Greenlight hosts a number of free book discussion groups. See our ongoing schedule and and next featured book and meeting dates below!
Our Book Groups have resumed in-person meetings! Please pay careful attention to the time and location for each group - some take place on Fulton St. and others on Flatbush Ave.
Fulton St:
Fiction Book Group meets monthly at DSK on the 2nd Tuesday at 7:30PM
Young Readers Book Group meets monthly in-store on the 1st Thursday at 5:30PM
Nonfiction Book Group meets monthly at DSK on the 4th Tuesday at 6:00PM
Flatbush Ave:
Graphic Literature Book Group meets monthly in-store on the 2nd Tuesday at 7:00PM
Young Adult Book Group meets monthly in-store on the 2nd Wednesday at 5:30PM
Email events@greenlightbookstore.com with questions or suggestions!
Fiction Book Group
Location: DSK Brooklyn (710 Fulton Street)
Next meeting: Tuesday, March 14, 7:30 PM ET
Title to be discussed: Sudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue
Translated by Natasha WimmerHosted by our neighbors at Die Stammkneipe Brooklyn (710 Fulton St.) and led by former Greenlight general manager Alexis, our fiction book group meets monthly to discuss paperback fiction, reading broadly in contemporary fiction with the occasional diversion into classics. For March, the group will discuss Sudden Deathfrom Álvaro Enrigue, translated by Natasha Wimmer. Álvaro Enrigue's mind-bending story tells the grand adventure of the dawn of the modern era, breaking down traditions and upending expectations, in this bold, powerful gut-punch of a novel. Translated by Natasha Wimmer, who also translated Roberto Bolaño, the Mexican-born author imagines a 16th century tennis match between the Italian painter Caravaggio and the Spanish poet Francisco de Quevedo played with a ball made from the hair of the beheaded Anne Boleyn. And then things really get strange.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-at-dsk-fiction-book-group-tickets-482477391867
Nonfiction Book Group
Location: DSK Brooklyn (710 Fulton Street)
Next meeting: Tuesday, March 28, 6:00 PM ET
Title to be discussed: The Surrendered: Reflections by a Son of Shining Path by José Carlos Agüero, translated by Michael J. Lazzara and Charles F. WalkerHosted by our neighbors at Die Stammkneipe Brooklyn (710 Fulton St.) and led by bookseller and Greenlight buyer Danni, our nonfiction book group meets monthly to read and discuss the most fascinating topics in nonfiction. This month, the group reads The Surrendered: Reflections by a Son of Shining Path by José Carlos Agüero, translated by Michael J. Lazzara and Charles F. Walker. When Peruvian public intellectual José Carlos Agüero was a child, the government imprisoned and executed his parents, who were members of Shining Path. Much more than a memoir, The Surrendered is a disarming and moving consideration of what forgiveness and justice might mean in the face of hate.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-at-dsk-nonfiction-book-group-with-danni-tickets-519985910857
Young Readers Book Group
Location: Greenlight Bookstore Flatbush (632 Flatbush Ave)
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 PM ET
Title to be discussed: Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet HongHosted by Greenlight's designer Min, our all-ages Graphic Lit Book Group meets monthly to read and discuss ambitious works that attempt to capture things beyond words. This month, the group discusses Grass by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, translated by Janet Hong. Grass is a powerful antiwar nonfiction graphic novel, telling the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War--a disputed chapter in twentieth-century Asian history. Grass is a landmark graphic novel that makes personal the desperate cost of war and the importance of peace.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-on-flatbush-ave-graphic-literature-book-group-with-min-tickets-549666275627
Fiction Book Group
Location: DSK Brooklyn (710 Fulton Street)
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 11, 7:30 PM ET
Title to be discussed: Everything Under by Daisy JohnsonHosted by our neighbors at Die Stammkneipe Brooklyn (710 Fulton St.) and led by former Greenlight general manager Alexis, our fiction book group meets monthly to discuss paperback fiction, reading broadly in contemporary fiction with the occasional diversion into classics. For April, the group will discuss Everything Under by Daisy Johnson. Set on the canals of Oxford, this electrifying reinterpretation of the Oedipus myth explores questions of fate and free will, gender fluidity, and fractured family relationships. Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize and from the author of Fen, Daisy Johnson's debut novel, Everything Under is a daring, moving story that will leave you unsettled and unstrung.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-at-dsk-fiction-book-group-tickets-553619299227
Young Adult Book Group
Location: Greenlight Bookstore Flatbush (632 Flatbush Avenue)
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 12, 5:30 PM ET
Title to be discussed: A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin.This month, the group discusses A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin. In this enchanting debut YA fantasy, Ning, a young tea-maker, travels to the capital city to take part in a cutthroat magical competition to find the kingdom's greatest master of the art of brewing tea, but political schemes and secrets make her goal of gaining access to royal physicians to cure her dying sister far more dangerous than she imagined.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-on-flatbush-ave-young-readers-book-group-with-micah-tickets-486885356207
Young Readers Book Group
Location: Greenlight Bookstore Fort Greene (686 Fulton Street)
Next meeting: Thursday, April 13, 5:30 PM ET
Title to be discussed: The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda FoodyHosted by Greenlight bookseller Ashli, our Young Readers Book Group returns to in-store! YRBG is geared toward kids ages 9 to 12, reading and discussing great contemporary and classic chapter books. Parents are welcome (but not required) to attend. For this meeting, the group discusses The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody. A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical Beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Woods in this cheeky middle grade fantasy debut--perfect for fans of Nevermoor and How to Train Your Dragon.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-on-fulton-st-young-readers-book-group-with-ashli-tickets-486903259757