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First Book Club gathering

Sun, Nov 22, 4:00 PM

From Books, Politics and Philosophy club

First gathering of the club where we meet each other and share our favorite book and we settle the program for next month

10 attendees

BCN Chat'n'Chapters Silent Reading Party! @ Parc Carles I - OUTDOOR - SUNDAY

Sun, Nov 15, 4:00 PM

From Barcelona Chat'n Chapters Book Party

4.8

[Follow us on Instagram! ](https://www.instagram.com/bcnchatnchapters?igsh=aXkycTJsdTNzaHN3) 📷 [Join our WhatsApp group!](https://chat.whatsapp.com/HGcQUlOiwM69tuPm6hBwNt) 📞 Are you guilty of collecting books without finishing them? Struggling to carve out time to delve into that novel you started ages ago? Distractions abound or work piling up? Well, here's a beautiful opportunity: Dive into a unique experience with our Reading Party concept, as featured in the **NY Times**. Picture this: an hour of silent reading followed by lively discussions about the books we've brought along. It's not your typical book club—it's a chance to dust off those neglected novels and party with fellow bookworms! Join Barcelona Reading Party every **two Sundays** at **PARC CARLES I** near **CIUTADELLA and the SCULPTURE OF SANTIAGO ROLDAN**. Sunday's is perfect for those who would like to relax before the new work week! Leave your phone on silent and immerse yourself in the joy of reading. Here's the plan: 📕 6***:00 PM - Arrival*** Arrive early, chat with fellow book lovers, and perhaps snag the best reading spot. 👓 6***:10 PM - 7:10 PM - Reading Time*** Quietly dive into your book of choice. Feel free to join in whenever you arrive. 📚 7***:10 PM - 8:10 PM - Book Chats*** Engage in lively conversations about your current reads with other attendees. It's like speed dating, but for bookworms! **Don't forget to bring your book!** *It's a chance to connect with fellow book lovers, swap literary treasures, and engage in thought-provoking discussions in a cozy setting. All are welcome, whether you're a seasoned reader or just starting your literary journey. Get ready for an evening filled with books, tea, and stimulating conversations.*

34 attendees

Swap de ropa

Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM

From Cafetería La Xarradeta ☕️🍷🍪🧁

4.8

👚☕ ¡Swap de ropa en La Xarradeta! Ven a tomarte un cafecito o un vermut mientras buscas nueva ropa para tu armario sin gastar de más! Trae la ropa que ya no usas (en buen estado) y llévate prendas nuevas para ti, mientras disfrutas de un café con buena compañía. 📅 Sábado 14 de noviembre 🕓 De 11am a 2pm 📍 Cafetería La Xarradeta, Carrer Andrade 4, 08018 Barcelona Ven con amigas o anímate a venir sola: es una gran oportunidad para conocer gente nueva 💚 👚☕ Clothing Swap After Work at La Xarradeta! Enjoy a coffee ☕️or a vermut 🫒while finding new clothes for your wardrobe without spending a thing. Bring the clothes you no longer wear (in good condition) and take home something new to you, all while enjoying a coffee in great company. 📍 Cafetería La Xarradeta, Carrer Andrade 4, 08018 Barcelona Come with friends or come on your own: it's a great chance to meet new people 💚 #ClothingSwap #AfterWork #Barcelona #SustainableFashion #LaXarradeta #CircularFashion #SecondHand

1 attendee

Meetup Literario - Encuentro lectores y escritores

Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM

From Reuniones letraheridas en Barcelona

4.8

Vídeo presentación: [https://youtu.be/alzG1rokS1o](https://youtu.be/alzG1rokS1o) ¡Atención! Enviad vuestros textos para la Revista: (artículos, reseñas, textos de ficción, etc.) **[https://letraheridos.es/colaboraciones/](https://letraheridos.es/colaboraciones/)** Empezaremos puntuales, así que no tardéis :) Encuentro para amantes de la literatura. Escritores, lectores o simplemente curiosos. Usuario en **Goodreads** con nuestras lecturas: [https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108384464-letraheridos](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108384464-letraheridos) Pedimos a los participantes que traigan un libro de lectura reciente que les haya emocionado o impactado. En vez de un club de lectura donde todos leemos el mismo libro y lo comentamos, cada uno trae una propuesta para recomendar a los demás. Ocasionalmente compartimos escritos. http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/9/7/2/600_455971090.jpeg

2 attendees

AL ESTE DEL EDEN, de John Steinbeck

Sun, Nov 29, 4:00 PM

From Club lector.

4.7

En esta ocasión, hablaremos de Al Este del Eden, de John Steinbeck. ***Al este del Edén*** o ***El este del Edén***, a veces también traducida como ***Al este del Paraíso*** (*East of Eden*) es una novela de 1952 del novelista y [premio Nobel](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premio_Nobel "Premio Nobel") estadounidense [John Steinbeck](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck "John Steinbeck"). Narra la historia de dos familias, los Trask y los Hamilton, en el periodo comprendido entre la [Guerra de Secesión](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_de_Secesi%C3%B3n "Guerra de Secesión") y la [Primera Guerra Mundial](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primera_Guerra_Mundial "Primera Guerra Mundial") y sitúa el núcleo de su trama en el californiano valle de [Salinas](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinas_(California) "Salinas (California)"), lugar de origen del autor. La novela, construida a modo de monumental [epopeya](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epopeya) de evidentes referentes bíblicos, gira alrededor del problema de la naturaleza del Mal y de su relación con el [libre albedrío](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libre_albedr%C3%ADo "Libre albedrío") y destaca por su magnificencia épica, su profundidad psicológica, la inusual riqueza de los secundarios y lo extremo de algunos personajes y situaciones. Estilísticamente, representa una evolución en el autor, que sin abandonar el [naturalismo](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalismo_(literatura) "Naturalismo (literatura)") de sus obras precedentes, pretende, simultáneamente, dotar de un evidente sentido alegórico a tramas y personajes, lo que confiere a la obra un sentido idealista. *Al este del Edén* es la obra más compleja y ambiciosa de Steinbeck. Fue considerada por el propio autor como la más redonda de sus obras, llegando a definir toda su producción anterior como un simple «entrenamiento» sin más valor que el de servirle como preparación del proyecto: *Creo que todo lo que he escrito hasta ahora ha sido, en cierta forma, un ensayo para esto.*

16 attendees

Around the World Book Club: Vietnam

Thu, Nov 19, 5:00 PM

From Backstory English Bookshop - Events

4.7

**[BUY THE BOOK HERE!](https://backstorybookshop.shop/product/the-sympathizer/)** **Around the World in 80 Books** is a monthly book club for the curious, the wanderers, and those who long to discover the many voices and cultural perspectives that make up our world. Each month, we travel to a different country through a carefully chosen work of literature to explore the stories, traditions, and cultural nuances that shape its identity. For those who dream of exploring the world, whether near or far, we believe that reading is one of the most beautiful ways to travel with curiosity, explore with intention, and discover a place beyond its borders.

1 attendee

Coffee Connections

Fri, Nov 13, 10:00 AM

From Backstory English Bookshop - Events

4.7

A casual (but coordinated) coffee break to meet new friends, take a Zoom break, and get your AM caffeine fix. Stop by for a few minutes or stay the whole time. Bring a friend or wander in solo. Come for the coffee and company, or just bring a book to read while surrounded by other in-real-life, community-seeking humans. Come by every Friday, or just when you happen to be in town. Make it whatever you need it to be that week. It's not an \*event\* per se, but we hope these Friday meet-ups can become a fixture of the bookshop! Gathering spot will be in the downstairs area of the bookshop (near the Community Library). Coffee and tea are 1.50€ and can be purchased at the cash register upstairs. Find more info on our Instagram (@backstorybookshop) or website (www.backstorybookshop.com).

7 attendees

Cozy Tuesday Book Club: Convenience Store Woman

Tue, Nov 24, 5:30 PM

From Books and Friends

4.8

**Welcome to the meeting of our cozy book club!** 📚☕ This time, we’ll discuss Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata. A 36-year old character spent half of her life working at convenience store and this is the only place where she feels "normal." **About** **us:** We are a small book club exploring a variety of genres and authors in coffee places across Barcelona. We come from different backgrounds, and our discussions are in English. However, you may read in any language. We value thoughtful conversations, a relaxed atmosphere, and inclusivity.

12 attendees

Gays Can Read Book Club: ALL FOURS

Sat, Nov 28, 10:00 AM

From Gays Can Read: Barcelona

5.0

**Book club for LGBT+ English-speaking transplants in Barcelona.** **In November we’re reading: ALL FOURS, by Miranda July. We’ll meet Sat, 28 NOV at 11:00am, at VIVARI Coffee & Bakery (Consell de Cent 280)** in L’Eixample to discuss the book and share in our experiences as friends of Dorothy in a new land. 💅 ***Everyone in the rainbow alphabet is welcome!***

11 attendees

Club de lectura - «La amiga estupenda», de Elena Ferrante

Fri, Nov 13, 6:30 PM

From Club de lectura feminista

4.9

Es **imprescindible** reservar tu plaza en: [Club de lectura y debate feminista - Noviembre](https://entradium.com/events/club-de-lectura-y-debate-feminista-noviembre-barcelona-amora-libros-barcelona) Día: **Viernes 13 de noviembre** Hora: **de 19.30 a 21.00** Libro: ***La amiga estupenda*, de Elena Ferrante** Entrada: **4 euros** (+ gastos de gestión de la plataforma) Sede: **[Amora Libros](https://www.instagram.com/amoralibros_bcn/)** (C/ de Ramón y Cajal, 142, Joanic, Gracia, 08024 Barcelona) Cualquier duda, escríbenos a [info@ciempies.es](info@ciempies.es) En Instagram [ciempies.talleres](https://www.instagram.com/ciempies.talleres/) **Sobre el libro** A pedido del público, nos metemos con la primera entrega de esta maravillosa saga. «Una amiga no nos cambia, pero sus cambios se unen discretamente a los nuestros en un continuo y recíproco esfuerzo de adaptación», dijo alguna vez Ferrante. Y de esto tiene mucho *La amiga estupenda*. Estamos en un barrio pobre de la Nápoles de la década de 1950 donde la violencia de género y la mafiosa son cosas de todos los días. Allí Lenù —la narradora, la niña recatada, responsable y estudiosa— y Lila —la niña «mala», inteligentísima, salvaje e imposible de domesticar—, están a punto de entrelazar sus vidas en una amistad que perdura, sobrevive y se hace más fuerte a pesar de todos los embates (a veces provocados por ellas mismas). **Sobre la autora** «No me arrepiento de mi anonimato. Descubrir la personalidad de quien escribe a través de las historias que propone, de sus personajes, de los objetos y paisajes que describe, del tono de su escritura, no es ni más ni menos que un buen modo de leer», dijo Elena Ferrante en una entrevista. La identidad de Ferrante es aún un misterio, a pesar de todos los intentos que ha habido por averiguar la biografía de quien está detrás de obras maestras literarias como la saga «Dos amigas» —compuesta por *La amiga estupenda*, *Un mal nombre*, *Las deudas del cuerpo* y *La niña perdida*—, *El amor molesto*, *La hija oscura*, *Los días del abandono* y *La vida mentirosa de los adultos*. Sus libros han recibido infinidad de premios y han sido llevados a la pantalla, tanto en forma de largometrajes como de series de televisión.

12 attendees

The Wealth Identity Reset

Fri, Nov 13, 5:00 PM

From Backstory English Bookshop - Events

4.7

**[SIGN UP HERE!](https://www.backstorybookshop.studio/course/the-wealth-identity-reset-ec0574)** Four weeks to reset your relationship with money. This isn't about budgets, strategies, or mindset hacks - those have their place, but they're not where change begins. We start on the inside, where it matters most: on the internal conditions that shape how you relate to money. Each week builds upon the last: from Awareness to Self-Worth to Self-Trust to Wealth Identity - so insight becomes lived change, not just understanding. The series is adapted from Julie's signature program specifically for an intimate, live The Studio setting. **About Julie Shui** After two decades as a global cosmetics executive and investor, Julie now combines her leadership experience with subconscious rewiring to help women transform their relationship with money at the identity level, stepping into versions of themselves who can hold more money, more success, and more ease - without burnout or self-abandonment. She's a certified hypnotherapist and speaker, founder of The Wealth Identity Reset, and creator of The Living Room, a private membership community for women. **Event details** * **Date:** Every other Friday, Nov. 13 - Nov. 27 * **Time:** 19h – 20:30h * **Price:** €220 📍 **The Studio at Backstory, Barcelona** Carrer de Bailèn 3, 2-2

1 attendee

[NEW DATE] Climate Action Book Club: End Times Fascism

Tue, Nov 24, 5:00 PM

From Let's talk about climate change

4.8

[Apologies, but our host, Backstory Bookshop, had a last-minute conflict and needed us to change the date.] The climate emergency will not be solved by reading books. But by coming together to read, to educate ourselves, to share what we learn with friends and family, and to take action in our corner of the world we can be a small part of the wave of change humanity desperately needs. Sound like something you want to be a part of? We’d love to have you. Join the Climate Action Book Club this month to read End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World, by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. This event is free, but please get your copy from the wonderful English bookstore that hosts our book club meetings, Backstory. To cover Meetup fees, we also request a €2 donation. You are welcome (even encouraged) to join us even if you haven't read the book but want to hear and join the discussion about it. Feel free to bring a friend, too. Hope to see you!

49 attendees