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BookBar Book Club

Where great paperbacks and social wine bar evenings meet

📚 Islington Monthly Social Fiction Literary fiction Contemporary fiction

Pull up a chair at our kitchen table! Whether you are a lifelong bibliophile or tentatively finding your way back to books, our monthly gatherings at BookBar on Blackstock Road in Islington bring the social side of reading to life.

Our format is beautifully relaxed and uncompetitive-we gather over a glass of wine or a perfectly brewed coffee to share our thoughts before tuning into a virtual author interview. Tickets are £18 (or £15 for subscribers) and include your copy of the monthly book. Don't worry if you're coming alone; you'll be warmly welcomed into our friendly circle from the moment you arrive.

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