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 :)

Just a friendly reminder that we read the books in English in advance, so we can discuss everything about the book/author.
With the book pick we all read the same book in advance and with the themed book club you choose your own book that fits the theme ;)

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

Next book club

Title: Lion
Author: Saroo Brierley

Level: A2+ (Penguin Readers)

Date: 4th of April from 09.00-10.30
Places available: 1 place available
Price: €3 if book bought in shop, otherwise €5

There will be snacks/sweets

"In this story, five-year-old Saroo gets on the wrong train in India and is taken thousands of miles to the city of Kolkata. After months of living on the streets, he is adopted by a family in Australia. Many years later, Saroo decides to try and find his Indian family."

Intermediate (B1-B2)

Next themed book club

Theme: Friendship

Date: 9th of May from 09.00-10.30

Places available: 7 ^places available

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

There will be snacks/sweets

May is the month of protest. You need allies, hyou need your friends. So why not have a Friendship theme this month? You can choose any book that has a beautiful, a difficult, a strange, a great friendship in it... it's all up to you!

Expert ONLINE (for readers outside Rennes)

Title: Yellowface

Author: R.F. Kuang
Date: 27th of April from 19.30-21.00

Places available: 7 places available

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 :)

"When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity… and takes it. So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript? So what if it means ‘borrowing’ her identity? And so what if the first lie is only the beginning..."

Expert ONLINE (for readers outside Rennes)

Title: Ordinary Saints

Author: Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin

Date: 25th of May from 19.30-21.00

Places available: 7 places available

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 :)

"Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much about either the future or the past. But when she learns that her beloved older brother, who died in a terrible accident, may be made into a Catholic saint, she realises she must at last confront her family, her childhood and herself..."

Expert BOOK CLUB ANNIVERSARY EDITION

This April we have a special Book Club anniversary edition: a Book Club Brunch! All homemade by the lovely Konstantina who created Faki. We will dive into the Regency Era with food and stories because our theme is… Jane Austen. It’s already special because of all the food but why not make it even more special? There will be a food & literature quiz at the end where you can win a beautiful Jane Austen edition and a pin!

Important information
Date: 19th of April
Time: 11.00-13.00
Price: €30
Places available: 10 places available
Win: a beautiful Jane Austen edition + pin
Everyone gets a sample of our Jane Austen tea

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 2026

- 4 April

'Lion' (A2+)

- 7 February

'I Capture the Castle'

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 2026

- 7 March FULL
'Dubliners' (level B1+)

- 3 January

Theme: The book you always wanted to read

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 2026

- 21 February

Theme: Mythologies around the World

-15 February

'Sugar and Sorcery' with author

- 25 January (online)

'Sky Fyll of Elephants'

- 17 January
Six book clubs at the same time

in 2025
-15 November

'The Bluest Eye'

- 29 November
Theme: Historical Novel

- 27 October (online)

'The Familiar'

- 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'