Our September book is Beloved by Toni Morrison. Every date below is confirmed, and joining links reach members the morning of the session. Times are Central European Time unless the entry says local.
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Hybrid: Lagos chapter room and live stream
The marquee gathering of the month. Bring up to three books to swap with other members, stay for refreshments, and join the live conversation with the writer behind our September pick.
RegisterTuesday, September 1, 2026 · 8:00 PM WAT · Online, live
The month opens with Toni Morrison’s Beloved. We read the first two pages aloud and send the four-week reading schedule to every member the same night.
Reserve a placeMonday, September 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM WAT · Online, hosted by Daniel Brandt
The first proper conversation of the month: three talking points, the reading pace for the week ahead, and a spoiler-free room for anyone still on chapter one.
Reserve a placeWednesday, September 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM WAT · Online, recorded for the archive
An hour with a Morrison scholar on memory, haunting and the sentences that make Beloved hard to put down. Reader questions in the final twenty minutes.
Reserve a placeSaturday, September 12, 2026 · 10:00 AM local · Local chapters, walk-ins welcome
Coffee with the readers on your street. Chapter leads bring the discussion sheet, you bring your bookmark.
Reserve a placeSunday, September 13, 2026 · 4:00 PM WAT · Members’ reading room
Bring your current read and a warm drink: forty-five minutes of quiet shared reading, then fifteen minutes of conversation.
Reserve a placeThursday, September 17, 2026 · 8:00 PM WAT · Online, live
Halfway through the book and the club is split. Two hosts argue opposite readings of the second half, then the floor opens to reader theories.
Reserve a placeSunday, September 20, 2026 · 5:00 PM WAT · Online, hosts and volunteers
City hosts compare notes on the month, share what filled the room, and vote on two of the three titles going onto the October shortlist.
Reserve a placeWednesday, September 23, 2026 · 6:30 PM WAT · Online, twelve places
A guided writing session on memory and inheritance, with two prompts, a silent drafting hour and optional reading aloud at the end.
Reserve a placeFriday, September 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM WAT · Local chapters and online
The book ends and the room stays late: readings from the final pages, a full spoiler room, and a vote on the best line in the novel.
Reserve a placeWednesday, September 30, 2026 · 11:59 PM WAT · Members’ area
Last chance to vote on the three books shortlisted for October. The winner is announced at Pick Reveal Night on October 6.
Reserve a placeEvery day, 7:00 AM local · Online reading room. Twenty quiet minutes with the current pick before the day starts.
Every day, 12:00 PM · Club feed. One question about last night’s chapter, answered in the feed all afternoon.
Every night, 9:00 PM local · Online. One chapter, lamps on, phones face down.
Every Thursday, 8:00 PM · Online, live.
Every Monday, 7:00 PM · Online.
Every Saturday, 10:00 AM local · Local chapters.
Every Sunday, 4:00 PM · Online.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · Online, live.
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Every city chapter.
November 14 and 15, 2026 · Lagos and online.
Friday, December 11, 2026 · In person and online.
Friday, January 1, 2027 · Members’ area.