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>Any suggestions for reading/literature clubs in New York City?

I've lived in Manhattan for a few years now and other than "The Book Club" in the east village, I haven't found a great literary scene in the city. My interests are modernist or post-modernist writers, but these aren't strict requirements that must be shared by the book club. I'm searching for people who are a bit, I guess, "cultish" in their love for books as I wish to no longer read around finance bros who sip wine and yap about the latest TikTok novel. If you have any suggestions, let me know!

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>>23386255
Can't let ya in the club 'till ya name 5 books bub.

>> No.23386383

I live in NYC, want to be friends and read together? :)

>> No.23386589

>>23386381
uhhh I'm currently reading Swann's way by proust. I've recently finished The Power Broker, Invisible Cities by Calvino, Memoirs by Neruda, and Melmoth the Wanderer by Maturin.

>> No.23386594

>>23386589
Are you going to keep reading ISoLT or are you going to stop after Swann's Way?

>> No.23386595

>>23386383
sure! do you have any cafe/book club recommendations to meet up at?

>> No.23386601

>>23386594
bruh I know that you shouldn't binge ISoLT but it's too good not to. My plan is to get as far into the novels as I can before the summer ends and save the rest for another era in my life.

>> No.23386620

1st meeting of /nyclit/ book club is 3:33am times square bleachers
see you all in 4 hours

>> No.23386628

>>23386620

I will genuinely go if you're serious

>> No.23386640

>>23386255
how's the book club in the east village?

>> No.23386649

>>23386640
genuinely it's not that bad. ambient lighting, good wine, outdoor garden in the back etc just not my vibe people wise

>> No.23386714

>>23386595
Sorry, I wasn't really being serious. I mean, I do live in NYC but I'm a shut in and hardly ever leave my apartment. I'm sure there are book clubs for real literature, though, I believe in you! By the way, if you're ever at the Strand and see a lanky guy browsing the philosophy books downstairs, that's me.

>> No.23386724

>>23386255
I live in Astoria. I read on my roof while my white 70 year old graffiti artist neighbor tells me how much he hates south americans

>> No.23386820

>>23386714
honestly there's no better haven than an apartment in New York, so I understand. If you're ever in the strand and see a dude who looks like timothee chalamet browsing through the art catalog books upstairs, that's me.

>> No.23386822

>>23386820
>>23386714
good god you two, set a time to meet up at a starbucks this week

>> No.23386825

>>23386724
which South Americans?

>> No.23386832

>>23386825
The migrant ones

>> No.23386872

>>23386822
you ever been to black cat LES?

>> No.23386878

>>23386832
ah. is there a reason why that's your neighbor's go-to conversation when you're reading?

>> No.23386905

>>23386255
/lit/ is the only good literature club, just accept it.

>> No.23387366

>>23386589
Nice. I'm in last 100 pages of power broker right now. I plan to finish it tomorrow and check out the Caro exhibition at the historical society on Friday. maybe I'll see u there. We can go beat up on the lanky art and philosophy nerds at the Strand. l>>23386872