Book Swaps New York

Book Swap @ Central Park

***The Meetup guest limit is 10 because of the free event limit, but we have unlimited space for people to join us.*** Book swap 11am-2pm at Sheep Meadow in Central Park. Look for books and the sign. This is a drop-in/drop-out event, meaning you don't have to stay the entire time. All genres, all sizes, and all conditions welcome. Leftover books will be recycled at future book swaps. **Don't have a book to contribute?** We'll have plenty of extras for you. **Not a big reader?** Come hang out anyway!

The Tombs of Atuan Discussion

Come join us for an in-depth discussion of themes and motifs in Ursula K. Le Guin's *The Tombs of Atuan*, an indirect sequel to *A Wizard of Earthsea*! (Note: You don't need to have read *Earthsea* before reading *Tombs*, so anyone can immediately pick it up.)

NYC Romcom Book Club 💕 Elevator Pitch by Evelyn Leigh

At this meeting we will discuss the Elevator Pitch by Evelyn Leigh 😊

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

“Siren’s Call”, “Midnight Library” and “Washington”

Hi members! We will meet on June 4th at 6pm and discuss “Siren’s Call” by Chris Hayes, about the way technology is attracting our attention and alienating us from each-other; “Midnight Library” by Matt Haig about a woman finding herself between life and death where she is given the chance to re-live the past choices she didn’t not make and see life differently; and “Washington” by Ron Chernov about the life and legacy of George Washington, in the light of the 250th anniversary of America. As always, you’ll have to have read at least one of the titles, but you’re welcome to read and discuss all three. Happy reading!

Bookclub Sundayyy

🥂🥞📚 Rooftop Brunch and Book Discussion: The Book Club for Troublesome Women

Manhattan Smutty Book Club -

The book for this month is Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon. You'd think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you'd be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they've left their cargo of human women - including me - on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I've met? He's big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me... Please join us at Cornerstone Tavern, 961 2nd Ave, New York, NY (51st and 2nd) for great conversation, laughs, and friendship. Look for our signs, and listen for the laughter. We are often in the back of Cornerstone behind the curtain, which is actually a different restaurant called the Stags Head. We start at 7pm, but feel free to come early before happy hour ends at 7. People usually start to drift in by 6:30pm.

Book to be discussed: “Tramps Like Us” by Joe Westmoreland

"*Tramps Like Us* is a modern day Huckleberry Finn. It's an all-American story about the search for home, for a better life, feeling like a refugee in one's own country. It's about creating a family from a group of misfits. It tells what it was like to come of age in the era between gay liberation and the beginning of the AIDS crisis." — [goodreads.com](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217388193-tramps-like-us?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16) After the meeting, we head over to Julius' (one of the oldest operating gay bars in NYC) to chat about things other than books. Julius' is at 159 West 10th Street (on the corner of Waverly Place, about a block from the library). www.juliusbarny.com

So Big by Edna Ferber

We've been talking about reading more classic literature, and somehow Edna Ferber came to mind. She wrote "ShowBoat" and "Saratoga Trunk" and so many important works of the early 20th century. "So Big" was the one that won the Pulitzer. It's both a little story and a big story, a family story and an American story. It's about an American woman raising her son on her own, and the American society they move in and that shapes them. And the lady can write! Ferber's Pulitzer and still a moving and powerful book.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower discussion

We will discuss *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* by Stephen Chbosky on Wed., May 27 at 7 p.m. at Agora Taverna, 70-09 Austin St., Forest Hills. It is a block south of Queens Blvd. on the corner of 70th Ave., close to the 71st/Continental stop on the E/F/M/R trains. The menu is at https://agora-taverna.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DINNER-MENU-2025-6.pdf

It’s No joke it’s April new book club book It Girl ..Allison Pataki

Okay so many of our members are 9-5 during weekdays and miss our mall walks in preparation for our outdoor activities for evening and weekends this spring So while we wait on Mother Nature Let’s exercise our mind. I’ve selected The book “It Girl” The story of the original Gibson girl the woman who captured the imagination of new yorkers while Becoming the face of beauty but the rise to the top was filled with heart ache ,pain determation and murder, encountering power hungry men , and the crime of the century . This book will lead to a future trip to learn more about the real life inspiration for this book Meetup time frame for book readers is April 1 st to end of may. But site won’t allow that to be posted. So please write finish date I. Your personal calendar