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As always, we aim to read widely across genres and topics, so there will be a range of options for every reader as the months go on. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book club is for everyone\u003c\/strong\u003e, equally, to share and contribute their ideas — facilitators are just present to help guide the night and break the ice (and participate!). The fiction book club will be facilitated by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kaniiks\/\"\u003eKanika Chopra\u003c\/a\u003e. Non-fiction will be facilitated by Marina Sano and Nishtha B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll participants will get 10% off any in-store purchases on book club nights. There will also be nibbles and a welcome drink (non-alcoholic) to get you settled in!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe book club will be held in our reading room at 55 Peel St, West Melbourne. The reading room is accessed via a spiral staircase. If this is an accessibility issue for you, please be in touch after making your booking so we can accommodate your needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur reading room has a limited capacity so tickets are capped to reflect this.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you can no longer make it, please let us know up to a week prior and we will try to facilitate a ticket transfer. \u003cem\u003ePlease note tickets are non-refundable but they can be transferred if we have someone on the waitlist who wants your seat. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook club is a safe space for everyone to have thought-provoking, insightful conversations about books. Please come with an open mind and be open respectful to our hosts and participants. We have safe spaces for you to step aside and take a moment for yourself if\/when necessary. Disruptive behaviour will not be tolerated. 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