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. Fill in this form to express your interest!
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 26th May 2026 at 6:30pm discussing Mapmatics by Paulina Rowinska.
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.
The first meeting will be held on Tuesday 28th October 2025 at 6:30pm discussing Is Maths Real? by Eugenia Cheng.
The second meeting will be held on Tuesday 25th November 2025 at 6:30pm discussing Humble Pi by Matt Parker.
(There will be no December meeting – the third meeting will be in January).
The third meeting will be held on Tuesday 27th January 2026 at 6:30pm discussing Another fine math you’ve got me into… by Ian Stewart.
(There will be no February meeting – the fourth meeting will be in March).
The fourth meeting will be held on Tuesday 31st March 2026 at 6:30pm discussing The Mathematicians’ Library: The Books That Unlocked the Power of Numbers by Thomas K. Briggs.
The fifth meeting will be held on Tuesday 28th April 2026 at 6:30pm discussing The Simpsons and their mathematical secrets by Simon Singh.
The sixth meeting will be held on Tuesday 26th May 2026 at 6:30pm discussing Mapmatics by Paulina Rowinska.
The seventh meeting will be held on Tuesday 26th June 2026 at 6:30pm discussing Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives by Kit Yates.
(There will be no July meeting – the eighth meeting will be in August).
The eighth meeting will be held on Tuesday 25th August 2026 at 6:30pm discussing How to not be wrong by Jordan Ellenberg.
The monthly meetings will be hosted on Zoom. After signing up to the book club, you will receive the link for the meetings.
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