ELTA-Rhine’s LitGroup is almost as old as the association itself. Basically a book club, it owes its title to our interest in not only discussing our reactions to fiction, but also analysing how the novels we read are put together and how they create their effects.

Having praised, slammed and equivocated over more than a hundred volumes, we are still a lively mix of those who ‘just enjoy a good read’ and those who like to dig a little deeper. We normally meet in each others’ homes for a couple of hours once a quarter, usually at 4 p.m. on a Sunday, to discuss a book we have chosen by majority vote one or two meetings before. At the moment, we are meeting online for obvious reasons. We usually select a work of contemporary fiction but have also traditionally tackled a classic once a year and have been known to discuss the odd memoir. Though the titles are always English-language originals, the authors come from all over the world.

If this sounds like something for you, please come and join us. Just contact me on 0221 / 720 1544 or for the address of our next meeting or to get the link.