Book & Writing Groups in Barking & Dagenham
Pen to Print helps to manage book & writing groups in Barking and Dagenham Libraries.
Book or Reading Groups
If you have a love of reading and would like to meet others who do too, a Book Group or Reading Group is the ideal place to do this. Book Groups can be a great place to meet new people for an informal conversation about your latest read or you can all read a book together and compare notes!
We can help to arrange special author visits just for your group and get reading sets of books direct from publishers for your group to enjoy together. We can connect you with many other special offers and opportunities just for Book Groups!
We can even support you to set up and host your own group and give you access to our Book Group book collections borrowable from Barking & Dagenham libraries, along with advice and guidance on how you can host your group, working in partnership with The Reading Agency’s, Book Club Hub.
If you would like to establish a group in one of our Barking & Dagenham Community Hubs or Libraries let us know and we find a space for you.
If you are interested in joining a group let us know, we can match you up with an existing group or set up a new group in your area.
Pen to Print support The Reading Agency Book Club Hub
For Every Book Club, Every Genre, Every Reader.
The Book Club Hub is run by the book-loving team at the national charity The Reading Agency.
Sign up your book club to access exclusive offers. Their monthly e-newsletter, the Book Club Hub Bulletin, is the easiest way to hear about the latest news, offers and competitions available for your clubs!
The Book Club Hub offers book club leaders access to offers from publishers and prizes, read the latest book and author news, and download resources to use with your club. Readers can also share reviews of the books they have read and find recommendations to help you pick your next read.
This is a safe space for those who are already part of a book club, want to join a book club, or those who want to hear what other book clubs think about books. It is community for clubs in all kinds of places and is made up of all kinds of people. The one thing we have in common is that we love reading and talking about books.
The Reading Agency, know how important reading for pleasure is and the positive difference it makes to our lives. Book Clubs are a great way to make friends, feel connected and empowered, and try books you’d never have otherwise come across. Read more about the impact of reading for pleasure in their report.
Do you have any questions? Contact The Reading Agency at bookclubhub@readingagency.org.uk.
Writing Groups
Pen to Print also supports writing groups in Barking & Dagenham, these can be focused on poetry or prose writing, comic book or illustration.
We can help to arrange special author and artists visits just for your group and bespoke writing and creative workshops. We can support groups to get their works published. We also provide opportunities to submit work to be included in our suites of Write On! publications, and offer free tickets to our online classes, workshops and events for group members.
If you would like start a group in one of our Barking & Dagenham Community Hubs or Libraries let us know and we can help with finding a space for you.
If you are interested in joining a group let us know, we can match you up with an existing group or help set up a new group in your area.
Get your reluctant readers talking all things horror and Uncle Zeedie by Colm Field with these reading group resources.
Dare you brave THE BLOOD TEXTS? Uncle Zeedie is the second in this spine-tingling YA short horror fiction anthology series. Thrillingly spooky, full of creeping suspense and chilling twists, this is the perfect accessible short fiction for those who may have fallen out of love with reading for pleasure.
Just a friend of the family . . . isn’t he?
Uncle Zeedie is weird, but at least he’s rich and his house is amazing. That’s what George and Lacey tell themselves when they arrive at his isolated mansion in the Welsh woods. Only, something here is worse than weird. Uncle Zeedie seems unhinged, serving them rotten food, and skulking around at night. The house is decaying, blood stained, and stinks of sour milk. And George is seeing kids that aren’t there. They’re dead, these kids. And if the rumours are right, Uncle Zeedie is the one who’s killing them.