Open Door Book Group

A book group with a difference! On-line or in-person!
“The book club is great for chatting about books we've read, it's not highbrow or taxing, but friendly and welcoming.”
“Books are a welcome escape for me and I love the chance to discuss them on-line in a friendly and relaxed way”
There are three opportunities each month to join our active book group for a friendly and lively hour-long discussion!
We meet during the last week of every month:
We read popular fiction, all types, often best sellers. All our books can be borrowed by book group members at Berkhamsted library.
We also have optional coffee mornings / afternoon teas at the café at Open Door on Saturdays for our members to catch up with each other.
Here’s what’s coming up:
Email Jane Ellen at fredcharliej@gmail.com for further details on how to join the group (it's free to everyone) and to register your place. Jane can also provide details about the books and information on using Zoom.
“The Open Door book group has made me fall in love with reading fiction again and I have met some very interesting people”
“The book club is great for chatting about books we've read, it's not highbrow or taxing, but friendly and welcoming.”
“Books are a welcome escape for me and I love the chance to discuss them on-line in a friendly and relaxed way”
There are three opportunities each month to join our active book group for a friendly and lively hour-long discussion!
We meet during the last week of every month:
- the last Tuesday of the month 1:45-3pm, in person at Open Door
- on the last Wednesday of the month, 2pm, on Zoom
- on the last Thursday of the month, 7:30pm on Zoom
We read popular fiction, all types, often best sellers. All our books can be borrowed by book group members at Berkhamsted library.
We also have optional coffee mornings / afternoon teas at the café at Open Door on Saturdays for our members to catch up with each other.
Here’s what’s coming up:
- May - Mr Wilder and Me by Jonathan Coe - 25/ 26/ 31 May. An intriguing mix of film script and novel, full of contrasting ideas about growing up/ growing old.
- June - A Song for Issy Bradley by Carys Bray - 28/ 29/ 30 June. Jacob Bradley hopes and prays for a miracle after the death of his sister, Issy. An uplifting read.
- July - The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley - 26/ 27/ 28 July. Escape back to Edwardian country house life with this classic tale.
- August - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman - 30/31 August; 1 Sep. A whodunnit above all other whodunnits?
- September - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell - 27/28/29 Sep. A story of family secrets and lost lives. “Unputdownable.”
Email Jane Ellen at fredcharliej@gmail.com for further details on how to join the group (it's free to everyone) and to register your place. Jane can also provide details about the books and information on using Zoom.
“The Open Door book group has made me fall in love with reading fiction again and I have met some very interesting people”