[goodlifeodyssey]

I've been searching for a community to discuss philosophical and literary classics. I live in NYC, and have tried to find an in-person group.

It's been tough to find, especially when you're busy. One observation I've made is that, since everyone has different interests, it's helpful to be willing to engage with other people's interests. Thus, you probably need to be willing to read books you wouldn't have picked up on your own.

I also have a blog with a small email list, but I suspect the deep conversations are more likely to occur in person with someone who you have an established relationship.

[cafard]

I live in Washington, DC, a few miles from Politics and Prose. They discount book club orders, and so there is a shelf, maybe six feet long by four feet high with books set out for clubs planning to discuss them. If I were looking seriously for a book club, I might drop in over the course of a few months to see what clubs have interests aligned with mine. How would I follow up? That part I don't know--slip a note into one of the books, perhaps. (I also don't know how the pandemic affected all this--I've hardly been into P&P in more than a year.)

But I'd suggest starting at bookstores.