What we’re about
To read and discuss the most influential books, from classics to contemporary.
Our website listing all past presentations and agenda of the club:
https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/
Upcoming events
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Secret Santa Book Exchange
The International House of Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, Genève, GE, CHAll we want for Christmas is... a great book from a fellow book clubber!
For the seventh year running, we’re hosting a gift book exchange. Please bring a wrapped book to the meeting, where we’ll do a Secret Santa-style swap. As each book is unwrapped, feel free to share a few thoughts or hopes for the reader!
Tip: We strongly encourage & recommend choosing a book related to a selection topic from this year that wasn’t picked for discussion. For ideas, check our 2025 slides:
https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/slides-2024
Starting time: 19:00
PLACE: Maison des Associations, Salle Albert Jacquard
Upcoming events:
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Past events:
https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/_past
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Book #175 - Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
The International House of Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, Genève, GE, CHWhen we look beyond the headlines, everyone has a story to tell.
It's 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambition and a brisk disregard for the "peasants" - ordinary people, his readers, easy tabloid fodder. His star looks set to rise when he stumbles across a scoop: a dead child on a London estate, grieving parents loved across the neighbourhood, and the finger of suspicion pointing at one reclusive family of Irish immigrants and 'bad apples': the Greens.
At their heart sits Carmel: beautiful, otherworldly, broken, and once destined for a future beyond her circumstances until life - and love - got in her way. Crushed by failure and surrounded by disappointment, there's nowhere for her to go and no chance of escape. Now, with the police closing in on a suspect and the tabloids hunting their monster, she must confront the secrets and silences that have trapped her family for so many generations.
LOCATION: Maison Internationale des Associations, salle Albert Jacquard
Presenter: Sean
Starting time: 19:15 sharp
Format:
- Members introduction (5-10 minutes)
- Book presentation (20-30 minutes)
A brief history of the author’s life
A short summary of the book
Main ideas/themes
- Group discussion (45-60 minutes), members' personal views on the book, opposing ideas, etc.
- Announcement/info on next meeting (5 minutes)
Note: reading the book is not a "must" to attend the meeting, but encouraged if you want to actively participate in the discussion.
We look forward to seeing you all!
Upcoming events: https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/future
Past events: https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/_past
Presentation slides (recent): https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/slides-20257 attendees
Book selection: Climate Fiction
The International House of Associations, Rue des Savoises 15, Genève, GE, CHOne hundred and thirty years ago, a Swedish scientist made a startling discovery: the coal driving the Industrial Age would also heat our planet by amplifying Earth’s natural greenhouse effect. Today, the words “climate change” echo through our newsfeeds, politics, and daily lives.
In this session, we’ll explore how fiction has taken up this global story—sometimes amplifying it, sometimes reimagining it. Climate fiction, or “cli-fi,” ranges widely: it can leap into distant, speculative futures or stay firmly rooted in the world we recognize right now. It can plunge us into catastrophic upheaval or show the resilience, creativity, and stubborn hope of people searching for solutions. Through human and non-human perspectives alike, we’ll look at how literature is helping us understand—and experience—the realities of our changing planet.
Location: Maison des Associations, salle Albert Jacquard
Starting time: 7:15 pm sharp
Presenter: Dana
Format:
Part 1: presenter(s) provide a short overview of the pre-selected books, highlighting some of the reviews and critics and other relevant background. Members who have read any of the books can contribute.
Part 2: participants are invited to introduce any book that they would like to recommend and provide a short overview thereof (on a voluntarily basis).
Part 3: participants vote to select the book to be discussed in one of the upcoming book discussion meetings.
We look forward to seeing you all!
Upcoming events: https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/future
Past events: https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/_past
Presentation slides (recent):
https://www.genevainternationalbookclub.com/post/slides-20257 attendees
Past events
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