Clare Foreman, Leanne Briggs and Donna Wilson, members of local book club “Reading Between The Wines” swotting up ahead of The Open House Festival Book Clubs which will be taking place in Bangor throughout the month of August.
Bangor’s book lovers are in for a treat this August as The Open House Festival will be holding three Book Club events as part of their action-packed festival programme. Come and join these special festival book clubs where a sparkling literary panel from the local community will read from and discuss hand-picked books. Read the books (or don’t read the books!), then share your views with us over a beverage or two!
The first Book Club will be taking place in The Hutch at The Rabbit Rooms on Friday, August 9th at 7.30pm and the featured books will be “The Great Gatsby” by F Scott Fitzgerald, “Give Me Everything You Have” by James Lasdun and “The Hive” by Gill Hornby. The panel for this event will include BBC broadcaster, Cherrie McIlwaine, journalist and political blogger Nick Garbutt, teacher and avid reader Alison Belch and the panel will be chaired by author and screen writer, Colin Bateman. Tickets are £5, bookable in advance.
The next event is on Friday, 16thAugust, also taking place at The Rabbit Rooms and in preparation for this Book Club, you are asked to read “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, “My Animals And Other Family” by Clare Balding and “How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia” by Mohsin Hamid. This event will be chaired by BBC correspondent Stephen Walker and the panel will include actress Nuala McKeever, broadcaster Joe Lindsay and journalist and blogger Nick Garbutt. Doors are open at 7.30pm and tickets cost £5, bookable in advance.
And finally, Fealty’s Bar will be hosting a Book Club on Monday 26th August and the chosen book is “On The Road” by Jack Kerouac. This event is free and starts at 8pm.
These events are a wonderful opportunity to discuss books with other readers and literary experts so get reading and don’t miss out!