Reading Groups
Welcome to Flanor's reading groups. Here you will find a short explanation for all of the groups and what they are currently reading. Click on the title of a reading group for more information.
Around the World in 196 Books
Leader: Noah Ritmeester
Currently reading: Taiwan Travelogue, Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
Brooding Books
For complex, emotional books.
Leader: Hilana Ghattas
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Cult of Dionysus 2.0
Flanor's only officially condoned cult, they read books from, about, and based on world mythology.
Leader: Wiegert Kaal
Currently reading: Good Omens, Terry Pratchett; a not-yet-determined Bible story
De nieuwe leeslijst (The new reading list)
Dutch books that would've been nice for your reading list in secondary school.
Leader: Lidewei Broer
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Discworld Travellers
Leader: Yrsa Reuver
Currently reading: Small Gods, Terry Pratchett
Dronken Boot (Drunk Boat)
Dives into the renowned history of poetry and discusses influential poems.
Leader: Femke de Heer
Currently reading: De Dichter en de Duivel, Lieke Marsman
Egel en Haas (Hedgehog and Hare)
This group reads children's books, switching between Dutch-language and international texts.
Leader: Emily de Roo
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Electric Sheep
Reads science fiction ranging from the first works published to modern classics.
Leader: Eden Heijnekamp
Currently reading: The Last Contract of Isako, Fonda Lee; The Language of Liars, S.L. Huang (July 9th)
Fellowship of Flanor
Reads J.R.R. Tolkien's books and watches the movie adaptations.
Leader: Frank van Niejenhuis
Currently watching: The Return of the King (extended edition)
Fladab
Leader: Luca van der Veldt
Currently reading: You Exist Too Much, Zaina Arafat
Flanor Redemption
Reads thriller and mystery books, everything with suspense and murder.
Leader: Leonie Slump
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
I Flan Therefore I Am
For anyone interested in philosophy.
Leaders: Bauke van der Kooij and Carolien de Vaan
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
LEES!/READ!
Flanor’s READing group without a topic. Every month, a democratically elected book is read.
Leader: Julia Cambier
Currently reading: Nothing for now...
Magisch Afvoerputje (Magic Drain)
Catches the tiny magic particles that don't quite fit elsewhere, especially in the genre of magical realism. As long as they amaze.
Leader: Angela Boersma
Currently reading: A Beast Slinks Toward Beijing (July 14th), Alice Evelyn Yang; City of the Beasts, Isabel Allende
Midnight Dreary
Reads gothic novels and other spooky stuff.
Leaders: Noah Ritmeester and Luca van der Veldt
Currently reading: The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson (June 29th)
M is for Memoir
Leader: Angela Boersma
Currently reading: The Bookseller at the End of the World, Ruth Shaw; Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner (July 16th)
Romance Junkies
Despite their name, the Romance Junkies generally read civilized romance novels.
Leader: Bauke van der Kooij
Currently reading: The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, India Holton; Betoverd door de Tycoon, Susan Napier, Carol Marinelli, Melanie Milburne (July 2nd)
Sappho and Achilles
Read queer romance, covering the whole LGBTQIA+ community, to embrace the diversity of love.
Leader: Denise Cramer van den Bogaart
Currently reading: The Perfect Match, Adiba Jaigirdar (July 1st)
Shakespeare & Co.
As long as it has a script, we'll read it together. Especially Shakespeare's plays.
Leader: Marlinde van der Vaart
Next activity: Watching The Importance of Being Earnest (June 27th)
Slay-vic Squad
The reading group that explores Slavic literature.
Leaders: Gabriela Biskupska and Bartosz Bazyli Fibakiewicz
Currently reading: Flights, Olga Tokarczuk
SpeechBubble
Here we share our interest for the graphic medium in literary works.
Leaders: Melanie Vegter and Zaza de Vries
Currently reading: The Apothecary Diaries vol 1-3, Hyūganatsu
The Entire World, I Guess
Reads non-fiction on geography, culture, history, and politics.
Leader: Loes Hendriks and Bauke van der Kooij
Currently reading: Land of Wondrous Cold: the Race to Discover Antartica and Unlock the Secrets of its Ice, Gillen D’Arcy Wood
These Adjective Nouns
Reads fantasy, but focuses on the best stand alones, or at least books that can be read as such.
Leader: Suzanne Frenk
Currently reading: The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin
The Wyrdreaders
Reads romantasy books that are part of series.
Leaders: Hannah Baalbergen and Lidewei Broer.
Currently reading: Kingdom af Ash, Sarah J. Maas
YA
Reads books for young adults.
Leader: Denise Cramer van den Bogaart
Currently reading: Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating, Adiba Jaigirdar
