Introduction
Because of a move, we can no longer use the previous venue, leaving us without a space this Friday.
While wondering whether to hold the meeting, I looked outside. Seattle’s summer was too beautiful to ignore.
And so this week’s impromptu topic appeared—
let’s have a picnic and spend some time in the Seattle summer.
Literature & Reading
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Date and time: Jul 27, 2025 (Sun) 6:00PM
Location: Seward Park, Seattle, WA 98118 (we will arrive early; check the group chat for the exact spot)
Discussion: share a summer poem
Capacity: 15 people, including five observers
— Schedule —
Participant introductions: briefly share a recent book, film, program, or piece of music you enjoyed (3 minutes each).
Discussion: share a summer poem, a feeling of summer, or a moment of delight.
Read aloud, share reflections, walk, eat, and sit in the sun.
Registered speakers have 5–10 minutes each.
Open sharing
Group photo
— Registration —
Add your name and the snack you will bring to the WeChat group list.
After registering, add the assistant on WeChat to join the event group.
📌 Include “book club” in your friend request.
Find the account “别处读书会” on Xiaohongshu.
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About Elsewhere Book Club
Elsewhere Book Club
The name Elsewhere comes from Milan Kundera’s Life Is Elsewhere.
Life Is Elsewhere.
We seem more inclined to imagine a golden age when looking backward or forward. Yet, in my own life, this moment and elsewhere have become inseparable, each giving meaning to the other.
Live fully in this moment. The search for elsewhere also takes place here and now.
I had just arrived in Seattle. In an unfamiliar place, my first impulse was to start a small book club, perhaps to meet others who find steadiness in books and enjoy sustained conversation.
Mount Sumeru within a mustard seed; a mustard seed holding Mount Sumeru.
I hope this small space can give us somewhere to exchange ideas each week.