Book Clubs

UPDATE ABOUT REGISTRATION

We have a high demand for our Expert and Intermediate Book Clubs and not everyone is able to get in because not everyone is able to answer immediately. That's why we've decided to try (let's see if it works) another system. You all have the entire day to answer the email and tell us which expert book club you want to register to. Then the next evening, 7 people will be randomly picked for the themed book club and the book pick! We hope this will make everything fair and easier for you all :)

Beginner (A1-A2) - we try in English!

Next book club

Title: I Capture the Castle
Author: Dodie Smith

Level: A2+ (Penguin Readers)

Date: 7th of February from 09.00-10.30
Places available: FULL
Price: €3 if book bought in shop, otherwise €5

There will be snacks/sweets

"The poor Mortmain family move to an old castle. Mr Mortmain’s daughter Rose wants a rich husband. Her sister, Cassandra, wants to be a writer like her father. But when the Mortmains meet their two rich neighbours, Simon and Neil Cotton, both Rose and Cassandra have their lives changed forever."

Intermediate (B1-B2)

Next book club

Title: Dubliners
Author: James Joyce
Level: B1+

Date: 7th of March from 09.00-10.30

Places available: FULL

Price: €3 if book bought in shop, otherwise €5

There will be snacks/sweets

I love Dublin and never read this one, so let's discuss these short stories by James Joyce together in March!

"This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemism, reveals to the Irish their unromantic realities. Each of the 15 stories offers glimpses into the lives of ordinary Dubliners, and collectively they paint a portrait of a nation."

Expert

Next themed book club

Theme: Mythologies around the World

Date: 21st of February from 09.00-10.30

Places available: FULL

Price: €3 if book bought in shop, otherwise €5

There will be snacks/sweets

February is the month of love and I love a good mythology story! So our theme of this month is about any mythology you'd like to read and discuss!

Expert Book Club with AUTHOR

Title: Sugar and Sorcery
Author: Shanen Ricci

Date: 15th of February from 14.00-15.30
Location: Crow's Nest (14 rue Saint-Hélier, Rennes)

Places available: 2 places available
Price: €25 (incl. paperback, warm drink, cake) or €33 (incl. hardback, warm drink, cake)

For Valentine's Day we have a very special event with the lovely author Shanen Ricci

on the 15th of February at Crow's Nest!

Sugar and Sorcery is "A cute fantasy story with a bit of romance, a bit of delicious food,

and a bit of wonderful new creatures." I already read the book and loved the cozy fantasy feeling and have my favorite character... which one, you might guess it...

Shanen will also bring some coloring page illustrations and the printed art scenes.

The books will arrive the 13th of January, please let us know which edition you'd like! And we'll send you an email once received. (hardback just a few copies available! If many of you want this one, we have to wait a bit for more ;))

paperback on the left and hardback on the right

Expert ONLINE (for readers outside Rennes)

Title: Sky Full of Elephants

Author: Cebo Campbell

Date: 25th of January from 19.30-21.00

Places available: FULL (waiting list)

Price: €3 if you already have the book / if you want us to send the book to you, it'll be €20 incl. delivery fee (locker)!

We will send the link to the Book Club after receiving payment :)

"Set in a world where white people no longer exist, college professor Charlie Brunton receives a call from his estranged daughter Sidney, setting off a chain of events as they journey across a truly “post-racial” America in search of answers. In a world without white people, what does it mean to be Black?"

If you see a book/theme you're interested in and would like to register, send us an email with subject line "Book Club" to contact@thelittlebookshop.fr.

Previous books/themes

BEGINNER in 2025
- 6 December

'Clouds of California' (A2+)

- 4 October

'The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry' (B1)

- 5 July
'Me Before You' (A2+)
- 10 May

'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (A2)

- 1 March
'Women Who Changed The World' (A2+)
- 11 January

'Sherlock Holmes Short Stories' (A2)

in 2024

- 2 November

'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (A1+)

- 7 September

'Treasure Island' (A1)

INTERMEDIATE in 2025

- 8 November

'Brave New World' (level B2+)

- 6 September

Theme: Pre-Halloween

- 14 June

‘Fahrenheit 451’ (level B2)

- 5 April
Theme: Feminism

- 2 February
'Lord of the Flies' (B2+)
in 2024
- 7 December
Theme: Relationships
- 5 October

'Animal Farm' (B1-B2)

EXPERT in 2025
-15 November

'The Bluest Eye'

- 29 November
Theme: Historical Novel

- 25 October

'Jackal' - interview author
- 11 October
Theme: Murder Mystery
- 27 September

Theme: Dark Academia
- 13 September
'The Hive' with author
- 28 June

'The Song of Achilles'

- 21 June

Theme: Pride Month

- 31 May
Theme: Translated Work
- 17 May
‘Whale Fall’ - interview author
- 26 April
'Glorious Exploits'
- 19 April
Theme: About the World of Books
- 29 March
Theme: Feminism
- 15 March
'No Place Left to Hide' with author
- 22 February
'Open Water'
- 8 February
Theme: Book Crush
- 25 January
Theme: Classics

- 18 January

Theme: Classics
in 2024

- 30 November

'And Then She Fell'

- 16 November
Theme: Banned Books

26 October

Theme: Halloween

28 September
'I Who Have Never Known Men'