Book Clubs

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: 6 places available
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 themed book club

Theme: The One You Always Wanted to Read
Level: B2+

Date: 10th of January from 09.00-10.30

Places available: FULL (waiting list)

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

There will be snacks/sweets

New year means new chances. Which book did you always want to read but didn't find time yet? Now the moment has arrived, let's discuss the one you always wanted to read!

Needs to be written in English (or translated into English)

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?"

Expert Book Club New Year Edition 2026
Because everyone is always sooo enthusiastic about our Book Clubs we have teamed up with Crow's Nest to organize multiple Book Clubs on the 18th of January from 14-15.30. So it takes place at 14 rue Saint-Hélier, Rennes.

What does this mean?
There are five spots available per themed book club - you can choose the one you love the most. All the themes are themes we've already done and had a high demand so if you missed one of them, now's your chance - or if you loved it last time, you can do it again!

How to register?
1. Let us know you want to participate to this cool event (if we may say so ourselves)
2. Bring €7.50 in cash to our shop The Little Bookshop as your reservation - this will give you one warm drink and something to eat
3. Then we'll send you the link to Doodle with all the different book clubs so you can register your name to the one you'd love

The themes?
- Classics (FULL)
- Banned Books (4 spots available) / some inspiration on our blog
- Feminism (2 spots available) / can be fiction, nonfiction, as long as it fits the theme
- Book Crush (5 spots available) / the book you LOVE and want to show to everyone

- Dark Academia (3 spots available) / some inspiration on our blog

(if there are lots of readers who want to join, we'll add another theme)
See you soon for our New Year Edition!

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'