Comic Book Clubs London

🚀Free Bonfire Night Fireworks Display With Prosecco & Fun Chats 🎆

If you love Fireworks like me then RSVP to celebrate the preservation of Britain's finest parliamentary **democratic sovereignty** on one of the most fun celebrated days in our political history with a free mesmerizing fireworks display to uplifting **melodic symphonies** and a red hot bonfire to keep chills at bay. As you'd expect on a cold Guyfawkes Bonfire night (though I swear it use to be way colder when I was a kid!), we'll sip liver damaging **delights** as our eyes track with trepidation those sinister **gunpowder** trails igniting into beautiful gyrating flames of merriment in da sky and wonder what could of been. There will also be food and drinks to purchase. Or, if you hate the **Westminister** status quo and particularly the recent installation of the George Orwellian free speech pluralism infringing incompetent duplicitous dishonest gas lighting Labour government - you can always join to commiserate the unfolding plot! The part II **PRIVATE firework display** we went to last year in Islington is now taking place on the 4th so we will go to straight to the pub around 7pm for more socialising. If you would like to come as my guests (maximum 6 people) to the private display on Tuesday night (likely around 8pm) please message me directly on here or 07941319848. **======ITINERARY / RENDEZVOUS POINT / DRINKS ========** We will meet outside a Central London underground station (will annouce day before) at 5pm sharp. After a 10 min wait for laggards, I will escort everyone to the nearby location to watch the fireworks display up close. After the firework display ends - due to the very big crowds people always end up getting lost and split - we will meet directly in the pub and then play it by ear. Last year we gate crashed an art gallery party with free booze and then took a bus ride singing songs so nothing is set in stone. We love doing spontaneous and genuine fun stuff here - if you think you'd fit in for a night of adventure then RSVP now but **make sure you answer the screening question -** blanks, one word answers or indifference will keep you there - actually show you're interested in the event content!! The exact meeting point in Kings Crioss for will be revealed to the confirmed RSVPs on the on the night in private comments section along with post drinks pub name and address. Note, I wont be taking any calls or replying to phone messages during the 20 minute display - that time is for my own enjoyment. As we wont have time to buy drinks before hand, so I recommend you buy before you arrive - so that you have some alcohol to enjoy during the show as fireworks are always more enjoyable and fun when you are tipsy but not drunk; **REMEMBER KIDs: FIREWORKS ARE DANGEROUS - NO DRINKING, DRUGS N LIGHTING HERE!** I'll have a bottle of wine or presecco with me and may share if I have spare to go around. For identification, I will be wearing a Starwars lanyard. Also I will send out my number to the confirmed RSVPs on the evening. Once the waiting list gets activated, preference will given to my most loyal regulars plus those that have demonstrated genuine passion for key aspects of the event - we want people that really love loud fireworks there to ensure a banger of a night. Lucas - The Explosion Specialist

When Everyone Knows by Steven Pinker

In this event, we will discuss about a science or philosophy book chosen by London Science and Philosophy Book Club. The attendees will be divided into groups and each of them will focus on a chapter or one of the main ideas in the book. This month we will discuss about a fascinating book called When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows by Steven Pinker. If you haven't read the book, it's no problem. I will bring you up to speed with the discussion materials. We will meet in a nice lounge area at 6 p.m for introductions. Please come on time so you will not miss out on valuable discussion midway. If you end up in the waitlist, feel free to show up. Book Description: As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker’s fascination is how we think about each other’s thoughts, ad infinitum. It sounds impossible, but Steven Pinker shows that we do it all the time. This awareness, which we experience as something that is public or “out there,” is called common knowledge, and it has a momentous impact on our social, political, and economic lives. Common knowledge, Pinker shows, can make sense of many of life’s enigmas: financial bubbles and crashes, revolutions that come out of nowhere, the posturing and pretence of diplomacy, the eruption of social media shaming mobs and academic cancel culture, the awkwardness of a first date. But people also go to great lengths to avoid common knowledge―to ensure that even if everyone knows something, they can’t know that everyone else knows they know it. And so we get rituals like benign hypocrisy, veiled bribes and threats, sexual innuendo, and pretending not to see the elephant in the room. In exploring the paradoxes of human behaviour, When Everyone Knows that Everyone Knows… invites us to understand the ways we try to get into each other’s heads, and the harmonies, hypocrisies, and outrages that result. Agenda 6 p.m to 7 p.m: Introduction and Socializing 7 p.m to 9:30 p.m: Book Discussion 9:30 p.m to late night: Drinks, Dinner or Feel free to go hom

Book Swap Meetup 📚📚📚

Basic Ideas: 🌞 📚☕ Any books sitting there collecting dust? Some holiday gifts? Or it’s a book that has changed your life that you want to share? Feel free to bring book(s) to discuss or swap, we usually have more books than people in the end, so feel free to pop along just to have a chat as well. Aiming for every 4 weeks book swap meetup. Note: The event is free to attend, so the only cost for you will only be buying a drink at the location, so coffee/tea/beer etc.

Deeper Discussion: Men vs Women, how different are they?

Men vs Women, how different are they? Are the differences between men and women mostly cultural stories we tell ourselves—or are they rooted in biology, brains, hormones, and evolutionary history? We’ll examine the evidence on physical and cognitive differences, personality traits, interests, emotional processing, risk-taking, and social behavior. We’ll also dig into how much of the gap is shaped by culture, upbringing, and modern environments—and where the data still leaves room for debate. This Deeper Discussion gathering invites a serious, open, and unhurried examination of the topic. We will move past slogans and surface talking points to explore the harder terrain. The atmosphere we will encourage is one of curiosity, logic, critical thinking and less ideological emotional outburst. This is not a debate with predetermined sides or a lecture. It is a facilitated conversation designed for people willing to sit with complexity, hear opposing perspectives, and think carefully about what kind of future is possible—and desirable—for our societie Expect thoughtful exchange, rigorous questioning, and space for disagreement without virtuous performance. Agenda: 6 p.m to 7 p.m: Introduction and Socializing 7 p.m to 9:30 p.m: Topic Discussion 9:30 p.m to late night: Drinks, Dinner or Feel free to go home.

Deeper Conversations - Monthly Book Club (Nov '26) - Flowers for Algernon by DK.

Join us for our monthly book club, where we read thought provoking fiction and get together to share our thoughts, different interpretations, and whatever the book left us thinking about. Whether you read all the time or are just trying to read more, everyone is welcome. This Month's Book: **Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes** Flowers for Algernon follows a man who takes part in an experiment designed to increase his intelligence. A moving and thought provoking novel that gives us plenty to discuss around intelligence, identity and what it means to be human. We have a thriving WhatsApp community. Please let me know at the event if you'd like to join it. **IMPORTANT**: Please only RSVP if you are planning to finish the book. If you've RSVP'd but don't think you'll be able to finish it, please change your RSVP to No in advance rather than on the last day, so someone else can take your place. Regulars get priority when moving from the waitlist to confirmed. If you are not on the confirmed RSVP list on the day, you will not be let into the event. **No show policy:** If you can no longer attend, please cancel your spot at least 24 hours in advance so someone else can take it. Two no shows without cancelling, or two last minute cancellations, will result in a ban from future book club events. This also helps us give the venue accurate numbers. **About Deeper Conversations** We have a mission at Deeper Conversations to improve the quality of people's lives through conversation. All our events are centred around the concept of connecting deeply, because we believe we all deserve to be seen, felt and understood for who we really are. To have the 'deeper conversation' approach when relating with others can change our lives and can change the world **Our Values** Respect: Treat everyone with kindness and consideration. ❤ Open-mindedness: Be open to different perspectives and ideas Active Participation: Share your thoughts and engage in meaningful discussions.

Book Club’s Fifth Birthday

It's that time of year again! Time to raise a glass and celebrate our 5th anniversary! Whether you've been here since our first meeting or just joined recently, we'd love for you to be part of the celebration. Come share your favourite book club moments and help us toast to many more years of reading together! We’ve booked the general area at the Player’s Social Cocktails & Games Bar in Spitalfields from 7pm till 9pm with shuffleboard, darts and foosball and general hang out afterwards. Extras like food can be bought at the venue. Bring your cheer and competitive spirit and contentious opinions about the books we’ve read!

God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Deeper Conversations - Monthly Book Club (Dec '26) - The Custom of the Country

Join us for our monthly book club, where we read thought provoking fiction and get together to share our thoughts, different interpretations, and whatever the book left us thinking about. Whether you read all the time or are just trying to read more, everyone is welcome. **This Month's Book: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton** Widely regarded as one of Wharton's finest works, it explores ambition, wealth, status and relationships in ways that still feel surprisingly relevant today. Wharton was also the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, although for a different novel, The Age of Innocence. **IMPORTANT: Please only RSVP if you are planning to finish the book. If you've RSVP'd but don't think you'll be able to finish it, please change your RSVP to No in advance rather than on the last day, so someone else can take your place. Regulars get priority when moving from the waitlist to confirmed** **No show policy: If you can no longer attend, please cancel your spot at least 24 hours in advance so someone else can take it. Two no shows without cancelling, or two last minute cancellations, will result in a ban from future book club events. This also helps us give the venue accurate numbers.** We have a thriving whatsapp community, please let me know in-person if you'd like to join it. **About Deeper Conversation** We have a mission at Deeper Conversations to improve the quality of people's lives through conversation. All our events are centred around the concept of connecting deeply, because we believe we all deserve to be seen, felt and understood for who we really are. To have the 'deeper conversation' approach when relating with others can change our lives and can change the worl **Our Values** **Respect**: Treat everyone with kindness and consideration. **Open-mindedness**: Be open to different perspectives and ideas. **Active Participation**: Share your thoughts and engage in meaningful discussions.

November Classic: Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

New members are always welcome. :) **Description:** ***Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus*** is an 1818 [Gothic novel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction "Gothic fiction")[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein#cite_note-2) written by English author [Mary Shelley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley "Mary Shelley"). It tells the story of [Victor Frankenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Frankenstein "Victor Frankenstein"), a young scientist who creates a [sapient](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapience "Sapience") creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18 and staying in [Bath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath,_Somerset "Bath, Somerset"),[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein#cite_note-3) and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in a French translation published in Paris in 1821.

Cosy Silent Reads☕️📚📖

Hello, This event is for anyone who enjoys reading and wants to do it in the quiet company of others. We’ll be reading together in complete silence no pressure to talk, just bring whatever you’re reading and settle in. When you arrive, grab a drink from the café if you like, find a comfy spot, and start reading. We’re usually there for about 2 hours, but feel free to come and go whenever it works for you. Looking forward to meeting you! Dee

Make New Friends At A Bookshop

Do you want to meet new people in a relaxing chill atmosphere surrounded by new books? Do you dislike loud and smelly places like pubs and clubs? This is the event for you. Science and Philosophy Book Club is creating a new kind of meetup where people who love books and knowledge can meet new friends in a big book shop. We will explore around different sections of the book shop together as a group while making interesting conversations with each other. We will go to both fiction and non-fiction areas. If you feel shy and feel nervous to come alone, I will make sure you will feel comfortable and accomodate to your needs. I will help introduce you to others so you can go over the barrier of anxiety when approaching a new person. We will meet on the ground floor lounge area of Doubletree Hilton Hotel at 6 p.m. It is an amazing cosy bar with classy vibes. We will wait for everyone to show up while getting some drinks and socializing. At 7 p.m we will head to the Waterstones book store near Russel Square and UCL. After we explore the book store, we will come back to the hotel bar and stay there for the rest of the night. This event requires £5 donation to cover the venue fees. You can pay via cash or card. Thank you for helping the book club!

November Book Club Meetup: Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

London's Friendly Book Club's pick for November is **Sorrow and Bliss** by **Meg Mason**. Everyone tells Martha Friel she is clever and beautiful, a brilliant writer who has been loved every day of her adult life by one man, her husband Patrick. A gift, her mother once said, not everybody gets. So why is everything broken? Why is Martha - on the edge of 40 - friendless, practically jobless and so often sad? And why did Patrick decide to leave? Maybe she is just too sensitive, someone who finds it harder to be alive than most people. Or maybe - as she has long believed - there is something wrong with her. Something that broke when a little bomb went off in her brain, at 17, and left her changed in a way that no doctor or therapist has ever been able to explain. Forced to return to her childhood home to live with her dysfunctional, bohemian parents (but without the help of her devoted, foul-mouthed sister Ingrid), Martha has one last chance to find out whether a life is ever too broken to fix - or whether, maybe, by starting over, she will get to write a better ending for herself. Please only RSVP if you think you'll be able to make this event. **We host three sessions per book, you only need to attend one.** Everyone is welcome! Grab your copy and join us for a relaxed and engaging discussion.