BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Reading Humanists - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://reading.humanist.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Reading Humanists REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230925T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230925T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T175042 CREATED:20230730T131422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T184322Z UID:5065-1695670200-1695670200@reading.humanist.org.uk SUMMARY:Book Club: Hex by Jenni Fagan DESCRIPTION:Book Club: Hex by Jenni Fagan\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our next book choice is Hex by Jenni Fagan. It’s a work of historical fiction re-telling the true story of Geillis Duncan who was hanged as a witch in Edinburgh in 1591. \nIT’S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591.On this\, the last night of her life\, in a prison cell several floors below Edinburgh’s High Street\, convicted witch Geillis Duncan receives a mysterious visitor – Iris\, who says she comes from a future where women are still persecuted for who they are and what they believe.As the hours pass and dawn approaches\, Geillis recounts the circumstances of her arrest\, brutal torture\, confession and trial\, while Iris offers support\, solace – and the tantalising prospect of escape. \nHex is a visceral depiction of what happens when a society is consumed by fear and superstition\, exploring how the terrible force of a king’s violent crusade against ordinary women can still be felt\, right up to the present day. \n \n Register on Meetup for Book Club: Hex by Jenni Fagan\n \n \n \n \n \n Reviews\n \n \n \n \n \n The Scotsman – Book review: Hex\, by Jenni Fagan \nGoodreads: Hex by Jenni Fagan \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Tags: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nReading Humanists Meetup Events \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 17 \n \n \n \n From cancel culture to ‘non-crime hate incidents’: defending free speech \n Reading Quaker Meeting House\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 25 \n \n \n \n Lunchtime Discussion Group – The Implications of Artificial Intelligence \n The Old Bell\, Grazeley\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 26 \n \n \n \n Online Dinnertime Discussion Group: The Implications of Artificial Intelligence \n Online Event\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details\nWednesday 19th July 2023 - Sum by David EaglemanWe’ll be discussing the widely acclaimed Sum: Forty tales from the afterlives by David Eagleman at our next book club meeting. Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere.https://reading.humanist.org.uk/event/book-club-sum-by-david-eagleman/\n \n \n \n \n \n Event Details\nWednesday 19th July 2023 - Sum by David EaglemanWe’ll be discussing the widely acclaimed Sum: Forty tales from the afterlives by David Eagleman at our next book club meeting. Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nReading Humanists Meetup Events \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 17 \n \n \n \n From cancel culture to ‘non-crime hate incidents’: defending free speech \n Reading Quaker Meeting House\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 25 \n \n \n \n Lunchtime Discussion Group – The Implications of Artificial Intelligence \n The Old Bell\, Grazeley\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 26 \n \n \n \n Online Dinnertime Discussion Group: The Implications of Artificial Intelligence \n Online Event URL:https://reading.humanist.org.uk/event/book-club-hex-by-jenni-fagan/ LOCATION:Turks Head\, 31 London Street\, Reading\, RG1 5BJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://reading.humanist.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hex-by-Jenni-Fagan-Meetup-.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Reading Humanists":MAILTO:reading@humanistgroups.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230719T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230719T213000 DTSTAMP:20260419T175043 CREATED:20230620T124323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T184448Z UID:2550-1689795000-1689802200@reading.humanist.org.uk SUMMARY:Book Club: Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman DESCRIPTION:Book Club: Hex by Jenni Fagan\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We’ll be discussing the widely acclaimed Sum: Forty tales from the afterlives by David Eagleman at our book club meeting on Wednesday 19th July. Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere. \nDavid Eagleman is a world-renowned neuroscientist. His novel Sum uses the idea of the afterlife to explore the human condition. \nAt once funny\, wistful and unsettling\, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife\, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version\, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple\, or that the universe is running backward\, or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of who you could have been. With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition\, acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now. \n \n Register on Meetup for Book Club: Sum by David Eagleman\n \n \n \n \n \n Reviews\n \n \n \n \n \n Goodreads: Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives by Davi Eagleman \nThe Guardian: Do you really want to come back as a horse? \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n Tags: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nReading Humanists Meetup Events \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 17 \n \n \n \n From cancel culture to ‘non-crime hate incidents’: defending free speech \n Reading Quaker Meeting House\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 25 \n \n \n \n Lunchtime Discussion Group – The Implications of Artificial Intelligence \n The Old Bell\, Grazeley\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mar\n 26 \n \n \n \n Online Dinnertime Discussion Group: The Implications of Artificial Intelligence \n Online Event URL:https://reading.humanist.org.uk/event/book-club-sum-by-david-eagleman/ LOCATION:Turks Head\, 31 London Street\, Reading\, RG1 5BJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://reading.humanist.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sum-by-David-Eagleman.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Reading Humanists":MAILTO:reading@humanistgroups.org.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR