The Cover StoryThis Month’s Read
Chapter 1 · Isle of Wight
Great books.
Better
company.
One book. One night a month. The kind of conversation you’re still thinking about on the way home.
In this issue
The chapter directory
Every club starts
with a first chapter.
Book Birds begins on the Isle of Wight. The idea is simple enough to travel. Each chapter has its own local table, with the same love of books and good company.
Chapter 1 · Founding chapter
Isle of Wight Book Birds
Our first table, taking shape in Cowes.
Chapter 1 · Opening night
The next night.
Dress up or dress down. Bring an opinion either way.
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Cowes, Isle of Wight
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The Book · This Month's Read
Intermezzo
After their father dies, two brothers in Dublin grieve in different ways. A lawyer and a competitive chess player, they find themselves navigating relationships that change what they want from each other and from life.
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The column
Can one good book change the whole evening?
The best conversations often start the same way. Have you read…?
Book Birds is a table built around that question. Come for the book, stay for the company, and leave with a longer reading list.
A little etiquette
The rules.
Read the book.
Or at least give it a good go.
Bring an opinion.
Loved it, loathed it, changed your mind halfway through. All welcome.
Phones face down.
The group chat can wait.
Mind the spoilers.
Check who’s finished before you give away the ending.
The Book Birds letter
Join the flock.
Opening-night news, the next read and the occasional literary indulgence.