Reflections on organizing online reading groups What I want to share here are some reflections on what actually sustains a reading group, whether it is an online reading group, a philosophy book club, or a small virtual literature discussion. Not inspiration, not intensity, but the quiet and steady discipline behind it. I have been hosting…
Category: Reading Group
Why I Started an Online Reading Group on Philosophy & Literature
When I left academia in 2021, I didn’t stop reading. What I left behind was a particular institutional form of engaging with texts, which often felt closed off, competitive, and inaccessible to anyone outside the university. But my love for reading, thinking, and discussing with others didn’t change. If anything, it came more into focus….
My “Top 10” Books of 2024
Inspired by a friend’s tweet, I decided to reflect on what I read during 2024 and make my own list of favourite reads of the year. I’m dividing the list into fiction and nonfiction, and because I have a stronger affinity, in general, for literary fiction—in the spirit of delaying whatever offers the most gratification—let…
Scenes of Clerical Life: Reading George Eliot’s Short Stories – June to August 2024
Following our discussions on Albert Camus’ Exile and the Kingdom, we will turn our attention to George Eliot’s Scenes of Clerical Life. We will have a series of six sessions, two sessions dedicated to each of Eliot’s short stories, from June 22nd to July 27th. Here is the plan: Story 1. “The Sad Fortunes Of…
Exile and the Kingdom: Reading Albert Camus’ Short Stories (May & June 2024)
Announcing the book and schedule of our reading group (Davood’s book club) for May and June 2024. We’ll be reading Exile and the Kingdom by Albert Camus (translated by Carol Cosman).