Discussion Groups
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If you participate in a discussion group and would like to be part of our organization, email us here.
To see the map of all the groups, click here. To see a calendar of all the groups, click here.
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 |
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 |
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 |
Philosophy of Knowledge |
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
|
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
|
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 & Timefirst Sunday of every month
3 - 5 pm |
LocationBarnes & Nobel
at Town & Country 12850 Memorial Dr Houston TX 77024 |
Rienzi &
|
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 |
YMCA Reading Group |
Reading Material
Novels selected by the group. |
Day & Time
4th Thursday of every month 10:30 am - noon |
Location
Trotter Family YMCA 1331 Augusta Drive Houston Texas 77057 |
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 |