Do you have lots of unread pop-math books on your shelves? Would you like to read more pop-math books? Join us at a new monthly online book club, held on the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm (UK time). Fill in this form to express your interest!
The monthly meetings are hosted on Zoom. After signing up to the book club, you will receive the link for the meetings.
There will not be a meeting in July, so the next meeting will be held on Tuesday 25th August 2026 at 6:30pm (BST) discussing How to not be wrong by Jordan Ellenberg.
If you have a book that you would like to read you can nominate it (you can nominate as many as you like!).
The book for the month will be chosen at least two months in advance. This is to allow people to find a copy (reserve one at your local library, scour charity shops, buy from a good bookstore etc) and read it.
Upcoming meetings:
- Tuesday 25th August 2026 (BST): How to not be wrong by Jordan Ellenberg.
- Tuesday 29th September 2026 (BST): Math on Trial by Coralie Colmez and Leila Schneps.
- Tuesday 27th October 2026 (GMT): Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz by Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird.
- Tuesday 24th November 2026 (GMT): Alex’s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos.
List of previous meetings:
- Tuesday 28th October 2025 at 6:30pm (GMT) discussing Is Maths Real? by Eugenia Cheng.
- Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 6:30pm (GMT) discussing Humble Pi by Matt Parker.
- Tuesday 27th January 2026 at 6:30pm (GMT) discussing Another fine math you’ve got me into… by Ian Stewart.
- Tuesday 31st March 2026 at 6:30pm BST discussing The Mathematicians’ Library: The Books That Unlocked the Power of Numbers by Thomas K. Briggs.
- Tuesday 28th April 2026 at 6:30pm BST discussing The Simpsons and their mathematical secrets by Simon Singh.
- Tuesday 26th May 2026 at 6:30pm BST discussing Mapmatics by Paulina Rowinska.
- Tuesday 30th June 2026 at 6:30pm BST discussing Maths of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives by Kit Yates.
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