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[close] Curl up with another book. Welcome! Share your thoughts about your new historical romance. What are you reading or writing today and why? We'd love to hear from you. We are interested in what you think. Have an awesome day reading and writing!

[close] Do We Have an Obligation to Help Others? What is the Basic Social Contract? If a family member is going through a rough patch, of course we’ll do what we can to help them out, right? But what about a co-worker? Not so fast. And let’s say you’re on BART late at night and see a guy who looks like he’s had a few too many. Who among us is going to make sure he gets home safely? Of course, we can’t possibly offer help to everyone in the world who needs it. So where do we draw the line? Friends but not neighbors? Bay Area but not Central Valley? California but not Oklahoma? America but not Afghanistan? In this course, we will be reading two classic short stories: Katherine Mansfield’s ”The Garden Party” and Herman Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener.” They are different in just about every way (for example, one is short, the other is long; one is creepy and dark, the other is sweet and bright, etc.), with one big exception: They both ask us to consider the ways we’re connected to the people around us, and the responsibilities of our shared humanity. We will discuss these weighty questions, and whatever other questions may come up. Please register for this course at http://www.sfpolis.com before Dec. 2, 2013 Instructor: Daniel Herman When: December 3rd, 10th, 17th (Tuesdays) 7:00-8:30 PM Where: The Women’s Building, 3543 18th St, SF

[close] NOTE: We are on hiatus and are not taking new members. Please do not ask to join at this time. Thank you. If we open up the group to new members again please make sure that the group moderators will be able to chat with you via private message even if you are not friends with them. We'll check and see that you're a good fit for the group and if you really want to join and if you're going to be a new member we'll pm you a link to our introductions thread and other helpful posts in the group. Thank you. We read fiction and non-fiction books (mostly fiction). We eat 100% vegan food at our in-person meetings (once again meeting at local San Francisco Bay area veg restaurants, outdoors during the pandemic) We meet 8 x a year ongoing. For members of the BAVeg Vegan Book Club - reading mostly fiction w/ 100% vegan food consumed at our 8 x a year meetings - ongoing San Francisco/area group. Please don't ask to join unless you can attend our book club meetings in San Francisco & area. Thanks. If you have not been invited to this group, please include an introductory message with your request. Thanks.

[close] Welcome, female readers of SF! We are a Facebook group who love sipping drinks, exploring the city, and, of course, reading. This is a very casual and low key book club held twice a month - once for fantasy and once for non-fantasy. Cheers, and happy reading!