Not-A-Book Club

Weekly friendly short story reading group for PGRs @LeedsUniEnglish.
Join us on Wednesdays from 8th June onwards!

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See you in SR 5A at 1pm for HG Wells' story 'The Red Room'!

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We're reading Poe tomorrow! The teeth-theme continues with 'Berenice', so message to be added to the Teams meeting. Content notes: illness. https://t.co/VgJMzsTWAn

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We're back in person this Wednesday with Morgan Talty's 'In a Jar'! Come for a lunch-time chat about a (very) short story. Content notes: illness, medical care.
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Excellent chat about Lawrence today! Next Wednesday's story is 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' by Flannery O'Connor, which you can read here: https://t.co/B0djFxoHhV Join us online via Teams (get in touch to be added to the meeting) ... Content notes: racial slurs, violence.

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We are back on Wednesday with D.H. Lawrence's 'The Prussian Officer': https://t.co/1KxDeUKgUi Come join us for a chat about the story and any other tangents we end up following. Bring your lunch or coffee!

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No meeting next week due to conflicting events, but we'll be back in a fortnight. Join us with lunch for DH Lawrence and 'The Prussian Officer' on Weds 12th July: https://t.co/1KxDeUKgUi

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Content notes: description of rape, mentions of illness (AIDS & cancer), use of slurs (homophobic and racist).

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We'll be reading 'Prophets' by Brandon Taylor for our next in-person meeting on Weds 28th June! Read it here: https://t.co/Go3uyYZ262 See you all for a chat over lunch/coffee in Seminar Room 5A! See content notes in reply...

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First online meeting of the summer takes place Wednesday 21st June 1-2pm! Our story is 'When I as a Witch' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which you can read here: https://t.co/463lGOor6b Send us a message to be added to the Teams meeting!

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Thanks to everyone who came to the first meeting of the summer! It was fantastic to hear your thoughts on the wonderful 'Rabbit Test' by @samtasticbooks. Such a strong start to the season!

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Looking forward to seeing everyone shortly for the first session!

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First meeting of the summer takes place Wednesday 14th June 1-2pm! Our story is 'Rabbit Test' by Samantha Mills, which you can read or listen to here: https://t.co/jEekp0Tzhs We'll be in Seminar Room 5A, House 10. Bring lunch/coffee!

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First meeting of the summer takes place Wednesday 14th June 1-2pm! Our story is 'Rabbit Test' by Samantha Mills, which you can read or listen to here: https://t.co/jEekp0Tzhs We'll be in Seminar Room 5A, House 10. Bring lunch/coffee!

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Leeds English folks, Not A Book Club is returning for the summer! We'll be chatting about short stories on Wednesday afternoons, so watch this space and send in your short story suggestions...

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Next week is the FINAL meeting of Not-A-Book Club of the summer! We're finishing off with an in-person session discussing Kate Chopin's 'Her Letters' which you can read via the link below. https://t.co/zKV5t8t1Kd

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Next week is our penultimate meeting and also our final online meeting! We'll be reading 'The White Man's Liberation Front' by Bernardine Evaristo, which you can access via the link below. Get in touch to be added to the Teams meeting! https://t.co/Q8LaPQRsp0

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Having had a great time with our first Donald (Quist), I'm looking forward to discussing our second Donald (Barthelme). The story 'I bought a little city' is available to read online: https://t.co/xev1iosxyT
You can also listen on YouTube: https://t.co/EPmjtlnFeO

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Thanks to everyone for puzzling over Kafka together this afternoon! Next week's story is Donald Quist's 'A Selfish Invention'. Please join our discussion online via Teams! If you need to be added to the online event, please DM or email [email protected] https://t.co/Gvob6Es5OX

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@leoneross Some great conversations about compromise and internal/external perspectives on relationships. So much food for thought!

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Thanks for a great chat about Leone Ross yesterday! From contemporary to classic, next week's short story is Franz Kafka's 'The Country Doctor'. See you in the Alumni room. https://t.co/5pgVPTGKHZ

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Fascinating and philosophical discussion of Le Guin today, so thanks everyone for your insights! Next week we are reading Leone Ross's 'The Woman Who Lived in a Restaurant' which you can access via the link below. Do feel free to join us on Teams! https://t.co/Vnjk63cMxb