Book Club - Portlaoise

ADTR

Anyone interested in joining a book club in Portlaoise? We currently have a small group of people who meet up and discuss a book over a pint or two. Always room for a few more. If anyone is interested, let me know.

Peter Walczak

I'd be interested.
What are you reading and where do you meet?
Cheers.

Silent Partner

Marginally off-topic but I notice the second hand book store in Portlaoise is having a closing down sale. That's the bookshop down the alley near Colgan Sports. There might be some bargains. Sad to see another business go though :-(

Sonic_exyouth

Silent Partner wrote: »

Marginally off-topic but I notice the second hand book store in Portlaoise is having a closing down sale. That's the bookshop down the alley near Colgan Sports. There might be some bargains. Sad to see another business go though :-(

Oh no ..

I really like that shop

Brand New

Silent Partner wrote: »

Marginally off-topic but I notice the second hand book store in Portlaoise is having a closing down sale. That's the bookshop down the alley near Colgan Sports. There might be some bargains. Sad to see another business go though :-(

Their prices were excessive for second hand books anyway.

El Che

Portlaoise has an excellent public library located in Lyster Square, so its very rarely that you need to purchase books, although I'm sad that shop is closing as it has always been an good place to pick up a few interesting reads that aren't always popular in libraries.

Peter Walczak

To be honest, in the times when you can find everything on the Internet, either on the auction sites or the Internet bookshops, I can hardly see the way the small book shops can continue to exist.

Durga

Hi ADTR, I might be interested in this. It would be nice to do something locally for a change.

Can you please let me know what you are currently reading and some of the books the club has read in the past and perhaps then I can get some more details about your meet ups.

Thanks

joe_dunne

Hi all,

It's a real shame the bookshop is closing.

I've bought a fair few books from there and much prefer an actual book shop to the like of Tesco's to buy books in.

Saying that I got a 2nd hand copy of a Kurt Cobain bio for pretty much the same at it is new in Dublin so.

Joe Dunne
http://bujinkanportlaoise.com

Durga

I have to say I rarely if ever buy anything in the two bookshops in Portlaoise as the range is fairly limited. If you're in Dublin, a small bookshop worth popping into is the Oxfam secondhand bookshop on Parliament St. Nearly all €5, in great condition and always stocked with great titles....plus it's for a good cause

ADTR

Anyone else interested? We are meeting up again this Tuesday. Doesn't matter if you've read the book or not. You can come along, meet everybody and get the next book selection.

Durga

ADTR, I was all set to go along on Tuesday except a neighbour's cat decided to drop by that evening, followed closely on it's heels by my two dogs who chased it all over the house, so the evening was spent clearing up after the mayhem...and cat spray :eek:

Really enjoyed the book and hopefully I'll make it along to the next one.

Ruby-J

where do you guys meet and when is the next one?

Durga

Ruby, ADTR will probably send you the details of the next one. I was due to go along for the first time last week (see above :rolleyes:) so I've no idea if it's held in the same place every time.

Antilles

Forward me on some details, OP. What are ye reading now? What sort of books have ye done in the past? Time and place, etc?

ADTR

Meeting up this month on the 20th. The current book selection is Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol. New people more than welcome to come along. Let me know if interested either by posting or private message.

ADTR

Bump!

mellick

is the book club still meeting?

ADTR

Yes. We just had our monthly meeting last night.

Kenteach

ADTR wrote: »

Yes. We just had our monthly meeting last night.

How would one go about joining?

ADTR

Kenteach wrote: »

How would one go about joining?

Just come along to our next meet up! If you're interested, I'll pm you the details.

Kenteach

ADTR wrote: »

Just come along to our next meet up! If you're interested, I'll pm you the details.

Please do.

Peter Walczak

When do we meet in January?

bananamam

is the book club still on the go?

MickShamrock

Yes.

garniey_luvs

just want to know details of when and where the next meetup is

MickShamrock

garniey_luvs wrote: »

just want to know details of when and where the next meetup is

Tonight. PM sent.

MickShamrock

Meeting up next week instead. If anyone wants to come along, let me know and I'll PM you the details.

MickShamrock

Anyone?

bananamam

would be interested in joining too if you could send me on details

MickShamrock

bananamam wrote: »

would be interested in joining too if you could send me on details

PM sent.

merri1

HI Guys

Is this book club still running? I would love to join.

Let me know the details

MickShamrock

merri1 wrote: »

HI Guys

Is this book club still running? I would love to join.

Let me know the details

Yes. PM sent. :pac:

MickShamrock

Book choice: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
Next meeting: Tuesday 25th May @ 8p.m.

Anyone want to come along, just let me know. :pac:

MickShamrock

Always interested in having new people come along.

ILA

MickShamrock wrote: »

Always interested in having new people come along.

When's the next meeting?

Trayk

Only found this now and have been looking for a local book club since I moved down. Please tell me you still meet:D

adser53

how did I miss this?! Mick would you PM me the details too please? thats if your still meeting of course

MickShamrock

Trayk wrote: »

Only found this now and have been looking for a local book club since I moved down. Please tell me you still meet:D

adser53 wrote: »

how did I miss this?! Mick would you PM me the details too please? thats if your still meeting of course

Hey. Yes. We still meet. In fact, our monthly meeting is this evening. I've sent you guys a PM.

Trayk

Oops read the email too late!!!

Am defo interested in meeting up for this though. Please let me know about your next meeting or even the book you chose.

Thanks a mill for the reply and the invite.

MickShamrock

Trayk wrote: »

Oops read the email too late!!!

Am defo interested in meeting up for this though. Please let me know about your next meeting or even the book you chose.

Thanks a mill for the reply and the invite.

No problem. Next meeting is Tuesday, 30th November. Book is The White Road by John Connolly.

adser53

Thanks for the update Mick, will do me best to get the book and join yis Sorry again I couldn't go on Tuesday

MickShamrock

Kind of let this slip the last few months but looking at getting it back together over summer. If anyone is interested let me know.

The Princess Bride

sounds like a plan - are people not busier during summer months,though?

MickShamrock

msthe80s wrote: »

sounds like a plan - are people not busier during summer months,though?

Not me! :pac:

bluerigel

Is this book club still going?

MediumDensity

Hi
Are you still running a book club, or interested in starting a new one in spring 2014, in Portlaoise?