Why you should join a book group?

I've been a member of a bookclub for as long as I can remember.


They are a massive part of my life, so I really hope to keep the Ponders End Bookclub going from strength to strength and growing.

We'd love it if you could join us if you love reading new books and meeting new people and having a relaxing fun time. There are many reasons to join a bookclub. For instance "The Huffington Post" came up with Five reasons to join a bookclub



1. You meet interesting people
2. You read things you wouldn't normally read
3. Some books need to be discussed
4. You eat great food
5. It's fun to chat I agree with all these reasons and many more.


If these reasons sound like our book club is something you would enjoy being part of then please come and join us. It is free to join apart from your time (and the cost of reading the chosen book - and where possible I get hold of a library book or second hand book so it shouldn't break the bank to join us).

And don't forget that book club also means wine o'clock!

Until December 2016 we are reading the following books

Thursday 20 October - "Everland" by Rebecca Hunt
Thursday 17 November - "Our Kind of Traitor" by John Le Carre
Thursday 15 December - "Weirdo" by Cathi Unsworth

We meet at 7.45pm at the Ponders End Working Mens Club on South Street, Ponders End.

Look forward to you joining us soon....

Happiness is....

This is so true.........or even better...is reading a good book and having a great big cup of tea!

The Start....

The Ponders End Book Club is a reality. The group has been meeting since January 2011, once a month to discuss a range of novels and new members are always welcome.

So far we've discussed books about ghosts, love and friendship spanning over 20 years, the fallout from an Australian barbeque, a thriller set in Bible belt America and a book inspired by the Josef Fritzl case - quite a range, as you can tell....

The books are "Her Fearful Symmetry", "One Day", "The Slap", "The Killing Place" and "Room".

Some we've loved, others we've found disappointing - all have provoked intelligent discussion and fresh perspectives.

If you've not read these books already, you might want to see the page in this blog which lists the average rating we've given for each book along with a very short analysis.

You can also find out more about who we are, when and where we meet in London and details of of the books we are due to read over the coming months.

Happy reading!