Last week we introduced some of our Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction reading groups. This week we’re pleased to present the rest.
Devonport High School for Boys Book Group
The group has been meeting for 10 years and is open to all those who are part of our school community, including students. We meet once during each half term for discussion and have read and reviewed over 60 books since we have been together.
We also connect with each other on Twitter (@DHSBBookGroup). Elizabeth Haynes contacted us via Twitter when we were reading Into the Darkest Corner and we recently enjoyed a live Skype session with her.
The Waterfront Book Club
We formed in 2010 and the first book we read was I’m Not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti. More recently we’ve read The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Our meetings are facilitated by volunteers who prepare questions, anecdotes and even quizzes! We are delighted to be selected as a reading group and can’t wait to start reading.
Warwickshire Super Readers
The group is made up of reading group members across the county, who come together for special events, including shadowing literary prizes. We have been very lucky in the past, to shadow not only the Women’s Prize but also the Man Booker. The group consists of keen readers who love to read widely. We also have lots of fun, and love the social aspect of being part of a group, and also being part of a highly respected literary prize.
Ellesmere
Our reading group has been meeting at Shropshire Council’s Ellesmere Library for 15 years now. Led by retired library assistant Sue Ardill and Heather Rodenhurst a librarian at Oswestry library. The group has a lively membership of locals, both male and female and meetings take place over a cup of tea at the library. Our favourite meetings are those where there is a strong split in opinion and some good-natured but vociferous disagreements can take place!
Durham Eclectics
Durham Eclectics is an all-women book group set up in 2010 especially to read prize-winning and shortlisted books. Collectively we have spent well over two centuries reading, writing, debating and delighting in literary fiction. We are thrilled to be shadowing the Bailey’s Prize and looking forward to some exciting debate and discussion between now and the deadline.
The Nubian Readers Book Club
The group was officially formed in 2008 and consists of 15 regular members. We meet at The Drum in Birmingham and read books written by and about people of African descent. Our group discussions are lively and many times draw on group members experiences. Our favourite reads have included Black Water Rising, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Help, Trumpet and most recently We Need New Names.
Get involved
Be sure to read about the other reading groups shadowing the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. You can also join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook.
