WGC LitSoc

Fortnightly evenings to discuss modern fiction, non-fiction, poetry, theatre and older literary classics. Informal and friendly. Current chair: @Sarah_mm_Evans

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Enjoy reading? Interested in discussing books?? Check out https://t.co/pgvQ65NOIC for our new programme. DM or email for more info. New members welcome.

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Our New Season will be starting on 22 Sept with Samantha Harvey’s Orbital. Do check out our programme on our website – new members welcome! Thanks to @WGC_Central_Lib for providing the books.

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Looking forward to the start of our new LitSoc season tonight. Details of our programme can be found on our website: https://t.co/CiU6U3hitn

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Tonight we're discussing 'Piranesi' by Suzanna Clarke - certainly an unusual read and I'm expecting an interesting discussion.

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Had a fascinating session on 'Medea' by Euripides as our last session. See our blog for a brief write-up: https://t.co/nrZiPwmfv6

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Tonight we’re discussing ‘The Humans’ by @matthaig1 – a funny and original take on our species. Looking forward to hearing what people made of it! Thanks to @WGC_Central_Lib for providing the books.

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I'll be talking about a selection of poems by Sylvia Plath tomorrow evening, aided by some recordings of Plath herself. Will hopefully make for an interesting evening.

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We had a fabulous discussion last night on 'The House of Doors' by @TanTwanEng - so much to talk about! Thanks as always to @WGC_Central_Lib for providing the books.

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Here's what we discussed at our Xmas members' evening - aided by some festive food and drink! https://t.co/cYOeyeOqrZ

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@WGC_Central_Lib Thanks - we had a great discussion. A lot to talk about in such a short book.

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Looking forward to discussing EM Forster’s first novel ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’ tonight. Thanks to @WGC_Central_Lib for providing copies of the book.

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Hugely enjoyed seeing this last night. And looking forward to discussing the play with director, Keith Thompson, at our meeting on Mon.

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It’s impossible not to love someone who makes toast for you!
Something delicious is cooking down at the Barn. Nigel Slater's 'Toast' opens on 10th November and promises to be a delectable feast of theatrical entertainment. Tickets available here: https://t.co/aUs3xKzart

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We have a bit of a Russian theme at the moment. At our last meeting we discussed Gogol’s ‘The Overcoat’ and on Mon we’ll be discussing Nabokov’s ‘Pnin’. Both short, but very interesting reads.

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This evening we’re discussing Hernan Diaz’s Pulitzer prize winning novel, ‘Trust’. It’s a fascinating read and I’m looking forward to hearing what others thought. Thanks to @WGC_Central_Lib for providing copies of the book. #WelwynGardenCity

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...and as a welcome to the new LitSoc year, we'll be opening the doors at 7pm to offer members & guests a glass of something before the usual 7:30 start.

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We're kicking off our new season on Monday with 'Small things like these' by @CKeeganFiction - a short book, but with lots to discuss!

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Our new season starts on 25th Sept. See our website for what we will be reading this year. Thanks as always to @WGC_Central_Lib for providing many of the books.
https://t.co/CiU6U3hitn

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Our final meeting of the 2022/23 season will start with our Annual General Meeting. But we will hopefully also have lots of time for our session on humorous poetry.

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Our final book (though not our final session) for 2022/23 is Raymond Chandler’s classic detective story ‘The Big Sleep’, featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe. I’m expecting a range of opinion on this one!
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see our blog for a write up of the talk: https://t.co/r3qJr4OGyV

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We’re discussing Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ tonight – this covid-era book should make for a great discussion.
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see our blog for a write up of the talk: https://t.co/oWvRSo0Ehr

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While our focus is on fiction, we sometimes look at other literary forms and tomorrow we’re discussing Bertrand Russell’s ‘Unpopular Essays’ (1950), written to combat ‘the growth of dogmatism’. Should be an interesting evening.