Book Drives New York

The Touch Grass Book Club Meet-Up: Mary Oliver's Upstream

Bring your journal and your sense of wonder (and maybe a pair of binoculars) to the first Touch Grass Book Club meet-up! In this session, we'll be exploring Mary Oliver's iconic essay collection Upstream and then venturing out to do some nature observation and writing of our own. From there, we'll reconvene to discuss what we experienced and learned. Light snacks will be provided! (And if you need help getting a copy of the book, hit me up, and I'll do my best to hook you up.)

Booze & Books in Brooklyn

In addition to draft beers, **LoFi Bar in Park Slope** features craft cocktails, curated wines, and small bites. Non-alcoholic options are also available. Bring your latest read (and maybe a book light!) and **enjoy $1 off all drinks**. **[LoFi Bar](https://www.lofibrooklyn.com/)** is conveniently located near the F/G/R lines. Please note, this is not a private event and LoFi will be open to the public. **There is seating available for 40 people, available on a first-come basis.**

Linden Silent Book Club: October 24th Book Swap & Reading Meetup

📚 Linden Silent Book Club: October Book Swap & Reading Meetup Join us for a relaxing Saturday of reading, community and bookish conversation! On July 11th, we're adding a book swap to our regular Silent Book Club meetup. Bring a gently used book you'd like to pass along and browse books brought by fellow readers. You might leave with your next great read! Date: Saturday, October 24 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Romance Cafe, 943 Elizabeth Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07201 Schedule: 11:00 – 11:30 AM 📖 Arrive, settle in, browse the book swap, and chat with fellow readers 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM 🤫 Silent reading hour 12:30 – 1:00 PM 💬 Optional discussion about what you're reading, book recommendations and final book swap exchanges Book Swap Guidelines: ✨️Bring up to 2–3 gently used books you'd be happy to pass on. ✨️Take a book if something catches your eye. ✨️ After everyone who has brought a book, takes a book, everyone can browse/take. ✨️ Leave a few, take a few. You are not bound by a 1 to 1 trade. ✨️Participation in the book swap is completely optional. ✨️ Any leftover books will be donated to a nearby little free library. Whether you're halfway through a physical novel, listening to an audiobook, reading manga or diving into nonfiction, all readers are welcome. Come as you are and enjoy a calm morning of books and community. 📚 All readers welcome • No assigned reading • Free to attend

Uptown Reading Morning (Inwood)

🌟 Registration will open on October 16 🌟 Join us at **[Buunni Coffee](https://www.buunnicoffee.com/)** in Inwood to read, relax, and sip some delicious coffee (or tea) on Sunday morning! We'll spend half an hour settling in, ordering drinks, and doing introductions, and then read from 11:30 to 12:30. Because Buunni Coffee is generously hosting us free of charge, I encourage everyone to purchase a drink or pastry to enjoy while you read.

The Women discussion

We will discuss *The Women* by Kristin Hannah on Wed., Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at a restaurant in or near Forest Hills, close to public transportation. RSVPs will open four weeks prior to the event.

Bookworms at Melting Cups (Queens) 📚🪱🪱

The bookworms are back at Melting Cups for the Fall. Join us on **Saturday morning** **(10 am)** at **[Melting Cups Café](https://www.meltingcups.com/)** Arrive, grab a drink ☕️, pastry 🥐 or both, and settle in the art gallery area (back) where the comfy couches are. Around 10:15 a.m., we’ll have casual introductions sharing what books we are reading. 📖🤓 We’ll wrap up by noon when the café gets busier. We'll try to keep this a recurring event through the Fall. If you want to host or co-host let us know!

Livre pour octobre: Les oubliés du dimanche - Valérie Perrin

En octobre, on va lire le roman Les oubliés du dimanche, écrit par Valérie Perrin. C’est disponible [sur Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/oublies-dimanche-Valerie-Perrin-author/dp/2253071161) Et aussi [chez Albertine](https://shop.albertine.com/livre/9782253071167-les-oublies-du-dimanche-valerie-perrin/)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Maganimously, I, the czar of book club did not throw a fit about us picking my least favorite author (come fight me). We will be reading the classic The Left Hand of Darkess. ***The Left Hand of Darkness*** is a [science fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction "Science fiction") novel by the American writer [Ursula K. Le Guin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_Guin "Ursula K. Le Guin"). Published in 1969, its popularity established Le Guin's status as a major author of science fiction.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness#cite_note-FOOTNOTESpivack198444%E2%80%9350-8) The novel is set in the fictional universe of the *[Hainish Cycle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainish_Cycle "Hainish Cycle")*, a series of novels and short stories by Le Guin, which she introduced in the 1964 short story "[The Dowry of Angyar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dowry_of_Angyar "The Dowry of Angyar")". It was fourth in writing sequence among the Hainish novels, preceded by *[City of Illusions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Illusions "City of Illusions")* and followed by *[The Word for World Is Forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Word_for_World_Is_Forest "The Word for World Is Forest")*. The novel follows the story of Genly Ai, a human native of [Terra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth "Earth"), who is sent to the planet of Gethen as an envoy of the Ekumen, a loose confederation of planets. Ai's mission is to persuade the nations of Gethen to join the Ekumen, but he is stymied by a limited understanding of their culture. Individuals on Gethen are *ambisexual*, with no fixed sex; this situation has a strong influence on the planet's culture, and it creates a [barrier of understanding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_shock "Culture shock") for Ai. Substack: https://substack.com/@megadodopublications (Fake) ETF: https://www.megadodopublications.bio/

Bookstore Crawl

**Register Free for Full Details & Updates:** **[https://QueerBookCrawlOct2026.eventbrite.com](https://QueerBookCrawlOct2026.eventbrite.com)**

Book Club

**THE BOOK YOU SHOULD HAVE FINISHED READING BY THIS MONTH IS Normal People BY Sally Rooney.** **LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION!** **PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS ADVERTISED ON MULTIPLE PAGES, THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE THERE.** Hello everyone, Ready to rediscover the joy of reading or diversify your bookshelf? Look no further! We gather once a month on Zoom to explore a wide array of genres, exchange perspectives, and foster connections through our shared love of literature. The idea is to read one book a month (up to 400 pages). There will be the opportunity to discuss how you have found the book at our monthly online event. All book lovers are welcome to join us on this enriching journey. You need to login into a Zoom account to join the event. To join the event, please click here: [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83080762071?pwd=cWZjNEhzTlVJcmdQclpyT1dMYWtkZz09](https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83080762071?pwd=cWZjNEhzTlVJcmdQclpyT1dMYWtkZz09) Meeting ID: 830 8076 2071 Passcode:909864

October 2026 Book Club: Remarkably Bright Creatures

A Night in the Lonesome October

Get a copy [here on Bookshop ](https://bookshop.org/a/80117/9780063421028)to donate 10% to this bookclub! Under cover of the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff—gathering together the grisly ingredients they will need for an upcoming ancient and unearthly rite. For soon, after the death of the moon, black magic will summon the Elder Gods back into the world. But Snuff and his master are not alone. All manner of participants, both human and not, are about with their ancient tools and their animal familiars in preparation for the dread night. It is brave, devoted Snuff who must calculate the patterns of the Game and keep track of the Players—the witch, the mad monk, the vengeful vicar, the Count who sleeps by day, the Good Doctor and the hulking Experiment Man he fashioned from human body parts, and a wild-card American named Larry Talbot—all the while keeping Things at bay and staying a leap ahead of the Great Detective, who knows quite a bit more than he lets on. Some have come to open the gates. Some have come to slam them shut. As the hour approaches—let the Game begin…