郊外の父親らが英国のパブで小説を議論する男性限定ブッククラブを結成、男性読者の減少傾向に対抗。昨年3人で始まったクラブは今、多様なフィクション作品を共有する7人の熱心な読者から成る。この取り組みは、男性の年間フィクションブック1冊以上の読書率がわずか27.7%という統計の中で、こうしたグループが社会的読書習慣を育む可能性を示している。
このブッククラブは昨年、主催者であるフィクション作家でクリエイティブ・ライティング教授が、近所のマイケルとジェイクを招いて、地元のパブでパイントのビールを飲みながらレヴ・グロスマンの『The Bright Sword』を議論したことから始まった。3人の控えめな集まりから始まったそれは、銀行、営業、株式取引などの多忙な職に就く積極的な父親である友人や近隣住民を含め、7人のメンバーに成長した。彼らは仕事と家族の予定に合わせてスケジュールを調整し、火曜の夜に約月1回集まり、ジャンルフィクションから古典までさまざまな本について語り合う。
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