CLASSICS BOOK CLUB

Welcome to our Classics Book Club, where we eschew the latest bestsellers to celebrate books that have stood the test of time! Join your fellow bibliophiles as we read or reread classic works of literature together and discuss great books from throughout the ages.

We will be embracing a broad definition of the term classic, revisiting old favourites as well as discovering overlooked gems, translated masterpieces, mid-century moderns and those canonical texts you didn’t get around to at school.

THIS MONTH

In September the book club will be reading Czech author Milan Kundera’s 1979 classic, The Book of Laughter and Fogetting. A rich and imaginative collection of interwoven narratives, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting explores themes of memory - and failure of memory - in history and politics and in life and love.

WHEN: 3.30pm Saturday September 27th

WHERE: Mary Martin Bookshop, Queen Victoria Market

REGISTRATION: $5 or FREE with the purchase of a copy of The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

HOW TO JOIN: Book a spot in person at any of our stores. Book online via the link below. The online booking fee of $5 can be redeemed against the price of the book next time you’re in store.

THE 2025 CLASSIC READS BOOKLIST

Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Epic Summer Read)

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (March)

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (April)

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (May)

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegart (June)

Monkey Grip by Helen Garner (July)

Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima (August)

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera (September)

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (October)

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov (November)