I want to connect authors with their readers. If you love books, and would love to meet your favourite authors, here's your chance! I'll plan bookclub-style events at cafes in the GTA, where you can come to meet and chat with real authors. Email me if you have any suggestions. Join if you love reading and want to hear about the latest books, and meet other booklovers.

Have you ever read a self-improvement book with the best of intentions to change yourself and your life, only to find that once you put it down you never follow it? This Meetup is for readers of self-help and psychology books who want to take concrete actions to improve their lives. Each month, participants read a book and come to discuss how they can implement what they have read with practical help and powerful advice tailored to each participant. This unique session is part book-club and …

This is just an informal meetup for writers to share their original work of most genres. The writer is given the option to ask for feedback or simply use this as a platform to share their writing in an informal and friendly setting. The genre that would be welcome is poetry, short fiction including flash fiction, short stories even novel excerpts, scripts, short screenplays, travel writing etc. Since the venue will usually be a public place such as a restaurant or cafe and the writer would be re …

Meet other local readers and followers of The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. -What is the main purpose of your group? By joining together, we aim to build momentum and sustain our growth as creative beings -Who should join your group and why? If you are a painter, musician, sculptor, writer... or anyone who has always wanted to pursue an artistic life, we offer a friendly and supportive setting where new and returning members discuss their own struggles and triumphs. We encourag …

The International Arts Movement "is a non-profit organization. A group of artists and creative catalysts united in wrestling with deep questions of art, faith and humanity. It is people who love art, who love others, and who love the world. This movement seeks to uphold and extol the work of all those who, by their craft, are rehumanizing our world. Our events streams include the Readers Guild, Discussion Café, and Cinema Series as outlets for connection. Come find a way to create the world that …

“Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers that it was first song." Jorge Luis Borges   This is a meetup group for people who like to read, and be read to. Everyone is welcome!  Bring a passage or two that you like and recite it with the group, then we can ta …

The Toronto Erotica Writers Group is a monthly meeting of those who craft words into sexy sentences and perverted paragraphs. Or maybe you just like to read the wonderful creations of others. Whether you're into soft and sultry or hard and horny, we'll chat and learn from each other.

… Active Hope fills this gap beautifully, guiding readers on a journey of gratitude, grief, interconnection and, ultimately, transformation.” Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine. At the heart of our group (and Joanna Macy's book) is the idea that Active Hope is something we do rather than have. It involves being clear what we hope for and then playing our role in the process of bringing that about. The journey of finding, and offering, our unique contribution to the Great Turning hel …

Lets get together to compare ideas on the current bestsellers list over a lunch and early afternoon during the week.

Do you love a good mystery? Are you looking to meet other like-minded literary types who love a good puzzler? Come on out and join us for good times and good talk about your favourite genre.

We are a group of mothers with babies and toddlers who enjoy reading just about anything. We operate like a standard book club, but we bring our babies to our meetings with us.  We all do!  We read books, but we also read articles, listen to books on tape, etc. Mothers with babies or toddlers are welcome to come to meetings with your infants.  What a convenient way to both care for your child (nurse them too if you like!) and talk about grown-up books at the same time!   As of April 2012 our mee …

New to Toronto? Or just want to discuss great books with like minded friends? This group was started because there's nothing better than sharing a great book. Come to laugh, have fun and exchange stories over a glass or two! From the humble beginnings of a few avid readers meeting once a month in London in 2008, The Girly Book Club network now extends around the world and would be delighted to welcome you, wherever you are! Join us in Denver, Colorado  Join us in London, England Join us in Ok …