Do you enjoy escaping into a book? Do you want to meet like-minded people who share your passion for reading? Join our monthly book club and social get-together at Ernest English House, Plymouth.
We invite you to join our group to connect with others through reading, sharing book recommendations, and enjoying the opportunity to relax and listen to others share their love of books. Feel free to being along your favourite books to enjoy with a cup of tea and biscuits.
Reading has been closely linked to reducing stress levels, promoting relaxation, improving sleep, and enhancing connectivity in the brain. A book can allow us to escape into new worlds, present us with new perspectives, and can be a healthy distraction from everyday stresses and screen time.
“Books are a uniquely portable magic”
Overview:
The aim of our book club is to create a space for individuals to share what they are reading, recommend their favourite stories, discuss dynamic characters and attractive settings, and explore the books that challenge ideas, make them laugh and cry, and take them on journeys to different eras, places, and spaces.
Every month we will have a choice of a fiction or non-fiction book that we will discuss as a group. Although we encourage and invite you to read the book of the month, it is not essential and you can still attend to share your love of books with the group. Each month’s book will be chosen together in the club, so we’d love to hear your recommendations! We will aim to select books that feature topics around mental health or an influential and inspiring story, but we are open to any suggestions you may have.
Book of the month — March & April 2025
The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks
The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.
Where to find the book: Amazon, World of Books, Audible, Plymouth Library, eBay, and local charity shops.
Previous books of the month:
October 2024 — Untamed by Glennon Doyle
November & December 2024 — The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
January & February 2025 — The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks
Details:
Dates:
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Time: 5:30pm — 7:00pm
Location: Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA (map)
Contact us to join:
To join our Book Club, please email us at wellbeing@devonmind.com if you wish to attend the session(s) listed above. If you have any further questions about the group sessions, please feel free to get in touch.