Islington Book Club

Islington Book Club

Founded 2008
To Read To Laugh To Drink

Join us on the last Monday of the month in Islington for drinking, eating, and fun, lively book discussions with a friendly group of adults from all walks of life. Running continuously since 2008, we supplement our usual meetings with a variety of social activities, including an annual literary-themed pub crawl.

Who we are

Running strong since 2008, Islington Book Club is currently led by Rich P, Sam B, Helen M, Susan B, and Sam V. Our members are adults of all ages and backgrounds—whether you're based in North London or coming from further afield, you'll fit right in!

Beyond our monthly book chats, we host year-round socials, including a Christmas dinner, a summer outing, and our famous literary-themed pub crawl.

Membership & joining

We are strictly not-for-profit. A nominal £8 annual subscription covers our website hosting and annual prizes, keeping all regular meetings completely free for active members.

PayPal — send £8 to rsvpickup@hotmail.com with the reference ‘Book Club Subs’.

Bank transfer — no PayPal? Just reach out to Rich for his details.

Ready to dive in? Click the Join us button to get started. We hope to see you soon!
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The diary is for members

Meeting dates, addresses and who is coming are behind a sign-in. Members get their own account, so replies show up under your name.

Pick your own password. An organiser approves the account before you can see the diary — usually the same day.

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Diary

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The shelf so far

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Every book we have met about, newest first, with a note from the night.

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The album

Photographs from past events

Pub crawls, Christmas dinners, summer outings, and the meetings in between.

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The board

Discussion

Anything worth saying between meetings — a book you loved, an outing worth organising, a recommendation for the shortlist. Posts and replies carry your name.

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Membership

Come and join us

Members are adults of all ages and backgrounds — North London or further afield, you'll fit right in. Fill in your details below and one of us will be in touch before the next meeting.

Make yourself an account

Choose your own password. An organiser approves it, and then the diary, addresses and the RSVP lists open up under your name.

Subscription

We are strictly not-for-profit. A nominal £8 annual subscription covers our website hosting and annual prizes, keeping all regular meetings completely free for active members.

PayPal — send £8 to rsvpickup@hotmail.com with the reference ‘Book Club Subs’.

Bank transfer — no PayPal? Just reach out to Rich for his details.

What to expect

One book a month, discussed on the last Monday. Nobody is quizzed and nobody is shamed for skimming. Beyond the books there's a Christmas dinner, a summer outing, and the literary-themed pub crawl.
Housekeeping

Sign in

For club organisers. Use the same account you use for the diary.

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The first account made becomes the first organiser, approved straight away. Make yours now.

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This part is for organisers

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Housekeeping

Keep the site fed

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Edits save to the club's database the moment you leave a field — there is no publishing step and nothing to commit. Every member sees the same thing on their next load, phone or laptop.

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Members

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Anyone can ask to join from the Events page. They wait here until you approve them. Organisers can edit events and members; members can see the diary and reply.

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Add someone directly, or reset a password

Makes an approved account straight away — useful for the members who were here before the site had logins. Tell them the password and they can change it later.

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Set a new password for somebody who is locked out. It signs them out everywhere.

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Upcoming events

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Once a meeting has happened, press Mark as happened — it moves down to Past events with its book, cover and notes intact, and that is what the shelf and the home-page covers are built from.

Past events

Every meeting that has happened — this is the shelf on the Events page and the covers on the home page. Add an older one at the top; edits below save when you leave a field. Listed most recently added first, so nothing jumps about while you type; the Events page and the home page put them in date order themselves.

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The gallery

Photographs from past events. Upload several at once, then caption them. Listed most recently added first so the cards stay still while you type — each one says where it actually appears on the Gallery page.

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Tell us when someone asks to join

Email addresses to notify, separated by commas — the organisers who approve people. An email goes out the moment somebody signs up, with a link to this page. It needs the one-off mail setup in SETUP.md; until that is done these addresses sit idle and nothing is sent.

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