The Literary Society of Berkeley

Sp24 first meeting! Be there or be square; like a book but worse because squares aren’t rectangles and books are rectangles 🤷‍♀️

Our second book of the Fall 2023 semester has been chosen! We voted to read We Have Always Lived in the Castle for the theme of “female rage”. This is a Lot Society throwback read from Spring 2020 but for most of us it’ll be our first time reading it. We can’t wait to dive in!

For this semester we decided to start on the chaotic route and choose from the theme second book in a duology! Thus we ended up with our first book of the semester: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. We can’t wait to dive into this fast paced novel, especially those of us who haven’t read Six of Crows 📚🐦‍⬛

Come see us at Calapalooza at table 464 in front of Wheeler! We’d love to see you and answer all your questions!

Join us for our first meeting of Fall 2023 where we’ll be voting on our first book of the semester! The theme we’ve chosen is: second book in a duology. We hope to see you there!

Our next book of the semester is Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley!! This novel revolves around 17-year old Kiara, living with her brother in Oakland, as she works to make ends meet - only to get wound up in unfortunate circumstances with the police.

The votes are in, and our first book of the semester is Sign Here by Claudia Lux! This debut novel spins a satirical tale set in a universe where Hell is a corporate office, and it’s employees help the living get everything they’ve ever wanted — for a price.

Literary Society’s first meeting of the semester is Thursday, February 2! Come join us and help vote on our first book! To kick off the new year, our first genre is New Year, New Authors — books by authors who made their publishing debut in 2022/2023 📖✍️ See you then!

Hope you’re having a great start to your spring semester! We’re tabling today in lower Sproul, come see us to learn more about Literary Society!! 📚

In recognition of Queen Elizabeth’s death, Book Club decided to go with the theme of Independence Day: books from authors from countries that gained independence during or close to Queen Elizabeth’s reign. Choosing to honor India, we selected the book The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh, a brilliant and evocative story following the lives of two families, one English, one Indian, and the way their lives interact “in comic and tragic ways.” Very excited to delve into this exploration of identity and memory. 🇮🇳🇬🇧📖✨

For our first book of the semester, book club decided to look back with a twist! Selected from the genre of Alt History, book club will be reading Farthing by Jo Walton which is both a stunning exploration and incredibly British! 🔍🕰📚✨

We’re tabling on Sproul until 3 today!!! Come and meet us and figure out how to join!📚✨