Discussion Groups

This is an overview of all of our groups.  Please click on the Learn More button to see more details on each group.
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Central Market
Reading Material
We generally read novels; sometimes we read a short story, or a play.
Day & Time
2nd Monday of every month
7 - 9 pm
Location
HEB Central Market
3815 Westheimer
Houston TX 77021

Clear Lake
Reading Material
Participants pick the material.  Normally they will propose a title and everyone agrees.  
Day & Time
1st Wednesday of every month usually
7 - 9 pm
Location
Freeman Branch Library
16616 Diana Ln
Houston TX  77062

Cypress Creek
Reading Material
We read anthologies from the Great Books.
Day & Time
3rd Monday of every month
7 - 9 pm
Location
Barbara Bush Library
6817 Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77379

First Colony
Reading Material
We read and discuss literature.
Day & Time
3rd Tuesday of every month
7 pm
Location
First Colony Branch Library
2121 Austin Parkway
Sugar Land, Texas 77479

Heights
.Reading Material
We read mostly literature and philosophy
Day & Time
2nd Saturday of every month
2 - 4 pm
Location
Heights Library
1302 Heights Blvd @ 13th
Houston, TX 77008

Jewish Community Center
Reading Material
Selections from anthologies published by the Great Books Foundation.
Day & Time
3rd Tuesday of every month
10 - 11 am
Location
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center
5601 South Braeswood
Houston TX 77096

Life & Times
Reading Material 
We focus on the writings of one author at a time.
Day & Time
3rd Wednesday of every month
7 - 9 pm
Location
Barnes & Noble
2030 West Gray Street
Houston, TX 77019

Marginalized Voices
Reading Material
Anything with a philosophical, historical, or social justice bent. 
Day & Time
last Tuesday of every month
7:30 - 8 or 9 pm
Location
Mercantile
3321 Stanford St
​Houston TX 77006

Memorial
Reading Material
We are reading selections on the Philosophy of Science. 
Day & Time
2nd Sunday of every month
4 - 6 pm
Location
Barnes & Noble
12850 Memorial Dr
Houston TX 77024

Montrose
Reading Material
We read classic works, typically fiction novels.
Day & Time
1st Thursday of every month
6 - 8 pm 
Location
Freed-Montrose Library
4100 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77006

Monumental
Reading Material
We read books over 300 pages long. 
Day & Time
last Saturday of January, April, July, and October
2 - 5 pm
Location
Central Market
3815 Westheimer Rd
Houston TX 77027

Museum
of Fine Arts
Reading Material
We choose one book every quarter for a docent-led tour.
Day & Time
The group schedules it with the museum.
Location
1001 Bissonnet St 
Houston TX 77005

Novel 
Discussions
Reading Material
We choose novels by new authors.
Day & Time
3rd Monday of every month
6:30 pm
Location
Pearland Library
3522 Liberty Drive
Pearland TX 77581

Philosophy Café
Reading Material
We read primary works in philosophy.
Day & Time
3rd Sunday of every month
4 - 6 pm
Location
Barnes & Noble
12850 Memorial Dr
Houston TX 77024

Poetry
Reading Material
We choose one to three poets chosen chronologically and read a selection of their poems.  
Day & Time
3rd Tuesday of every month
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Location
Shanghai River
2407 Westheimer Rd
Houston TX 77098

Political Philosophy
Reading Material
We read and discuss the great books of political philosophy from Aristotle to the present. 
Day & Time
3rd Thursday of every month
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Varies, check website
21st Century
Philosophical
Realisms
Reading Material
We focus on recent publications related to philosophical realism, with emphasis on speculative realism and new realism. 

Day & Time

first Sunday of every month 
3 - 5 pm

Location

Barnes & Nobel
at Town & Country
12850 Memorial Dr
Houston TX 77024

Rienzi &
Bayou Bend
Reading Material
Books on life in America and Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Day & Time
Varies, see page
Location
Alternates between Rienzi at 1406 Kirby Dr. and Bayou Bend at 6003 Memorial Dr.

Short Story
Reading Material
We read short stories, approximately 20 pages of reading per month, from a variety of authors.
Day & Time
2nd Tuesday of every month
7 pm
Location
Cafe Express
1422 West Gray
​Houston, TX 77019

Speculative Fiction
Reading Material
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction.
Day & Time
various Saturdays
11 am - 1 pm
Location
Cafe Express
3800 Southwest Frwy
Houston TX 77027

Trotter 
Great Books
Reading Material
Novels selected by the group.
Day & Time
1st Wednesday of every month
11 am - noon
Location
Trotter Family YMCA
1331 Augusta Drive
Houston Texas 77057

Trotter
Short Story
Reading Material
We read classic short stories.
Day & Time
3rd Wednesday of every month
Location
Trotter Family YMCA
1331 Augusta Drive
Houston Texas 77057

Weekley Great Books
Reading Material
We read from the Great Books 50th Anniversary 4-book set collection.
Day & Time
1st Tuesday of every month
noon - 1 pm
Location
Weekley Family YMCA
7101 Stella Link Blvd 
Houston, Texas 77025

Woodlands
Reading Material 
We read mostly from the Great Books Short Story Omnibus.
Day & Time
1st Thursday of every month except summer
6:45 - 8:30 pm
Location
George And Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library
8125 Ashlane Way
The Woodlands TX 77382