read dystopian/post apocalyptic books I think.
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 26/01/2025
Our first book for the new year is Termush by Sven Holm- a post apocalyptic story about wealthy elites escaping a burning world in a fancy hotel brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/ter...
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Termush
A big turnout for the new year to chat about Brighton Rock and Cuddy. Sadly Pete your book group admin couldn't make this one, but thank you to Miles for stepping in and doing the doodle. Book for nex...
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Backlisted Podcast @backlisted.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
New ‘Winter Reading’ episode up now. Books by Jeffrey Renard Allen, John Bowen, Mark Bowles, Rob Cohen, Tim Robey, Sally Rooney, Bobby Short, Zadie Smith, Adelle Stripe, Moon Unit Zappa, with @iammilliam.bsky.social @johnmitchinson.bsky.social @birchos.bsky.social. 📚 www.backlisted.fm/episodes/230
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230. Winter Reading 2025 — Backlisted
Happy new year! We kick off 2025 - and Backlisted's tenth anniversary year - with our traditional Winter Reading episode, in which Andy, John and Nicky recommend a selection of favourite books to see ...
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 13/12/2024
The results are in! Announcing our 2024 Award Winning Best Book Brixton Book Group have read in 2024 winning book: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin #bookaward #bookprize #booker #brixton #bookgroup #bookclub
Brixton book group golden trophy next to a copy of Giovannis Room by James Baldwin
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
A helpful gift shopping algorithm that I made for @theguardian.com a couple of years ago.
A very complex diagram which begins with the question "Do you need a a gift for someone" but, despite many questions and choices, always suggests either giving a book or buying a book for yourself, or gets in a huff and says "I give up!".
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 11/12/2024
There's still time to vote in our poll for the Award Winning Best Book Brixton Book Group have read in 2024 vote - brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/chr...
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Christmas do (and vote for your book of the year)
All I want for Christmas is some Brixton Book Group merch! thankfully there's lots to choose from from our online shop. This year we will be meeting on the 12th December in Effra Social (we haven't go...
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Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The Waterstones #BookOfTheYear winners are here! A sensation with booksellers and readers from day one, it could only be BUTTER by Asako Yuzuki 🐄 And Children’s Book of the Year is I AM REBEL by Ross Montgomery, an unforgettable canine adventure 🐕 📚 www.waterstones.com/category/cul...
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 28/11/2024
As it’s nearly thanksgiving here’s the description of eating turkey from the last book we read - Butter by Asako Yuzuki.
Description of eating turkey from the book Butter - describes ‘pink flesh’
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 28/11/2024
We're now verified! so you know it's really us.. @brixtonbookgroup.com
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Backlisted Podcast @backlisted.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Whether you’re travelling by hot air balloon, empty horse or stairway to heaven, line up our new episode for your commute: an hour in the charming company of David Niven, Rupert Everett, John and Andy. 🎈 www.backlisted.fm/episodes/227...
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227. The Moon’s a Balloon - David Niven — Backlisted
Rupert Everett joins us to discuss David Niven's memoir  The Moon’s A Balloon . This show represents the fulfilment of a long cherished ambition: to dedicate a whole Backlisted to a book ...
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 23/11/2024
We're reading a double bill for January! Cuddy by Benjamin Myers and Brighton Rock by Graham Greene - meeting on the 23rd of January in the Effra Social Brixton - all the details here: brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/bri...
Brixton book group doodle - in the style of the cover of Butter which we've just read - book for next time is Cuddy by Benjamin Myers and Brighton Rock by Graham Greene - meeting on Thursday 23rd of January in the Effra Social, Brixton
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 25/11/2024
Butter by Asako Yuzuki - we're going to be eating well.
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 25/11/2024
Here’s everything we’ve read since 2005 in a spreadsheet, because everyone loves spreadsheets. At some point this will be useful for anyone writing a PHD on the reading habits of metropolitan book groups of the early 21st century brixtonbookgroup.com/everything-w...
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Everything we’ve read
The following is every book we've read since October 2005. You can check out most of the voting doodles on our Instagram account as well.
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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Book cover of the day.
Book cover with house full of ghosts and woman with excellent hair.
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed. (Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 23/11/2024
We're reading a double bill for January! Cuddy by Benjamin Myers and Brighton Rock by Graham Greene - meeting on the 23rd of January in the Effra Social Brixton - all the details here: brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/bri...
Brixton book group doodle - in the style of the cover of Butter which we've just read - book for next time is Cuddy by Benjamin Myers and Brighton Rock by Graham Greene - meeting on Thursday 23rd of January in the Effra Social, Brixton
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Brick Lane Bookshop @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
🎇 Enter our Twentieth Anniversary Raffle and be in with a chance of winning: - A £40 Brick Lane Bookshop Giftcard - A 3-Month Book Subscription - A Teacup & Saucer and Nude Coffee Tickets are £1 each, or 5 for £4. All proceeds go to our Young Readers' Fund. bricklanebookshop.org/product/anni...
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Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com · 22/11/2024
We’ve done it! First starter pack: Books Podcasts. We’ve added some of our favourites, but who have we missed? go.bsky.app/61TpUxy
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Librarian's Husband's Book Club @lhbookclub.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Love books? Whether you're a reader, reviewer, author, librarian, or bookseller—you’re my kind of people! 📚 Let’s support each other: follow for a follow-back, and let’s make our bookish community strong! ❤️ #BookTwt #bookish #BookSky #BookClub #BookLover #WritingCommunity
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
'Nothing is pleasanter to me than exploring a library' — Walter Savage Landor
A view of the statue of Isaac Newton through the iron gates of the British Library. The ironwork of the gates spells out 'British Library' in a repeated column.
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Maleeha Mir @mmir08.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I made and will update this Starter Pack of UK Book Awards / Literary Prizes! Feel free to comment below to be included in this list if you’re a book award or literary prize based on the UK! The more, the merrier - trying to find as many as possible 🤩✨ go.bsky.app/MRzCfcE
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Trevor Wood @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (3/20) #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 23/11/2024
Book news! Voting is now open for the most prestigious book award of the year - better than the Booker, it’s the Brixton Book Group Award for the Best Book we’ve read in 2024 - details are here brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/chr... 3d printed trophy will be awarded to the winner! (If alive)
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Christmas do (and vote for your book of the year)
All I want for Christmas is some Brixton Book Group merch! thankfully there's lots to choose from from our online shop. This year we will be meeting on the 12th December in Effra Social (will try and ...
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 15/11/2024
Tipping point reached.
Breaking news graphic with the x logo and headline that Brixton Book Group quits X and subheading that Elon responds F**** you book nerds
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Big Bearded Spookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com · 13/11/2024
That is Book Bloggers and Reviewers Starter Pack 1 filled, will start another later tonight after I've sorted out some blog stuff go.bsky.app/DLLPgS7
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 15/11/2024
It’s back! Play the hidden book game - guess all 20 and win a £500 book token! hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com/default.aspx...
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Play the Hidden Books Game from National Book Tokens!
Guess all 20 book titles hidden in the picture.
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Brixton Book Group @brixtonbookgroup.com · 13/11/2024
Current book is Butter by Asako Yuzuki brixtonbookgroup.com/meetings/but... #bookgroup #bookclub #brixton
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Butter
Shirley Jackson was a little marmite but we also had to comply and do our own lottery - (Nelly won and chose the scary box and thus got 10 extra votes) Book for next time is Butter by Asako Yuzuki mee...
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