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: 4 places 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 book club

Title: Dubliners
Author: James Joyce
Level: B1+

Date: 7th of March from 09.00-10.30

Places available: FULL

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

There will be snacks/sweets

I love Dublin and never read this one, so let's discuss these short stories by James Joyce together in March!

"This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemism, reveals to the Irish their unromantic realities. Each of the 15 stories offers glimpses into the lives of ordinary Dubliners, and collectively they paint a portrait of a nation."

Expert

Next themed book club

Theme: Strong Female Lead

Date: 14th of March from 09.00-10.30

Places available: FULL

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

There will be snacks/sweets

March is the month we put more focus on feminism (International Women's Day). We know this day is to focus on equality but we also know it's more difficult for women in lots of different fields. So we want you all to discover a book with a strong female lead! (strong in the sense of emotions, power, overcoming, achieving, anything that you think is strong ;))

Expert

Next Book Pick

Title: Yellowface

Author: R.F. Kuang
Date: 28th of March from 09.00-10.30

Places available: FULL

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

There will be snacks/sweets

This month we decided to choose a female author and because lots of you have asked for it... we're finally going to discuss 'Yellowface'!

"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: Sky Full of Elephants

Author: Cebo Campbell

Date: 25th of January from 19.30-21.00

Places available: FULL

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?"

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

- 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

- 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'